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A photograph of a seated congregation at a discourse, with a man in front wearing a white shirt and white dhoti, rudraksha mala beads, glasses and a small tilak on his forehead, palms pressed together in namaste while attending. Beside him sits a bald man with glasses in a white dhoti with a gold border and rudraksha mala, and a man with a shaved head and horizontal white tilak in a white dhoti and rudraksha mala is seated to the right. Other devotees in white clothing sit in rows behind them in a bright hall. The front man has no distinctive a person cues such as long hair, saffron robes, crown or gold necklaces, so no identification is made.

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February 27 20172017-02-27Seated devotees in a large hall during a Navaratri darshan at the Nithyananda Peetham, Bengaluru Aadheenam. Foreground men wear white dhotis and white shirts with red-orange shawls and rudraksha malas; the central man holds his palms together in anjali, while others sit with hands folded. Behind them many more devotees in white and saffron-orange clothing sit in rows. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in this frame, so no candidate is marked.2017-09-23 +1 copiesSeptember 27 20142014-09-27March 26 20172017-03-26July 30 20172017-07-30 +1 copiesMarch 26 20172017-03-26A seated devotee gathering in a large hall, mostly men and boys in white dhotis with golden-yellow borders and white shirts or bare upper bodies. The central man wears thin-framed glasses, a long rudraksha mala draped over his shoulders, a gold-rimmed pendant and a round pin with an image, and holds his hands together in a mudra-like gesture while looking ahead. Behind him, others sit with palms pressed together in prayer, and a boy in orange wraps sits at the right. A young girl in orange with gold necklaces sits in the foreground. The scene suggests a satsang or meditation session, though no specific ritual is clearly shown.2017-03-26A photograph of a seated group at a indoor event with green flooring and red-cushioned chairs behind. In the foreground a man in white ritual dhoti with gold border and bare upper body, wearing a rudraksha mala and white horizontal tilak with red dot, sits with palms pressed together. Beside him a man in white shirt and glasses sits with hands clasped, and another man in white kurta with glasses claps hands. At the right edge an orange-robed person sits. Behind, several seated people in white clothes clap. Headphones rest on the white floor covering.2012-03-31September 04 20122012-09-04October 28 20162016-10-28 +1 copiesJuly 27 20172017-07-27A photograph of devotees seated in a large tent hall, many wearing white dhoti-style garments with gold borders and red shawls, along with rudraksha malas. The central man in white, with a red tilak on his forehead, a rudraksha mala and a red shawl, smiles and claps while seated among the crowd. Men on either side, one wearing spectacles and another with a red shawl, also clap. Strings of small colourful lamps hang from the tent ceiling, with a golden structure visible at the right edge. The mood is joyful and participatory, with many people sitting closely together.2016-05-04