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January 01 20172017-01-01A crowded photograph of a seated congregation at a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam-style gathering. Many men and some children sit close together, most smiling or looking toward the front. Several wear white dhotis with gold-and-saffron borders and rudraksha malas, and one woman in the left foreground wears an orange top. A man at right with silver hair, a red-brown mala and an orange-and-cream garment is smiling broadly, and a figure in the lower left wears a pink shirt. Some have tilak and vibhuti marks on their foreheads. The scene suggests a satsang or discourse audience, with no legible text visible.2017-01-01January 01 20172017-01-01A large seated audience fills the hall, mostly men in white ritual clothes with forehead markings of white and sandal or vibhuti. Many wear saffron or orange shawls, rudraksha malas and identification lanyards. Several clap with their hands raised, while others sit attentively looking toward the front. Some wear pale purple, teal or lavender shirts among the white. No single a person candidate is clearly identifiable in the crowd.2016-11-20A large seated crowd of devotees fills a hall during a satsang-style gathering, most with palms pressed together in anjali. Many wear white dhotis and shawls with gold or yellow borders, and many are bare-chested with rudraksha malas around their necks. A few wear orange or saffron cloth, and one man in front wears a white shawl over white clothes. Some devotees have forehead markings, and several wear glasses. The hall has red and gold decor at the back and wooden doors on the right. No individual is identified as a person in this image.2017-07-09July 31 20172017-07-31A dense crowd of devotees seated closely together in a large hall, many wearing white dhoti-style garments with orange-red shawls and orange lanyards. In the centre, a bald man in round glasses and white clothing with an orange-red shawl presses his palms together and smiles, with earphones visible. Around him, older men with grey hair and glasses and younger men with shaved heads or short hair clap and sit in rows.2016-05-04A photograph of a large seated gathering of devotees at a satsang-style event, many smiling and laughing. In the foreground a man in glasses and a pink-orange kurta claps his hands while smiling. Beside him a young boy in orange and white sits wearing rudraksha malas and a kumkum-marked forehead. Other devotees wear white dhotis and shawls, orange and yellow cloths, rudraksha malas and white tilak on their foreheads. A man at left in white with a red bindi wears a rudraksha mala and sits near a bald figure in the lower left corner. The background is a crowded hall with people packed closely together. No specific individual is identified as a person in this image.2017-01-01 +1 copiesA seated crowd of devotees at a large satsang gathering, photographed from the front. In the centre, a middle-aged man in white dhoti and shawl with yellow-gold border, rudraksha mala and a red-and-white name badge, sits with palms pressed together in applause. Beside him a younger man in white with yellow border and beaded necklaces claps as well. At lower right, a young boy with shaved head wears an orange-saffron cloth over bare shoulders and sits with his hand raised to his head. Other people in white ritual clothes and a man in a patterned blue shirt fill the background, several with white and red forehead markings.2017-03-26November 07 20162016-11-07January 01 20172017-01-01A densely packed crowd of men seated on the floor of a hall during a discourse, most dressed in white dhotis and shirts. A man in the front center wears wire-rimmed glasses and a white shirt, another front-left wears a mustard-yellow kurta, and a man at right has a white tripundra forehead marking and a sacred thread over bare chest with a gold chain. Some men wear rudraksha or gold neck chains, and one front-center man wears a green kurta with a red bindi and bangles. The audience sits attentively facing toward the stage, with pillars and gold-toned columns visible at the top edge.2017-04-30 +1 copies