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December 14 20142014-12-14December 14 20142014-12-14December 14 20142014-12-14A large seated congregation in white dhotis and white shirts with saffron-orange shawls inscribed with script sits on white mats in a hall with red carpeting. Many attendees wear green lanyards and garlands of beads; some have shaved heads and tilak marks. Ceremonial banners, framed displays and a distant golden deity murti appear at the back of the room. A camera tripod stands at the left edge. The scene looks like a satsang gathering with devotees in meditative attention.2015-10-11A large satsang hall with dark wood panelling and a central white projection screen. A figure in red-orange robes sits on an ornate golden throne-like seat at the front, with a tall brass trident beside it. Framed portraits of saints flank the screen. Dozens of seated devotees in white clothing with red-orange shawls fill the carpeted floor in semicircles, while others in orange robes sit among them. Bottled water and small tables with white cloths line the room, and the scene resembles a discourse or satsang gathering.2016-07-08A large indoor satsang in a wood-panelled hall with a crowd of devotees seated on the floor, mostly dressed in white with red-orange shawls draped over their shoulders. In the centre front, a figure with long dark hair and rudraksha malas sits on a tall orange-cushioned throne, with a small table and offerings before him. Several people in saffron and orange robes sit near the front. A projection screen stands at the top right corner of the hall, and a few attendees wear orange and gold clothing.2014-12-26A seated group ritual in a large hall with a patterned carpet, photographed from behind. Rows of saffron-robed monks sit cross-legged on orange mats with brass dishes and small offerings in front of them. Several devotees in white clothes sit among them, some with red stoles or rudraksha malas, and a few wear grey or white garments. Behind them, more participants in white and red sit in rows facing the same direction, some with hands folded. Lamps and a bell are visible on the floor near the front row.2014-07-26 +1 copiesA large seated gathering of devotees fills a hall during a satsang. Many men wear white kurtas with red or maroon shoulder sashes and lanyards, while several sannyasis in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas sit on a patterned carpet in the foreground. A bald man in white with a green lanyard sits centrally, and a young person with long hair and orange forehead marking sits nearby. Brass bowls and a water bottle lie on the floor. A bearded elder in white sits at left, and a Western-looking young man in a white t-shirt sits in the lower right.2016-07-03December 14 20142014-12-14May 15 20152015-05-15October 10th 20152015-10-10A photograph of a large seated congregation on white sheets in a hall with patterned gold wall panels and tall windows. Most attendees wear white clothing with orange-red shawls draped over their shoulders, and several have orange-red cloths on their laps. Some men have shaved heads, one wears a vertical orange-yellow tilak on his forehead, and a man in the lower right has white ash marks across his brow and wears a lanyard badge. Many are seated cross-legged in meditation or satsang, with eyes closed or gazing forward, while others wear mixed-colour clothing. The crowd fills the room, and the frontal sitters are clearly visible.2015-07-19