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A large group of bare-chested men seated closely on the floor in a hall, many with white sacred ash smeared across their foreheads and shoulders and white sacred threads over their chests. In the foreground a man with greying hair and a red bindi holds his palms pressed together in anjali mudra while speaking, with a white thread across his bare chest. Beside him a bearded man in white dhoti-style cloth holds his palms together, and a bald man at the lower left wears a rudraksha mala and reddish sandal marks. Some devotees sit with eyes closed in prayer, and the background is softly blurred with more seated participants.

A seated congregation at a Nithya-Satsang gathering, with many devotees sitting cross-legged with eyes closed in meditation. Foreground figures wear orange saffron cloths and rudraksha malas, with white horizontal and vertical tilaka markings on their foreheads. Others wear white ritual clothes and white shawls with gold borders, some with white sandalwood paste on their faces. A man in a light blue shirt and glasses sits in the middle, and a bare-chested man with a sacred thread stands at left. A young boy in white sits at lower left. Behind them, a standing figure in white holds a wooden stick, and a man in a purple shirt stands near a black speaker. Background shows a pillared hall with a red-painted doorway.

A dense seated gathering of devotees in white dhotis and white shirts sits on red-and-white striped mats during a satsang. Foreground men with white vibhuti stripes across their foreheads and bare upper bodies wear white dhotis with red borders and rudraksha malas. In the centre, a man in white clothing with folded hands in anjali mudra sits in meditation, with a lanyard-wearing man in white beside him. Behind them, rows of participants in white and a man in a green-striped white shirt with a red mala sit quietly. Orange bags and small offerings lie on the mats.

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November 26 2016

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A large crowd of devotees sits closely packed in an ashram hall, most in white dhotis and shirts, many with palms pressed together in anjali. Several men are bare-chested with sacred threads, rudraksha malas and vibhuti or kumkum marks on their foreheads. A man in the lower left wears a saffron-toned garment and a rudraksha mala while praying with hands folded. Faces are turned forward, toward an unseen focal point at the front of the hall. No clearly recognizable figure of a teacher is visible in this frame.

April 30 2017

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November 12 2016

A large seated crowd of devotees fills a hall during a satsang-style gathering, most with palms pressed together in anjali. Many wear white dhotis and shawls with gold or yellow borders, and many are bare-chested with rudraksha malas around their necks. A few wear orange or saffron cloth, and one man in front wears a white shawl over white clothes. Some devotees have forehead markings, and several wear glasses. The hall has red and gold decor at the back and wooden doors on the right. No individual is identified as a person in this image.

A photograph of a large seated congregation during a yoga or kriya session. In the foreground, several men wear white and cream dhotis with gold-bordered shawls, rudraksha malas and white vibhuti or sandalwood marks on their foreheads, sitting with eyes closed. Behind them, rows of men in white shirts and white dhotis sit on chairs and cushions, and an older man in a white shirt sits with his palms pressed together in namaste. A young man in the centre-right wears a white shirt and a rudraksha mala and rests a hand on his hip. The room has red and gold decor in the background and a few people wear orange lanyards. Strong visual emphasis on rows of disciples, with a few white-clothed figures and orange accents.

December 17 2017

Large outdoor camp gathering of many people seated closely on red and green mats, eyes closed or heads bowed in meditation during a Shuddhadvaitam initiation session. Most wear white dhotis or kurtas with saffron-orange shawls and rudraksha or beaded malas; several have gold ceremonial necklaces. In the foreground a man in a white kurta with an orange shawl sits with hands folded, and a bald man in white with a gold mala sits at right with hands clasped. A tall stage backdrop and white tent structures are visible at the top. The seated crowd spans the frame into the distance, with a few people in lighter or western clothing among them.

A large seated crowd of devotees with hands pressed together in namaskar at an evening gathering, many with white and red tilak marks on their foreheads. In the foreground a man in a red-and-black checked shirt and a man in a grey jacket with glasses sit with eyes closed in prayer; a man in a white shirt with a yellow-and-orange wristband also prays. Behind them, saffron-clad devotees wear rudraksha malas, and a bearded man in white dhoti and shawl sits among them.

2017-12-10 +1 copies