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December 11 2015

Photograph of a group of delegates moving energetically in a hall with beige walls during a mandala process. In the foreground, a man in white kurta with a lanyard and wire-rimmed glasses raises his hands. Beside him, a bald man in a dark grey t-shirt with glasses and a lanyard stands with arms bent. Behind them, several men in white clothes and a man in red and white stole raise their arms and fists, with bags and belongings on the carpeted floor at right. No specific identifiable depiction of a person is visible in this frame.

A group of men in white dhotis and white shirts walk or stand in a hall, many wearing orange-red shawls printed with dark text and red-and-white ID lanyards. In the centre, a bearded man in glasses and a white shirt with an orange-red shawl gestures with his hands while speaking. Behind him, men in white and cream ritual dhotis with white and gold borders stand among others, some with tilak marks on their foreheads. In the foreground at right, a blurred young man in orange robes is partly visible. Warm lights glow in the background of the hall.

October 09 2016

A crowd of devotees with raised, folded hands in a temple hall during collective worship. Many men are shirtless or wear white dhotis; several have sandalwood or vibhuti markings on their foreheads and arms, and some wear rudraksha malas. Foreground figures include a man with long blond hair and a bald man with arms raised in devotion. A man with short grey hair, rimless glasses and a rudraksha mala stands centre with palms joined, and an orange cloth is visible at the lower edge. The setting is crowded and warmly lit.

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Devotees in white clothing stand in a hall with warm lighting and blurred background, palms pressed together in namaskar or anjali mudra. In the foreground a young man with curly dark hair wears a white kurta, a brown wooden rudraksha-style mala and a pendant, and a crimson shawl draped over the arms. Beside him a younger man with swept-back dark hair wears a white kurta with a red-and-gold shawl and a white forehead mark. To the left an older man with white hair wears a white kurta, a red-orange shawl around the waist and a red-orange beaded mala. Several more devotees in white and saffron-orange robes stand behind them, and a man in white on the far right wears a rust-orange garment. Overall the scene shows an assembled satsang or group prayer.

December 13 2015

Photo of a seated crowd at an indoor program, with a smiling man in the centre wearing a white shirt and raising both arms overhead in celebration. Beside him a man in cream clothing with clasped hands watches, and on the left a bald man in pale clothing applauds. On the right, a man in an orange-saffron top has his hands raised, and a man in dark clothing with a red-marked forehead is visible in front. A dark shelving unit and a green floor fill the background, and a blurred seated figure in white sits behind. The scene reads as satsang or group gathering. Roughly ten people are visible.

October 06 2016

A large crowd of devotees dressed in white kurtas and dhotis, many wearing rust-orange or saffron shawls and rudraksha malas, raise their arms and move energetically in a hall. Foreground devotees have white vibhuti marks on their foreheads. Behind them, warm lights and ornate decorations are visible. The people appear to be in a collective ritual or kirtan-style movement, with arms raised overhead and hands held in gestures. No single individual is clearly identifiable as the a person, and no clear face-based or distinctive-cue candidate appears.

October 06 2016

Photograph of a group exercise session in a bright white hall with mounted fans and a wall clock. In the foreground, a man in a white t-shirt with an orange lanyard raises both arms overhead. Beside him, a man in a black t-shirt and white trousers lifts his arms, and a woman in a green salwar kameez with an orange lanyard stretches her arms up at left. Other participants in white and light-blue clothing, a checked shirt and orange lanyards stand on pink and blue yoga mats, with metal stanchions in the lower left and a laptop on a desk at right.