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A large seated audience in white ritual clothing fills the frame at a discourse or satsang hall. Many people wear white kurtas and dhotis; several men and women wear rust-red or orange shawls and rudraksha malas around their necks, and some have sandalwood or vibhuti marks on their foreheads. In the foreground, a bald man in white clasps his hands in applause, a woman in orange sits at lower left, and a man in a rust-red shawl with a rudraksha mala sits at right. The background shows more seated devotees and a bright blue shirt among the crowd, all facing a common direction. The scene is a devotional gathering with people seated on red mats in an indoor hall; no single person is identified as a person.

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A photograph of a large seated congregation in an indoor satsang hall, most people in white kurta-style clothing with orange-red shawls draped over their shoulders and lanyards around their necks. Several men have yellow turmeric or sandalwood markings on their foreheads. In the foreground, a bald man with a grey beard and a yellow forehead mark sits at left, a man in white with round glasses and a red shawl claps at centre, and at right a young man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and beaded bracelets sits with his hands folded. Attendees sit on white floor mats, and a few people in the background wear white and others wear casual shirts.2015-05-17A seated audience at a large gathering, with a central bare-chested man in orange dhoti and a rudraksha mala clapping, his body marked with white sacred ash stripes. Around him devotees in white and orange garments sit, including a man in a white dhoti with an orange shawl and a bald man with a red tilak. Two children in orange clothing sit in the foreground, one wearing a rudraksha mala. Nearby an older man with white hair wears an orange shawl. No clearly distinctive a person cues such as long swept-back hair, crown or ceremonial gold necklace are evident on any candidate, so the identity is uncertain. Roughly twenty to thirty people are visible in the scene.2016-11-24 +1 copiesJanuary 13 20152015-01-13January 07 20172017-01-07A seated satsang gathering in an orange-carpeted hall with a large audience of devotees. In the foreground, a man with swept-back white hair and a white dhoti with yellow border smiles while clapping, wearing a rudraksha mala. Beside him, a bald man in a saffron-orange dhoti with yellow border, bare-chested with vibhuti marks on his forehead and arms, wearing a rudraksha mala and a pendant necklace, smiles and claps. Behind them, saffron-robed sannyasis and a man in a purple robe sit among devotees in white and orange. Some of the bald-headed sannyasi-like figures wear rudraksha malas. Several people seated in the back row are clapping, and the room has wall decorations and a white ceiling.2017-01-07September 03 20172017-09-03September 15 20152015-09-15January 08 20172017-01-08A large seated congregation fills a hall during a satsang-style discourse, with devotees on red floor mats. In the foreground, a young man in a blue-violet kurta sits beside a young woman in white and cream with an orange shawl, rudraksha mala, and a vermilion forehead mark, eyes closed. Behind them, men in white kurtas wear orange and saffron shawls, forehead tilak marks and rudraksha malas. A man in a striped grey shirt on the right sits with palms joined. Ornate golden shrine decorations and a framed painting appear in the background. Many attendees wear white, orange and saffron.2016-10-11A 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.2017-07-09A seated satsang gathering in a hall with many devotees behind. In the foreground, a man in a white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha mala, and beside him a bald man with a red bindi, bare-chested, wearing a rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklace, sitting on a red cushion with hands raised in applause and smiling. Behind them, saffron-clad disciples and a man in a purple robe sit among the audience.2017-01-07A large seated congregation in white dhotis and white kurtas with orange-red shawls and vibhuti-marked foreheads fills a hall, with many people clapping and some with rudraksha malas. Foreground devotees sit close, a man in the lower left wears a white-and-gold dhoti with a rudraksha mala, and a bald man in orange-yellow clothing sits centrally. Behind them, posters with photos and text line the walls, and a deity murti appears at the upper right. The setting resembles a satsang gathering.2015-10-22 +1 copies