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November 14 2010

Indoor satsang hall with a large group of devotees seated cross-legged on colourful striped mats. Most wear white kurta-style clothing and rudraksha malas. In the centre foreground, a smiling man with a shaved head and vertical tilak on his forehead, wearing thick glasses, a white shirt and white trousers, a rudraksha mala and a wristwatch, sits with palms pressed together in namaste. Beside him a man in white holds his hands together near his chest, and a bearded man in white rests his hands clasped at his chin. Red and orange cloth bags lie on the mats in front. A screen behind shows a red-framed image of a figure, and framed pictures hang on the walls.

Seated devotees in white ritual clothes sit on orange cloth mats in a hall during a puja or satsang. Several men wear white kurtas and dhotis with black-and-white beaded malas and pendants, and bare-chested young men wear white dhotis bordered with red and tilaka marks on their foreheads and arms. The man at centre gestures with his hands in front of brass plates, small brass lamps and bowls of yellow offerings. Plastic containers and green bowls sit on the floor.

A large seated gathering of men dressed in white kurtas and white shirts sits on orange and blue mats on a hall floor, listening to a discourse. In the centre foreground, a shaved-headed man in a white kurta with a red bindi on his forehead smiles broadly while seated cross-legged. Behind and beside him, other men in white sit with rudraksha-style malas and name badges visible on some chests. Several participants smile, laugh or hold hands near their faces. No stage or deity is visible, and the scene conveys a satsang-style sitting session.

A large seated gathering of men in plain white dhotis and white shirts sits on the floor of a hall during a satsang. In the foreground, a smiling man in white with rudraksha mala and a tilak on his forehead sits centrally, while a man on the left wears a white dhoti with a red-and-gold border and a man on the right has a red-bordered white shawl and a brass bowl by his knee. Behind them, many attendees sit cross-legged on mats, some wearing lanyards and rudraksha malas, with brass puja items visible at the front.

October 15 2010

2010-10-15 +1 copies

A seated satsang audience in an indoor hall with white walls and framed portraits. In the foreground, a man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a striped rainbow mat with orange cloth bundles beside him. Dozens of men in white ritual clothes and rudraksha malas sit in rows, many with tilak or vibhuti marks. A large screen behind them shows a man with long hair in red and white clothing.

A seated congregation at a Sadashivoham session. In the foreground, three young men in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on a mat; the one at centre smiles while pressing palms together, the one at right holds hands in his lap with a rudraksha mala and white tilak, and the one at left claps. Behind them, many men in white dhotis and white shirts or saffron shawls sit on colourful striped mats, several with palms joined, a bald older man with forehead markings among them. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable here, so no ceremonial figure is named.

A group of young men in white shirts and white trousers sit cross-legged on orange cloth in a hall, many with blue lanyards around their necks. In the foreground a shaved-headed monk in orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits with palms pressed together in namaste, and beside him a man in white with a yellow shawl also sits with hands folded. Several men in the crowd are smiling or listening attentively during a talk.

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.

August 29 2015

A photograph of a seated group of devotees in an indoor hall during a ritual or satsang session. Many men with shaved heads wear white clothing and white dhotis with orange or saffron shawls draped over their shoulders. They sit cross-legged on white floor mats and orange cloths in rows facing forward. In the foreground a man in white holds his hands together in front of brass puja plates containing a small lamp, flowers, and small brass vessels, and a red-flowered offering dish sits nearby. Chairs are stacked along the back wall, and a staircase with metal railings rises on the right. A bearded man in a white shirt and rudraksha-style beads sits in the lower left corner. The scene is calm and orderly.