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July 30 20062006-07-30A large photograph of a seated congregation filling a hall with cream walls, a balcony and tall windows. Hundreds of men in white dhotis and white shirts sit cross-legged on the floor, many wearing rudraksha malas and red-and-white ceremonial cords. Several in the front rows hold small metal plates with flower petals and offerings. Some men wear pale vests or bright shirts among the white rows, and the nearest figures are close enough to show their hands and cords clearly. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person, and no throne or presiding figure is visible in this view.2006-07-30A large hall with many seated participants in white ritual clothing, the front rows sitting cross-legged with eyes closed and holding small brass plates with flowers and offerings. Several men wear rudraksha malas and white shawls with red borders. Overhead lights and a balcony with railings are visible, and a speaker or screen is at left. No central speaker or raised figure of the kind that would identify the presiding teacher is clearly visible in this frame.2006-07-30July 30 20062006-07-30A large seated audience fills a hall at a convention, dozens of men in white dhotis and white shirts sitting cross-legged on the floor in rows. Many wear rudraksha malas and identity badges on lanyards. Several hold small plates with offerings, including flowers and fruit. The room has plain pale walls and high windows. No single person stands out as a central figure in this frame.2006-07-30November 22 20152015-11-22A photograph of a large seated audience inside a hall, mostly men dressed in white shirts and white dhotis, sitting cross-legged on the floor on mats and yellow cloth. Many wear white lanyard-style badges and some have white vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads. A rudraksha mala is visible on one younger man in the front row. Framed colourful paintings hang on the wall behind them, and a red-lit alcove appears at the upper right. No speaker or throne is clearly visible in this frame; the audience appears attentive, seated in meditative rows during a discourse or satsang.2016-04-10A large indoor hall filled with many devotees seated on the floor in rows, most dressed in white ritual clothing; several wear rudraksha malas and tilak marks. Framed portraits and paintings hang on the cream walls, and wooden carved pillars with ornate panels stand at the right edge. Ceiling fans and fluorescent lights line the ceiling, and the polished floor reflects the seated crowd. The gathering appears to be a satsang or discourse session.2016-02-28A large hall packed with participants seated cross-legged on a bare floor, rows stretching toward the back. Almost all wear white kurta-style clothes and white blindfolds tied over their eyes, many with rudraksha malas and a few with vibhuti marks on the forehead. Small steel plates with offerings sit before several people in the foreground, and a young man at right holds his hands in lap. No speaker or teacher is visible in this frame, and the camera is at floor level looking across the crowd. The sitting is a blindfolded convention session at the a person Spurana Convention.2006-07-30A large seated congregation of men fills a hall with white walls and framed pictures, most wearing white dhotis and shirts and sitting cross-legged on the floor. Several men wear red-orange ceremonial garlands and some carry name badges. In the lower left, a man with a red garland sits in front, and in the front-center a man in a white shirt with a mustache and thin spectacles sits near a man in a pink shirt. At the far right edge, a figure in saffron-orange robes sits with a yellow cloth bag beside them, while a golden ornate element is visible at the top right. The scene is a satsang-style gathering, and the crowd is dense across the frame.2015-09-05December 23 20062006-12-23 +1 copiesApril 10 20162016-04-10