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A large seated audience fills a hall at a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam-style satsang, many dressed in white with some in saffron and orange. Several women in orange saris and foreheads marked with white tilak sit in the foreground, one smiling. Behind them, men and boys in white dhotis and shirts sit on the floor, and a shaved-headed boy in front has a beaded necklace. A man with grey hair in a white kurta sits in the middle of the crowd. Wooden pillars with gold tops frame the seating. No speaker is clearly identifiable in the frame.

June 14 2017

A large seated gathering of devotees fills an ornate hall with wooden doors and a colourful backdrop at the top left. Most men and boys wear white dhotis and kurtas, many with white shawls, and several wear sacred threads. In the centre, a man with light hair and a white outfit sits with palms pressed together. In the foreground, a bare-chested young man with white body markings wears a dark rudraksha mala and a saffron cloth, sitting among boys in white. Some younger children sit on colourful striped mats. The scene suggests a satsang or discourse session with devotees in meditative, attentive postures.

2017-06-18 +1 copies

June 18 2017

A large seated congregation of devotees in orange saffron robes and rudraksha malas fills a bright hall, many with white vibhuti and kumkum marks on their foreheads and bodies. Foreground figures sit cross-legged, some bare-chested with orange cloths over their shoulders, while behind them rows of people in white clothing sit among tall golden-yellow posts. The scene suggests a satsang or meditation gathering. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person, so no a person candidate is claimed.

A large group of devotees sits cross-legged on mats in a bright hall, many with palms pressed together in anjali. Foreground men wear white dhotis with gold borders and bare upper bodies with vibhuti and tilak marks on their foreheads; one wears a rudraksha mala. Brass puja plates, small oil lamps and a kalasha-style vessel sit on orange cloths before them. Behind, boys and men in shirts and white kurtas and a few in saffron stand in rows, some with eyes closed. The setting appears to be a satsang or puja gathering.

2012-04-18 +2 copies

Photograph of a crowded indoor hall filled with many people, most in white clothing, with a few women in colourful saris and salwar. In the foreground, a woman with her hair in a bun wears an orange sleeveless top with an orange shawl and raises her hand. In the centre, an older bald-headed man with white hair wears a grey-lavender robe and presses his palms together in greeting, while younger men beside him wear white shirts with orange shawls. Shoulder-length hair appears on some attendees. Tents and banners hang from the ceiling, and white plastic chairs fill the room. Motion blur shows people moving through the crowd.

July 01 2017

2017-07-01 +1 copies

March 28 2008

October 22 2015

A photograph of a large seated audience in a plain green-walled hall with white pillars, mostly men in white dhotis and shirts seated on white plastic chairs. In the centre foreground a man in an orange-saffron robe with a beaded necklace sits with hands folded, beside a man in a pale lilac shirt with a green cloth draped over his shoulder. The crowd fills the frame, with many people visible from behind and at the edges.

A large indoor satsang gathering of seated devotees in a hall. Many men and boys in saffron-orange robes wear rudraksha malas and horizontal white ash stripes on their chests and foreheads, with some sitting cross-legged and holding hands in anjali. Behind them, a wider crowd of people dressed in white clothing fills the room, and a few women and a foreign-looking woman with long hair are visible among them. No figure in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person, and no throne or distinctive presiding figure stands out, so no appearance-based candidate is established. Several people are partially visible at the edges, and the crowd appears to number well over twenty.