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A seated group of devotees with palms pressed together in a hall, with small oil lamps glowing on the floor. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in saffron robes with a gold necklace and sandalwood marks sits with eyes closed and hands joined, beside a second man in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and bangles smiling while in prayer. Behind them a man in white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth sits with hands joined, and a long-haired man in a white and yellow dhoti sits with eyes closed. Many men and boys in white and light clothing sit on mats behind, with offerings and plates of food and fruit placed on the floor.

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A 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.2017-01-07January 17 20132013-01-17A photograph of a large seated group of saffron and maroon robed devotees performing a ritual in a bright hall. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits with palms pressed together in anjali. Beside him, another man in orange with a rudraksha mala and a tilak-marked head holds his hands in prayer, while a man in maroon and gold-bordered cloth wears a red-beaded necklace with hands folded at right. Behind them, many seated people in orange and red robes, some with white forehead markings, sit before brass lamps, small metal cups, flower offerings and kalasha-like vessels on the floor. The image shows a satsang or puja setting with devotees seated in rows.2014-04-16July 19 20172017-07-19October 26 20142014-10-26October 13 20132013-10-13January 15 20172017-01-15 +1 copiesA photo of a seated congregation in an indoor hall with pink walls, a draped side table holding brass vessels, and small oil lamps flickering on the floor. Most men wear white dhotis and white shawls with red borders, bare-chested, with rudraksha malas; several have ash or sandalwood marks on their foreheads and arms. Hands are pressed together in anjali or clasped in prayer. A man in the lower left wears saffron-orange robes with hands folded, and a man in the centre-right wears a white dhoti with a red-striped shawl and a mala. Standing spectators line the back of the room in white shirts. The scene suggests a satsang or puja gathering, with the people seated close around the lamps.2011-02-02September 07 20142014-09-07May 25 20132013-05-25January 11 20172017-01-11Shaved-headed men in saffron-orange cloth and rudraksha malas sit cross-legged on a floor in a large gathering, several with white sandalwood marks on their foreheads and arms. A bald man at right wears a red tilak and a white forehead mark, holding his hands together in prayer. In the foreground, a bald man and a younger man sit with eyes closed. Behind them, many seated people in white and colourful clothing share the space, and brass lamps with small flames and offering trays sit on the floor. The scene reads as a ritual sitting or puja with devotees in meditative posture. No figure is clearly identified as the a person.2017-01-08