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A photograph of a large seated congregation inside a hall with green floor matting and striped blue-and-white mats. Many men sit cross-legged in rows, mostly in white shirts and white dhotis, with some in grey or green shirts. A bald man in front wears a white shirt, a rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark, and sits with eyes closed. Another man in a white kurta holds his hands in namaste. Each participant has a small name badge on the chest. Bags and small brass items sit on the floor in front, and a banner hangs on the back wall. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in the frame, so this is a satsang gathering of devotees.

A photograph of a large seated audience inside a hall during a satsang or discourse. Men in white dhotis and shirts sit on striped mats and cloth, with several men in orange shawls at the back and women in colourful saris along the left. A few men wear rudraksha malas. Metal barrier poles stand in front of the rows.

2012-05-19 +1 copies

A large, densely packed audience of men sits cross-legged on blue-and-white striped mats in a bright hall during a satsang. Most wear white shirts and trousers, and many have white identification lanyards with orange badges. A man in a teal-green striped shirt sits in the middle, and a bearded man with a red tilak on his forehead sits centre-right. In the upper left, a figure in a purple turban is partly visible. The room has pillars and a row of seated attendees extending into the background, with rows of people fading toward the rear wall.

November 11 2015

A large seated assembly of men in white ritual clothes, white dhotis and shirts, sits on the floor of a hall facing forward. Many wear name badges on their chests and some have rudraksha or beaded necklaces. Several hold or sit near yellow and orange cloth bundles and prayer mats with red and green borders. A bald older man in the foreground wearing glasses and a mustache sits with hands together. The audience appears attentive, as at a satsang or Shiva Deeksha program. No person in the image is shown in an identifiable a person depiction, and the front of the hall is out of frame.

A large seated gathering of men dressed in white shirts and white dhotis, many wearing white or sandalwood tilak on their foreheads and some wearing rudraksha or beaded necklaces. Many have eyes closed, appearing to meditate or chant, seated on a hall floor with pillars and framed pictures on the wall behind. Several attendees wear green or white ID badges on their chests. Some sit cross-legged while others sit with hands folded. The scene is densely packed with hundreds of people filling the room in rows. A small orange-robed figure appears at the upper right among the crowd.

2015-11-22 +1 copies

January 20 2013

2013-01-20 +2 copies

A large seated congregation fills a hall during a satsang or puja. In the foreground, two shaved-headed priests in white dhotis with saffron borders sit on mats; one holds a brass plate with a small flame and another holds a brass vessel, while a younger man wears a gold necklace and tilak. Behind them, rows of devotees in white shirts and dhotis, many wearing rudraksha malas, sit cross-legged, some with hands joined in prayer. Brass lamp stands line the hall and striped mats cover the floor.

2012-05-13 +2 copies

A packed indoor satsang hall where a large seated audience of devotees fills the floor on colourful striped mats. Most men wear white dhotis and kurtas, some with saffron or red shawls, rudraksha malas and forehead marks; a few wear coloured shirts. A man in the front centre has a vibhuti or sandal mark and a rudraksha mala, and a man on the right wears a white angavastram over bare skin. Many people are seated with eyes closed or looking forward, attending a discourse. Paper name badges hang on several chests. A pink wall, a small framed picture and a stage-like backdrop appear behind the crowd, with a mounted screen at the far left. No a person candidate is clearly visible in the crowd.

A large seated congregation in a hall fills the frame, with many men dressed in white dhotis and shirts sitting on mats in rows. Most wear red rudraksha-style beaded mala garlands and have name badges on their clothing; several have sandalwood or vibhuti marks on their foreheads. Hands are folded in prayer or raised in pranam, and the rows extend back toward the entrance where more people stand. A gold deity murti and framed pictures are visible along the back wall. The setting suggests a satsang or initiation gathering.

A large seated audience at a satsang, filling red mats on the floor. Most people wear white dhotis and kurtas, and several have rudraksha malas and tilak marks. A man in a green-grey shirt sits in front with a small boy beside him, and a man in a black polo with a lanyard badge sits at the lower right. In the background a small golden deity figure stands at the top left, and a few people stand near the rear. The scene is a satsang gathering with attendees listening attentively.