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A dense crowd of devotees fills the frame, many with arms raised and hands open in devotional gesture. Most wear white or cream kurtas and dhotis, with orange or saffron shawls and sashes on some. Many have white vibhuti or sandalwood-paste tripundra marks across their foreheads. A man in the centre wears a white patterned shirt with a lanyard badge and raises one arm high. Others wear rudraksha or prayer beads. Faces show intense participation, with some eyes closed and some mouths open in chanting. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person; the scene shows participants and attendees only.

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A dense crowd of devotees in white ritual clothing at a Shuddhadvaitam event in Ujjain. Many people raise their hands and clap, some with palms pressed together in devotion. Several wear orange or saffron head cloths and rudraksha or beaded necklaces, and many wrap bangles and wristbands on their arms. Faces are close together and partially cropped at the edges, with a few foreheads marked with tilak. The atmosphere is one of collective devotional singing and chanting.2016-05-06May 06 20162016-05-06A 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.2016-11-20May 06 20162016-05-06January 01 20172017-01-01May 04 20162016-05-04November 21 20152015-11-21A large seated crowd of devotees in white and saffron-orange clothing fills the frame at a Nithyananda Peetam satsang. Several men wear rudraksha malas and white sacred ash on their foreheads and arms, and a few raise their hands in devotion. A shirtless man in orange dhoti with a rudraksha mala and bare chest kneels in front, hands raised. A man in cream kurta with a visitor badge claps, and a young woman in white with an orange shawl smiles at right. No single figure is identifiable as a person in this crowd shot.2016-11-13July 07 20172017-07-07July 07 20172017-07-07November 13 20162016-11-13A large crowd of devotees fills a hall, many in white kurta-style clothes with orange and saffron shawls and rudraksha malas. Many raise their hands and clap energetically. A man in the centre-right wears a saffron-and-yellow garment and has a shaved head, while others wear white, pink and maroon clothing. The crowd fills the frame densely.2016-05-06