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July 31 20172017-07-31A dense crowd of devotees seated closely together, many with white vibhuti marks on their foreheads and wearing rudraksha malas. Several raise their hands in prayer or devotion, and a few young men wear red-and-orange shawls with white dhotis. A metal rod runs upright through the crowd, and a thin white cord stretches across the scene. Foreground faces are blurred, and the back rows wear white and cream clothing.2014-08-24A seated group of devotees in a hall during a ritual gathering. Men in white dhotis and white shawls with red-striped borders sit on the floor, several with rudraksha malas, one pair of hands pressed in namaskar. A man in saffron-orange robes sits at far left, and a woman with long hair and a yellow-bordered white sari sits near the left edge. A brass plate holding flowers and a small lit oil lamp rests on an orange mat in the foreground beside a brass lamp. Behind them more seated people and a child in a green shirt.2011-02-02A large seated audience in a hall fills the frame, many clapping with raised hands. In the foreground, a smiling man in white dhoti with orange-and-white border and a brown rudraksha-style mala claps with palms together. To his left a man in a red kurta with spectacles smiles and claps. At right a young boy in saffron-orange robes with sandalwood tilak on his forehead smiles and claps, beside a girl in orange clothing. Behind them, rows of men in white and pastel shirts sit and clap. The scene suggests a devotional gathering with applause.2017-03-26A large seated congregation of devotees fills the hall, most dressed in white shirts and white dhotis with gold borders, many wearing red-brown rudraksha malas and sandalwood or vibhuti markings on their foreheads. In the foreground, several men sit cross-legged with hands folded or clapping, while others in the rows behind look forward attentively. Thin silver posts line the upper background. The scene reflects satsang or darshan at a person ashram gathering. No single figure in the crowd is clearly identifiable as a person, and no throne or raised dais is visible.2015-07-31A photograph of a seated congregation during a ritual gathering. In the foreground, a man in a white dhoti with a gold border and bare upper body sits with hands folded, his forehead marked with white and red tilak. Beside him, men in saffron robes with rudraksha malas sit in rows, several with white sacred ash on their faces and arms. A man in white clothing with a gold-bordered wrap and a mala raises one hand in a gesture of devotion. Behind them, many more devotees in saffron, white and beige attire fill the hall, some with hands raised or clasped. No one in the scene is identified as a person.2018-11-22A dense crowd of devotees seated closely together in a large hall, many wearing white dhoti-style garments with orange-red shawls and orange lanyards. In the centre, a bald man in round glasses and white clothing with an orange-red shawl presses his palms together and smiles, with earphones visible. Around him, older men with grey hair and glasses and younger men with shaved heads or short hair clap and sit in rows.2016-05-04July 01 20172017-07-01 +1 copiesJuly 27 20172017-07-27 +1 copiesJuly 05 20172017-07-05 +1 copiesNovember 21 20152015-11-21May 04 20162016-05-04