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A photograph of a large indoor assembly of seated devotees in a hall with pink walls and red curtains. Most men wear saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas, with white horizontal tilak marks on their foreheads, while others wear white dhotis with shawls. Several seated people hold open books, and in the foreground brass plates with offerings and small bowls sit on silver trays. Metal crowd barriers and seated women in white and colourful saris fill the background. No individual is clearly identifiable as a senior teacher in this view.

2013-03-13 +1 copies

A large seated congregation fills a hall during a satsang, with many devotees in white dhotis and kurtas and others in orange or saffron robes. In the front rows, a bald man in orange cloth with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged, and beside him a man in white holds his hands in a mudra. Other devotees wear white, pink, orange and maroon clothing, and a banana leaf with fruit and a small offering sits on the floor in the foreground. Orange-robed figures and a deity murti appear at the upper right edge of the hall.

2013-01-01 +1 copies

A seated group of devotees with eyes closed in a meditative satsang setting inside a hall filled with many participants. In the foreground, a shaven-headed young man in saffron dhoti and orange shawl sits with hands folded, beside another saffron-clad sannyasi with rudraksha mala. A young man in white dhoti and shawl sits with palms joined, a man in grey shirt and a man in white polo shirt sit cross-legged, and women in saffron shawls and red and green saris sit in the back rows. A small green-lidded steel container and scattered coins lie on the white mat in front of them. Many more seated devotees fill the background, with camera tripods visible at the left.

January 16 2016

May 24 2012

February 14 2016

A seated congregation fills a bright hall with pink walls and red curtains, sitting on mats on a polished floor. Front rows have shaved-headed men in white dhoti and shawl with red-and-white borders, some with tilak marks on their foreheads and arms. A young boy in a yellow shirt sits among them. Small brass plates and oil lamps rest near the mats. Further back, women in white and yellow saris and a few people in orange robes sit in rows, with a decorated altar table visible at the rear.

A large seated audience fills a hall during a satsang, with hundreds of people sitting on white floor mats. Most wear white kurtas or shirts with rust-red and orange shawls draped over their shoulders, and many wear lanyards. In the foreground, several men in saffron and ochre robes sit cross-legged, some with rudraksha malas, bead necklaces and wrist bands, and some with yellow-orange forehead bands. A bald man in white and a man with glasses in a white kurta sit near the front. The people are seated facing forward toward the stage, with a red-draped platform visible in the background.

2015-05-14 +1 copies

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.

July 16 2012

A photograph of a large seated satsang gathering in a hall with cream tiled floor. Foreground rows hold children and young adults in saffron-orange and white dhotis and shawls with rudraksha malas; several boys wear orange with gold borders. Behind them, a dense crowd of devotees in white and orange sits on mats and red cushions, many with vibhuti or tilak on their foreheads. A woman in white with gold-bordered sari sits at right. Wall paintings and framed images of deities decorate the back wall.