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February 10 2013

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A large outdoor tent congregation seated on green mats during a satsang. In the foreground, a man in orange robes with a beaded necklace sits at left beside several men in white dhotis and shawls with rudraksha malas and forehead markings. Behind them rows of seated devotees, including women in saris and shawls, fill the space. A camera on a tripod and a standing man in white are visible at the top left, and a large banner hangs at the back of the tent. No one is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance here, so the figure's role is described only as a devotee-attended satsang.2013-02-08A large seated crowd in white dhotis and white shirts fills a red-carpeted tent during a satsang gathering. Many men wear orange or saffron shawls and red-orange garlands, and several sport white or orange head cloths. Some have sandalwood or vibhuti marks and rudraksha malas. Many sit with hands folded in prayer. Behind them, colourful decorations and pink fabric hang from the tent, with banana plants at the edges. The scene is photographed from the front of the gathering, with no visible speaker or throne in the frame.2015-01-13May 04 20162016-05-04A large seated congregation fills a hall at a Nithya Dhyana Yoga session. Men in white dhotis and shirts wear red and orange shawls and red beaded garlands, with a few holding folded hands in prayer. Several have white and red tilak marks on their foreheads, and some wear name badges on their garlands. Rows of seated devotees stretch back toward the far wall, and the ashram setting suggests satsang or meditation. The image is a photograph of an audience; no speaker or a person is clearly visible in the frame.2015-09-06October 13 20152015-10-13A large, densely packed seated crowd fills a tent-like pavilion at a Kumbh Mela gathering, with many people in white ritual cloth with gold borders and rudraksha malas. In the foreground, a man at lower left wears white, a bald man in the center wears white with a gold-bordered shawl and beaded mala, and a man at right in a red-and-black striped sweater sits among devotees. Several people in the back wear orange, saffron and red garments, and a figure at upper right wears a saffron wrap with a red-orange shawl and rudraksha beads. Some devotees have hands folded in anjali. Coloured cloth and banners hang at the top edges, and the background is crowded with more standing and seated people. No individual can be clearly identified as a person from appearance cues.2013-02-10Outdoor tent at a Kumbh Mela-style gathering with red fabric walls and green mats. Many seated devotees face forward in attentive meditation or satsang. Foreground: a man in white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha mala sits cross-legged with hands folded; to his left a bald man in saffron robes and a mala holds his hands in a mudra. Near the right, a white-bearded sadhu in orange robes with tilak sits upright. A camera on a tripod and a cameraman are at the top left. Several people wear white kurtas and rudraksha malas.2013-02-06December 16 20142014-12-16A seated group of devotees in a hall during a ritual gathering. Men in white dhotis and white shawls with red-striped borders sit on the floor, several with rudraksha malas, one pair of hands pressed in namaskar. A man in saffron-orange robes sits at far left, and a woman with long hair and a yellow-bordered white sari sits near the left edge. A brass plate holding flowers and a small lit oil lamp rests on an orange mat in the foreground beside a brass lamp. Behind them more seated people and a child in a green shirt.2011-02-02January 13 20152015-01-13A large seated congregation in white dhotis and white kurtas with orange-red shawls and vibhuti-marked foreheads fills a hall, with many people clapping and some with rudraksha malas. Foreground devotees sit close, a man in the lower left wears a white-and-gold dhoti with a rudraksha mala, and a bald man in orange-yellow clothing sits centrally. Behind them, posters with photos and text line the walls, and a deity murti appears at the upper right. The setting resembles a satsang gathering.2015-10-22 +1 copiesJuly 05 20172017-07-05 +1 copies