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A seated crowd of devotees fills a hall, many in white dhotis and shirts with rudraksha malas, some bare-chested with tilak and vibhuti marks on their foreheads. Several people in the front rows press their palms together in anjali or clap, and a shaved-headed man in white stands near the middle with hands folded. Faces are visible across the room, with a wooden door on the left and a plain cream wall behind. Nothing in the frame clearly establishes a presiding figure; no person is confidently identifiable as a person, so the scene is described by roles and dress only.

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April 14 20172017-04-14A seated assembly of sannyasis and young devotees in an indoor hall with pale pink walls and wooden doors, many with shaved heads, rudraksha malas and white dhotis with gold borders, clapping or pressing palms together in reverence. Some wear saffron cloths and a few sit on red-and-blue mats or wooden chairs. A small brass kalasha-style vessel is visible on a shelf at upper right. A tall figure with long grey hair and a rudraksha mala, seated at right, is clapping, but no clear a person cues are visible in this crowd.2017-05-28April 10 20162016-04-10March 26 20172017-03-26A photograph of a large seated congregation on orange mats in a hall, devotees in white dhotis and kurtas and orange or red garments, many with white and yellow sandalwood or vibhuti markings on their foreheads and bodies. In the foreground a man in an orange cloth with rudraksha malas and round glasses sits with palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes half-closed. Beside him a man in a white shawl sits with eyes closed, a woman in a red shawl sits among them, and a man in white clasps his hands. Others raise hands in devotion in the background, and a monastic in orange sits near the back. Satsang or puja gathering.2018-11-22A large seated audience fills the hall, mostly men in white ritual clothes with forehead markings of white and sandal or vibhuti. Many wear saffron or orange shawls, rudraksha malas and identification lanyards. Several clap with their hands raised, while others sit attentively looking toward the front. Some wear pale purple, teal or lavender shirts among the white. No single a person candidate is clearly identifiable in the crowd.2016-11-20A seated audience fills a hall at a satsang, most people dressed in white kurtas and white robes. In the front row a young man in a white kurta wears a long rudraksha mala, and a bearded man in white with a mala sits beside him. A man in a yellow top with a red tilak claps in the foreground, and a woman with grey hair pulled back wears a mala. Others sit behind them, some in glasses, with a wooden-panelled wall behind. No speaker or a person candidate is visible in this frame.2014-07-15A dense crowd of devotees seated in a hall during a satsang, many in white dhotis and shawls with rudraksha malas, several with hands raised in devotional gesture or palms pressed together. A man in the right foreground wears a white shirt and gold-toned dhoti with a rudraksha mala; a long-haired devotee at right wears a forehead mark and white and gold cloth. Faces are partly obscured by people in front. A red banner and pink-walled hall are visible behind. a person is not clearly identifiable in this crowd.2017-05-29August 24 20142014-08-24May 27 20172017-05-27A large seated crowd of devotees fills a hall during a satsang-style gathering, most with palms pressed together in anjali. Many wear white dhotis and shawls with gold or yellow borders, and many are bare-chested with rudraksha malas around their necks. A few wear orange or saffron cloth, and one man in front wears a white shawl over white clothes. Some devotees have forehead markings, and several wear glasses. The hall has red and gold decor at the back and wooden doors on the right. No individual is identified as a person in this image.2017-07-09March 26 20172017-03-26