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July 05 20172017-07-05 +1 copiesA photograph of seated devotees at a satsang-style gathering. In the foreground a man with short greying hair and a vertical tilak on his forehead sits in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala, hands together in a gesture of reverence and smiling gently. To his left a bearded man with a tilak and a white-robed man with hands pressed together also wear rudraksha malas. Behind them, more people in white clothes sit on mats, with wooden pillars and a bright hall in the background.2017-04-21April 21 20172017-04-21October 07 20062006-10-07April 15 20122012-04-15A seated group of devotees in white ritual clothing sits on red mats on a polished pale floor during a satsang gathering. Men wear white shirts and white dhotis, many with rudraksha malas, and some wear saffron-orange shawls draped over their shoulders; a few have red tilak marks on their foreheads. Several wear lanyard name badges. Women in white saris with red borders sit in the background. Most are smiling or laughing, looking toward the front of the hall. No central figure such as a swami is clearly visible in the frame, and no one in the scene is identified by name.2014-06-01July 05 20172017-07-05 +1 copiesSeptember 23 20162016-09-23A photograph of two men in close contact in a gathering of people dressed in white. An older man with grey hair and a grey moustache, eyes closed and head tilted back, receives a touch on his forehead from a younger man with black hair who wears a rudraksha mala and gold bracelets. Other people in white clothing are visible behind them, and one older man in the background wears a gold chain. The scene suggests a blessing or anointing gesture.2007-02-24A photo of a seated man with short grey hair, wearing a white collared shirt and a rudraksha mala with a pendant, receiving a forehead blessing. A hand with a red thread bracelet touches his brow between the eyebrows, while his own hands are raised palm-out in front of him. Behind him, a person in white with an orange-red shawl stands in a dim red-curtained hall. The scene resembles a darshan blessing during an initiation session.2017-08-03April 15 20122012-04-15A photograph of many devotees seated and bowed low on floor mats in a hall, several in white dhotis and kurtas, others in shirts and a teal top. Foreground figures sit on striped cotton mats, some with rudraksha malas around their necks. A man in white with a rudraksha mala looks up at the camera. Background shows temple textiles and a white-clad figure standing. Readable text in the lower right reads a pedia.org, which is omitted2011-11-28