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A seated group of devotees fills a hall during a chanting session, with many people in the foreground wearing saffron-orange robes with gold-yellow borders, rudraksha malas, and white forehead bands. Behind them, a row of people in white ritual clothing sit on red chairs and mats, some with hands folded in prayer. A few wear orange-and-white satsang attire. A partly visible figure in orange stands at the upper right near a framed image on a red wall, and a small child sits among the seated rows at the back.

Photograph of a seated group of men in a hall during a meditative programme. In the foreground, a bald man in white with glasses sits on the left, a man with a shaved head and white horizontal forehead and arm markings in orange and maroon robes sits centre-left with hands folded, and a bespectacled man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits centre-right with hands folded. Other men in orange and white clothing, some with white forehead bands, sit in rows behind them. Red curtains hang in the background, and a figure in orange sits on a raised seat in the rear. Several men wear rudraksha malas and red shawls. Some have eyes closed in meditation.

A seated gathering of devotees during a satsang-style assembly, many wearing orange and maroon robes with white sacred ash marks on their foreheads and arms. In the foreground a man in maroon robes wears a long rudraksha mala draped over his shoulders, a small round badge on his chest, a red bindi, and horizontal white and ash markings across his arms and forehead. Behind him men in orange cloths and white clothing sit closely together on colourful mats, and a young boy in green stands at lower left. The setting is an indoor hall.

A seated group of devotees in an indoor hall with pale floor mats and a red curtain behind them. In the foreground a bald man with white forehead and arm markings wears an orange-and-maroon robe with a rudraksha mala and gold bangles, sitting cross-legged with hands folded. Beside him a man in saffron robes with a red sash and glasses holds a notebook. Behind them others in white and orange robes with rudraksha malas sit attentively, some with white ash markings, while a man in a white shirt with a red garland sits to the left. Several people are seated in rows in the background, looking forward toward an unseen speaker.

A seated satsang audience in a large hall with a light floor and terracotta-coloured mats. In the foreground, a bearded man in a white dhoti and shawl with a red sacred thread and rudraksha-style beads sits cross-legged with a notebook and bag beside him. Next to him, a shaven-headed man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits with his hand near his chin, and another shaven-headed man in saffron robes and beads sits at the right, eyes forward. Behind them, many people in orange, white and red clothing sit listening, with a blurred crowd filling the background. The scene is a discourse or meditation session, with no visible speaker on stage.

A seated gathering of many young boys and a few men in an ashram hall during a puja. Foreground centre, an elderly bald man with white beard and glasses wears a white shirt and a long rudraksha mala, sitting with a plain expression. Behind him a teenage boy in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas sits upright, while younger boys in orange and gold-bordered dhotis and white sacred ash marks on their foreheads sit around them. At right, a man in white with a red tilak and rudraksha mala holds his hands in namaskar. The crowd behind is visibly larger, with many boys in white, orange and red clothing, and the setting appears to be a formal ritual gathering.

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August 23 2014

A seated assembly during a ritual gathering in a hall, with many participants in orange robes and white clothing sitting on the floor. Front-row figures wear orange sashes and rudraksha malas, with white forehead markings, and several hold or sit beside brass plates of offerings, flowers and small lamps. Behind them, rows of people in white shirts and dhotis watch, and some have white ash marks on their foreheads. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance; the scene shows devotees and sannyasis in ritual sitting.

January 13 2015

A photograph of a seated satsang audience in a room with orange and gold curtains. In the foreground, a bald man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and white forehead marks sits cross-legged on a striped mat, looking ahead. Beside him a man in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders holds a pen and notepad. On the right, a man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits with arms folded. Behind them, many devotees in white and orange cloth with red shawls sit on mats, some wearing headphones. A small framed picture lies on the floor at lower left. Several men have white sacred ash on their foreheads and arms.

November 27 2014