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A row of men seated on black chairs in a bright hall with white scaffolding overhead, eyes closed in meditation. The foreground man wears a rust-orange kurta with a rudraksha mala and lanyard badge; the men behind wear white kurtas and white dhotis, many with rudraksha malas and hands resting on their laps. Bare feet rest on the cream tiled floor. A blue sign with white lettering hangs from the scaffold, and a wooden lectern stands at right beside draped orange and yellow cloth. No one in the row is identifiable as a person.

A photograph of a large seated group meditating with closed eyes in a hall, most wearing white clothing. Foreground devotees in front sit cross-legged on mats; several wear yellow shawls draped over white garments, and many wear rudraksha malas. Some have white vibhuti marks on their foreheads, and a few wear ID lanyards. A man in the front right wears a gold bead necklace with a red-trimmed white dhoti and holds his hands together. Behind them, more people sit in rows, and a few wear glasses. The scene is calm and absorbed, with a phone and a small book on the floor at left.

August 18 2009

July 07 2009

Photo of a seated audience in white clothes at an indoor hall, seen from the side in a close row. In the foreground an older man with glasses and white kurta sits at left, followed by several men in white shirts and white trousers, some wearing rudraksha-style beaded malas and identity lanyards. A blue mat runs along the right edge. Behind them a large portrait of a smiling woman with long dark hair, a pendant necklace and a hand raised holds a small object, mounted on a white wall with a yellow metal scaffold frame and an orange banner at top.

A photograph of a seated group of young men in white traditional clothing sitting on a wooden floor and on white plastic chairs, attentively facing forward. Several wear yellow shawls draped over their shoulders, and many have white tilak marks on their foreheads and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. Behind them hangs a striped fabric backdrop in green, pink and yellow, and an orange cushioned chair stands at the right edge. No speaker is visible in frame.

Photo of a seated audience at an ashram gathering with people in white and cream clothing and yellow lanyards with badges. In the foreground a bald man with a long beard wears white and a rudraksha mala, and a man in white with glasses speaks into a microphone in the middle row. A man in an orange shirt with a lanyard sits at right, and a man at left wears white with a tilak on his forehead. A pink and white patterned fabric backdrop hangs behind the seats. No one visibly matches the a person candidate cues clearly enough to identify him, so the appearance is uncertain.

A photograph of seated devotees in white ashram clothing listening attentively at a session on a white floor covering. In the foreground a bald young man in white with an orange-red shawl and a rudraksha mala looks forward. Beside him a man in white with glasses, a wristwatch and a mala sits cross-legged. On the right a man in white wears a yellow shawl and glasses. Behind them several other men and boys in white and a boy in a red shirt sit listening. A small book lies on the floor at lower left. No candidate for the page subject is clearly distinguishable by appearance, so no identity is asserted.

A seated satsang gathering in a hall with pale marble floor. Many attendees sit on mats and cushions, most wearing white kurtas, dhotis and shirts with lanyards. A man in a white kurta sits centre-frame, mid-gesture with his hands. A older man with white hair and glasses, wearing white with a rudraksha mala, sits to his right. At the far right, a man in white sits with a mala. Along the back, people in saffron and maroon robes sit near a glass-fronted case. Foreground figures include a man in a yellow-green shirt and a person in white with long dark hair. a person is not clearly identifiable in this image.

A seated group of men in white kurta-style clothing sits on white mats during a satsang-style gathering. Several wear blue or dark beaded malas and some have yellow shawls draped over their shoulders. Most are shaven-headed and attentive, looking toward the front. A few younger boys are visible among the rows in the background. The scene is dense, with many seated devotees filling the hall.

May 07 2013

A seated group of men in a hall, most wearing white dhotis and white shawls with sandalwood or white markings on their foreheads and chests. Many wear rudraksha malas and gold chains. Some have sacred ash and kumkum tilaks. A bearded elder in front wears a white shawl and glasses while others sit with palms pressed together in devotion. Behind them a man in white sits on a raised area near a dark wooden door. Gold stanchions and rows of empty chairs line the foreground.