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Seated devotees chant with palms pressed together at a satsang gathering. In the foreground, a young man with long hair, saffron-orange clothing, a rudraksha mala and a gold forehead tilak has eyes closed in prayer, beside another young man in a white dhoti-style garment with a yellow border and a rudraksha mala, also with palms joined. Behind them, a row of people in orange and white robes with yellow tilak marks sit in rapt attention. The scene shows a group meditation or chanting session in an indoor hall.

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A row of seated monastic disciples in saffron-orange robes with hands pressed together in namaskar during a puja, eyes closed. Several wear white vibhuti or tilaka marks on forehead and arms; one young man in the foreground has a rudraksha mala and dark curly hair, and another in the right foreground wears a rudraksha mala too. Before them along the floor is a long line of banana-leaf plates holding food offerings, arranged on a colourful cloth. The setting is an open hall with warm, soft lighting.2017-05-08Photograph of a seated group of devotees in a hall during a courtyard session. In the foreground a young man with long dark hair, a small earring and a thin white sacred thread over his bare chest, wears orange cloth and holds his palms together in anjali while his eyes are closed. Beside him a boy with a shaved-looking head, white tilak and a beaded necklace also sits with hands folded in orange cloth. Others in orange and white cloths sit behind them, many with white sandalwood or ash markings on their arms and shoulders. Blurred oil lamps and the room are visible in the background.2017-01-25Photograph of a row of young male devotees seated on the floor in prayer, palms pressed together at chest level. They wear orange-saffron dhoti-style garments, rudraksha malas and beaded bracelets, with white horizontal stripes painted on their arms and foreheads. Green leaves and food offerings lie on a cloth at the lower right. Eyes are closed and faces are focused. The background is blurred and contains a stand and a red light. a person is not visibly present in this frame.2016-02-23Photograph of three men seated closely in prayer with palms pressed together at the chest and eyes closed. The central figure, in the foreground, has long dark hair, a white horizontal tilak across the forehead with a red mark, and wears a sleeveless saffron/orange garment with a gold-bead ceremonial necklace. The man on the left wears a similar saffron garment, gold beaded mala and white forehead marking. The man on the right has short dark hair, a red-and-white forehead mark and a saffron robe with a gold-bead necklace. Behind them, a man in white clothing with a light shawl sits with hands folded. The scene appears to be a devotional gathering. Photo credit overlay reads 'Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam' with a source line2010-01-08 +1 copiesA row of young men seated cross-legged on the floor in orange saffron robes, eyes closed and chanting, hands folded in front of them. Several wear rudraksha malas and gold necklaces, and some have white vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads. A line of brass lamps and small offerings sits along the floor in the foreground. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person in this frame.2016-07-12A photograph of a seated row of young men in saffron-orange cloth with bare upper bodies, hands pressed together in namaste and eyes closed, during a ceremony. Several wear rudraksha malas and have white vibhuti or tripundra markings on their foreheads and chests. Behind them hang striped banners in pink, purple, green and blue.2017-05-08September 11 20162016-09-11May 08 20172017-05-08May 08 20172017-05-08September 24 20132013-09-24Photograph of a seated devotional gathering in a hall with cream walls and framed pictures. In the foreground a young man with swept-back brown hair, a small tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala around his neck, sits with eyes closed and palms pressed together in anjali. He wears an orange cloth over his shoulder and bare chest with white markings on the skin. Beside him a man with long dark hair and a white sacred thread also sits in prayer, with others in orange garments and a seated child in the background. Offerings and small items are on the floor in front.2017-01-25Photo of devotees seated in a hall, hands pressed together in anjali mudra with eyes closed in prayer. In the foreground a young man with long dreadlocked hair, bare-chested, wearing a white sacred thread, rudraksha-style pendant necklace and white ash lines on his forehead and arms, prays with focus. Beside him a young girl with white forehead markings and orange cloth, and a second bare-chested man in orange garments, also pray. Blurred figures in orange clothing sit behind them, with a yellow-curtained interior and a faint purple logo at upper left.2017-01-25