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July 17 2014

A large seated group of shaved-headed devotees performs a hand gesture practice in a hall, with many participants in saffron-orange and white clothing. Several in front wear white dhotis or kurtas with gold borders and red-brown rudraksha malas around their necks. Many hold their hands up near their faces in a mudra-like pose, and some have white or red-painted foreheads. In the front, a man in a white shirt sits with his eyes closed and hands raised, while a bare-chested young man in white with a red mala also holds the pose. Plastic trays and small bowls sit on the floor, and an audience of more people is visible in chairs behind. A distinct figure matching a bald, white-clad priest with shaved head is not clearly identifiable, so the central figures are described by role only.

A large seated congregation in a hall with wooden chairs at the back, the devotees pressing fingers to their foreheads and eyes in a meditative or initiatory posture. Foreground men wear saffron-orange cloths over bare chests, with rudraksha malas and beaded bracelets; some have vibhuti or tilak on their foreheads. Behind them men and boys wear white dhotis and white shirts with saffron or gold-bordered shawls. A boy in white with a rudraksha mala sits at the lower left, and a boy with a tilak is visible at the bottom edge. Several seated figures have eyes closed, and a white lanyard badge hangs from one orange-clad man. The scene suggests a satsang or shaktipada initiation session.

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A large hall filled with seated participants during a group yoga or meditation session. In the foreground, many men wear saffron-orange and red robes with red-and-gold stoles or rudraksha-style beaded garlands, while others wear white kurtas and white dhotis with red garlands; several have shaved heads and are seated cross-legged with hands raised near the face in a breathing or mudra practice. Behind them, rows of women and men in white, orange and colourful saris and kurtas sit on a light wooden floor with blue lines. Golden elephant statues and a framed portrait of a bearded saint appear at the top of the hall, and a water bottle sits in front of the central seated men.

A seated satsang gathering in a temple hall with a cream tiled floor and mats. In the foreground, a row of men wear saffron-orange dhotis and shoulder cloths with rudraksha malas; one in white dhoti with a red-brown shawl looks down at a phone, and a bald man in orange holds a small book. Behind them, a larger crowd of seated devotees in orange and white clothing, some in white shirts, fills the hall, with an ornate golden shrine partly visible at the upper left. A small white paper cup sits on the floor in front.

2015-08-28 +1 copies

A seated satsang gathering in a hall with purple patterned wall panels. Devotees in white clothes wear red-and-white checked shawls and red-orange lanyard badges. Many sit cross-legged on a carpet, some with eyes closed in meditation, some with hands folded. A man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala and orange tilak sits centre-right, and a shaved-headed man in white sits centre. Many people in the foreground are seen from behind, with their heads and shoulders in silhouette.

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A seated congregation at a Nithya-Satsang gathering, with many devotees sitting cross-legged with eyes closed in meditation. Foreground figures wear orange saffron cloths and rudraksha malas, with white horizontal and vertical tilaka markings on their foreheads. Others wear white ritual clothes and white shawls with gold borders, some with white sandalwood paste on their faces. A man in a light blue shirt and glasses sits in the middle, and a bare-chested man with a sacred thread stands at left. A young boy in white sits at lower left. Behind them, a standing figure in white holds a wooden stick, and a man in a purple shirt stands near a black speaker. Background shows a pillared hall with a red-painted doorway.