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A photograph of a seated group of devotees in a hall with pale pink walls, many with white horizontal tilak on their foreheads. Foreground men wear white dhotis with gold borders and rudraksha malas; a man in the centre wears a blue garment with gold trim and a gold bangle. Children in orange and blue t-shirts sit among them, and a pink plastic basket rests on the floor. Several men wear orange robes. They appear attentive, seated on mats for a satsang or ritual gathering.

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A seated assembly of devotees in a hall during a satsang or discourse. In the foreground, a man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala with a gold pendant sits with palms pressed together in prayer, beside a shaved-headed man in white with gold-bordered dhoti and vibhuti on his forehead. Rows of white-clad devotees sit on striped mats behind them, with a few in orange, and more people seated at the back of the hall. Metal stanchions divide the seating area and a red-orange cloth hangs on the left. Many attendees wear white kurtas or dhotis and some carry rudraksha malas. No one is clearly identifiable as a person from the visible cues alone.2012-05-18October 25 20112011-10-25July 05 20172017-07-05July 01 20172017-07-01 +1 copiesA large indoor hall with a polished floor and gold-accented shrine elements in the background shows a seated congregation on mats. In the foreground, a bald man in a white dhoti with gold border and a rudraksha mala sits with folded arms, beside a man in saffron-orange robe and rudraksha mala, a man in white dhoti with a red-and-white forehead mark, and a youth in a checked shirt holding papers. Many more devotees in white and colourful clothes sit behind them, with brass vessels and small lamps on the floor. The scene reads as a satsang or puja gathering. The pictured people are not individually identified.2012-02-10November 27 20172017-11-27November 27 20172017-11-27May 28 20172017-05-28A large indoor gathering of seated devotees in white dhotis and shirts, many wearing rudraksha malas, sacred ash or vibhuti marks on their foreheads and arms, and some in orange or saffron robes. Men fill the front rows, with a young boy near the bottom edge and bare-chested men among the seated crowd. The hall has pale walls, carved wooden doors and a distant red-toned shrine area.2017-07-05August 17 20162016-08-17A seated congregation during a satsang-style gathering in a hall. In the foreground, several young people in saffron-orange dhotis and rudraksha malas sit cross-legged on the floor, some in white with orange borders, and a girl in a teal top sits near the bottom. Behind them, rows of men in orange robes, white kurtas and mixed shirts sit attentively, some with hands folded and eyes closed. A few older men in white and yellow clothing sit among the crowd. Some participants hold small items on the floor.2016-08-16A large seated crowd of devotees fills an indoor hall with pink walls and framed religious pictures. Most men wear white dhotis and white shirts or are bare-chested with yellow-bordered white cloth, rudraksha malas and white body markings. Several men in front wear saffron-orange cloth and rudraksha malas, one of them with a sandalwood-streaked face. Two young boys in white and orange sit in the foreground. Many people sit with eyes closed or gaze forward in meditation. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance cues alone.2017-07-05