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A seated congregation of devotees in an indoor hall with white walls and a gold-patterned backdrop. In the foreground, many young men and women wear saffron/orange robes with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings; several are shirtless with tilak and body ash. In the centre, a man in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth and a white forehead band sits upright facing forward. Behind them, more devotees in white and orange sit in rows, some with hands folded. Gold-coloured decorative elements and a small table with a vessel appear at the right. The scene suggests a satsang or ritual gathering, with attendees attentive to the front.

A photograph of a seated congregation during a ritual gathering. In the foreground, a man in a white dhoti with a gold border and bare upper body sits with hands folded, his forehead marked with white and red tilak. Beside him, men in saffron robes with rudraksha malas sit in rows, several with white sacred ash on their faces and arms. A man in white clothing with a gold-bordered wrap and a mala raises one hand in a gesture of devotion. Behind them, many more devotees in saffron, white and beige attire fill the hall, some with hands raised or clasped. No one in the scene is identified as a person.

May 28 2017

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 large crowd of men seated closely together in a hall, many bare-chested or in white dhotis, with rudraksha malas around their necks and white vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads and arms. In the centre, a man in a saffron/orange cloth draped over his shoulder and a long rudraksha mala sits with a steady gaze, his dark hair short and combed back, a small red tilak on his forehead. Nearby, a boy with a shaved head and another man with a trimmed beard also wear malas.

September 13 2016

A crowded seated congregation of men in white ritual clothing and orange-red shawls, many with sandalwood or vibhuti markings on their foreheads. In the foreground a man with a red bindi and beaded necklace looks forward, flanked by a man in glasses wearing a rudraksha mala and white dhoti with gold border, and a man with white forehead lines and a gold-bordered cloth. Behind them more devotees sit attentively, facing toward an unseen speaker or ritual focus.

February 02 2015

A photograph of a large seated congregation on orange mats in a hall, devotees in white dhotis and kurtas and orange or red garments, many with white and yellow sandalwood or vibhuti markings on their foreheads and bodies. In the foreground a man in an orange cloth with rudraksha malas and round glasses sits with palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes half-closed. Beside him a man in a white shawl sits with eyes closed, a woman in a red shawl sits among them, and a man in white clasps his hands. Others raise hands in devotion in the background, and a monastic in orange sits near the back. Satsang or puja gathering.

July 05 2017

A large seated congregation in a hall with white chairs and wooden furniture, many people with white vibhuti marks on their foreheads and rudraksha malas. In the front row, a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha beads and a pendant sits with hands folded at his chest. Around him, men wear white dhotis or bare torsos, some with red or saffron shawls, hands folded in prayer or satsang.

2017-07-04 +1 copies

A seated congregation of devotees in a hall sits on mats during a ritual gathering. In the centre, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti sits cross-legged, wearing a red-brown rudraksha mala. To his right, a young boy in orange robes with a red-brown mala sits near a brass plate of offerings. In the foreground, a man with white horizontal forehead markings and a bare torso sits with a red-brown mala, and at the lower right a man in a red-orange robe with a mala sits with hands folded. Many others in white and saffron-orange garments with forehead markings and malas fill the rows behind, and a few people stand at the back.