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July 17 2008

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A large seated audience of men fills a hall, almost all dressed in white shirts and white dhotis with rudraksha malas around their necks. Many wear lanyard name badges. Several men in the front rows, including one with a long white beard and one wearing dark beaded necklaces, sit attentively facing forward. A wall with framed notices and a small window sits at the back of the room. The scene suggests a healers' training session with participants listening to a program at the ashram.2006-10-08A large hall packed with seated men dressed in white shirts and white dhotis, most sitting cross-legged on white sheets and wearing name badges or lanyards. Several have rudraksha malas, and a few wear garlands or rosettes. Along the back wall hang framed portraits of a long-haired figure, and colourful striped and patterned banners hang from the ceiling. A fan and ceiling lights are visible. The attendees appear attentive, facing toward the front of the room.2007-02-15A large seated audience of men in white shirts and white dhotis fills a plain whitewashed hall, many wearing lanyard-style neck cords with pendants. Front rows are close and attentive, with some men in the foreground seated cross-legged. A man in a yellow-orange shawl stands near the back wall beneath hanging yellow and blue decorative banners, and a speaker is mounted high on the wall. The scene suggests a satsang or healers' session gathering.2008-06-22Large indoor hall filled with a dense crowd of seated devotees, mostly men in white shirts and white dhotis, many wearing rudraksha malas and lanyard ID badges. A tall cylindrical banner in blue, red, yellow and white hangs from the ceiling, with colourful festoons and a decorated arch in the background. A distant figure in white stands at the far end near the stage. The image is a photograph of a Shivaratri gathering in a whitewashed hall.2007-02-16A large seated audience of men in plain white shirts and white dhotis or trousers fills a hall, many wearing rudraksha malas around their necks. Faces are mostly middle-aged, with a few older men with white hair and moustaches. Some sit with eyes closed, appearing to meditate or listen, while others look ahead. A man in the front left has a red-and-white tilak on his forehead. At the top left edge, a figure in orange or saffron clothing is partly visible. White metal scaffolding and a wooden panel form the background. No one clearly identifiable as a person is visible in the frame.2008-06-22June 22 20082008-06-22Photograph of a large seated audience inside a plain pink-walled hall during a satsang. Most attendees sit cross-legged on red mats, many in white dhotis and white shirts, some wearing rudraksha malas. A man in the front centre has his palms joined in namaskar; a man in a striped white garment sits nearby. A man in a green T-shirt and a man in a dark shirt sit near the right edge. At the back, a figure in white and saffron stands near the doorway. A framed portrait hangs high on the upper right wall, and a red curtain hangs beside it. A woven tapestry hangs on the left wall. a person is not clearly visible among those seated.2013-03-10Photograph of an indoor hall with rows of seated men in white shirts and white dhotis, many wearing lanyards with name badges. In the foreground, a young man in a white shirt sits with a red tilak mark on his forehead, and an older man in a white dhoti with a yellow border holds his hands in his lap beside a man in glasses wearing a rudraksha mala. Cream tiled floor, red-cushioned chairs, a wooden bench at right, and a table with red cloth in the background. Audience attentively facing the front of the hall, apparently a seminar or satsang session. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable among those present.2015-08-09A large seated gathering of mostly men dressed in white kurta-style shirts and white dhotis sits on white mats in a hall with a high ceiling and red-and-white decorative bunting. Many wear rosettes with green and white ribbons and beaded or rudraksha-style necklaces. In the front row, a man with long, swept-back dark hair and a saffron-orange shawl sits cross-legged beside a man with a red tilak on his forehead. Others sit with hands folded or resting on their knees. Hanging yellow and red decorations and metal scaffolding are visible at the upper right, and a row of windows is set high on the back wall.2007-02-15Photograph of a large seated group of men in white shirts and white trousers, many wearing rudraksha malas, sitting cross-legged on a floor in a hall during a session. Some attendees have name badges on their shirts. In the foreground a man with a moustache looks ahead, with a red-and-orange mat visible at the lower left. Framed portraits hang on the back wall and a banner hangs from the ceiling. The room is whitewashed with a tiled floor and the attendees fill the space in rows. Many hundreds of people are visible across the hall.2006-10-07November 14 20102010-11-14A 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.2016-04-10