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September 16 20122012-09-16September 16 20122012-09-16September 16 20122012-09-16September 16 20122012-09-16A photograph of a seated group of devotees at a satsang gathering. In the foreground, a smiling bald man with a red tilak on his forehead wears an orange shawl with a yellow border and a long rudraksha mala, with a pendant at his chest. Beside him, a bald man with white urdhva pundra markings wears an orange robe and a rudraksha mala. Behind them, several people in white and orange clothing sit on a red-and-white striped mat, with more attendees visible in the background and a metal railing on the left.2012-09-15November 27 20142014-11-27September 24 20142014-09-24September 07 20122012-09-07Indoor satsang with devotees seated cross-legged on mats. In the foreground, two sannyasi-style men in saffron-orange robes with gold borders sit side by side wearing wooden rudraksha malas; the left man has a red bindi and holds a phone, the right man has white urdhva pundra tilak on his forehead. Behind them, a crowd of seated people in white and orange clothing, including children, listens attentively with eyes raised. A framed red-toned painting hangs on the wall. a person candidate status is uncertain since faces are not clearly identifiable by appearance cues alone.2016-08-10A crowded seated congregation at a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam gathering. In the foreground, several men in saffron and orange robes sit with rudraksha malas, some with bare upper bodies and orange cloth wrapped at the waist. A white-haired older man with a white beard and a white-and-red vertical tilak on his forehead sits beside a younger man with a shaved head. A bespectacled man in saffron wears layered malas and a gold necklace. Others in white and orange dhotis or saffron cloth, some with vibhuti or kumkum on their foreheads, fill the rows behind. No throne, deity or a person candidate is clearly visible among the seated devotees.2016-11-04Two shaven-headed men sit cross-legged on a mat in the foreground, wearing saffron-orange and gold-bordered dhoti and shawl, with rudraksha malas around their necks and wrists. The man on the right has a red bindi and white horizontal markings on his arms and shoulders; the man on the left sits with hands clasped and eyes lowered. Behind them, a seated audience of devotees in orange and red clothing, some with white markings, faces a satsang gathering in a hall.2016-08-12Two seated men in front of a large group of ritual participants sit cross-legged on a floor, eyes closed or lowered in meditation. The man on the left wears orange ochre robes and a rudraksha mala, with white horizontal lines on his forehead and arms. The man on the right wears a rust-red robe with a saffron shawl and a double rudraksha garland, with a red tilak on his forehead. Brass lamps, small bells, a small plate of red flowers and a tray of offerings sit in front of them. Behind them, many young men in orange and maroon robes, some with white forehead bands, sit on mats in rows, with a blue plastic container and metal plates nearby.2014-08-06