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August 23 2014

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Indoor seated assembly of many devotees on red mats at what appears to be a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam programme. In the foreground two shaved-headed sannyasis sit cross-legged in saffron-orange robes with gold borders, wearing rudraksha malas and beaded bracelets, with white ash marks on their foreheads and arms. Behind them rows of men wear white shirts and dhotis with rust-red rudraksha garlands and smile attentively. No clearly identifiable a person figure is evident in the frame, so the sannyasis are described by role only.2014-08-23August 23 20142014-08-23August 23 20142014-08-23A satsang hall where a large seated audience fills the floor, mostly men in white dhotis and shirts with rudraksha malas. In the foreground two smiling sannyasis sit cross-legged on red mats, wearing saffron-orange and maroon robes with rudraksha malas, bracelets and sandalwood-marked foreheads; the nearer one has a shaved head with a red bindi and the other holds a notebook. Behind them rows of devotees sit with orange and white paper sheets on the mats. a person's presence is not established by any visible cue, so this is a seated congregation at a discourse.2015-04-23Indoor satsang with devotees seated cross-legged on mats. In the foreground, two sannyasi-style men in saffron-orange robes with gold borders sit side by side wearing wooden rudraksha malas; the left man has a red bindi and holds a phone, the right man has white urdhva pundra tilak on his forehead. Behind them, a crowd of seated people in white and orange clothing, including children, listens attentively with eyes raised. A framed red-toned painting hangs on the wall. a person candidate status is uncertain since faces are not clearly identifiable by appearance cues alone.2016-08-10April 23 20152015-04-23A photograph of a seated group of devotees at a satsang gathering. In the foreground, a smiling bald man with a red tilak on his forehead wears an orange shawl with a yellow border and a long rudraksha mala, with a pendant at his chest. Beside him, a bald man with white urdhva pundra markings wears an orange robe and a rudraksha mala. Behind them, several people in white and orange clothing sit on a red-and-white striped mat, with more attendees visible in the background and a metal railing on the left.2012-09-15September 15 20132013-09-15A seated satsang gathering in a hall with many devotees behind. In the foreground, a man in a white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha mala, and beside him a bald man with a red bindi, bare-chested, wearing a rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklace, sitting on a red cushion with hands raised in applause and smiling. Behind them, saffron-clad disciples and a man in a purple robe sit among the audience.2017-01-07A seated group of devotees in an indoor hall with pale floor mats and a red curtain behind them. In the foreground a bald man with white forehead and arm markings wears an orange-and-maroon robe with a rudraksha mala and gold bangles, sitting cross-legged with hands folded. Beside him a man in saffron robes with a red sash and glasses holds a notebook. Behind them others in white and orange robes with rudraksha malas sit attentively, some with white ash markings, while a man in a white shirt with a red garland sits to the left. Several people are seated in rows in the background, looking forward toward an unseen speaker.2014-08-23January 17 20162016-01-17February 07 20152015-02-07