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A large seated congregation fills a hall with many people sitting cross-legged on mats. In the foreground, several men wear white dhotis and white shirts with long red-brown flower garlands, some with white tilak marks on their foreheads. A man in the centre-right has a hand raised to his chin, and a younger man at the right wears a wristwatch and a lanyard badge. Behind them, rows of boys and young men wear saffron-orange robes with gold borders, red-brown garlands and white forehead markings. Rudraksha-style beads are visible on some necks. Gold-coloured decorations and a few other devotees appear in the background, and the setting resembles a satsang or spiritual discourse gathering.

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April 25 20152015-04-25September 06 20152015-09-06September 06 20152015-09-06March 07 20162016-03-07February 14 20162016-02-14August 24 20142014-08-24A large seated audience of men fills a hall for a discourse session. Most wear white dhotis and shirts, many with rust-red or orange shawls and red-brown rudraksha-style garlands, and several have sandalwood or vibhuti marks on their foreheads. The front rows sit on orange mats on the floor. One man in the centre foreground wears thick glasses and a gold-bordered dhoti, and a man on the left holds his hands in anjali. A large part of the room is blurred and packed with more devotees behind them. No speaker or a person candidate is visible in this frame.2015-09-06A photograph of a large seated group of men in white dhotis and white shirts, many wearing red-brown rudraksha mala garlands and sacred ash markings on their foreheads, sitting cross-legged on a floor with eyes closed in meditation or chanting. Several wear yellow-bordered white shawls and name badges on lanyards. Some sit with hands resting on their knees or holding small objects. A round lapel-style badge is visible on a man in front. Behind them, a white wall and red-cushioned chairs are partly visible.2015-08-09August 24 20142014-08-24A large seated congregation fills a hall at a Nithya Dhyana Yoga session. Men in white dhotis and shirts wear red and orange shawls and red beaded garlands, with a few holding folded hands in prayer. Several have white and red tilak marks on their foreheads, and some wear name badges on their garlands. Rows of seated devotees stretch back toward the far wall, and the ashram setting suggests satsang or meditation. The image is a photograph of an audience; no speaker or a person is clearly visible in the frame.2015-09-06September 06 20152015-09-06Large outdoor camp gathering of many people seated closely on red and green mats, eyes closed or heads bowed in meditation during a Shuddhadvaitam initiation session. Most wear white dhotis or kurtas with saffron-orange shawls and rudraksha or beaded malas; several have gold ceremonial necklaces. In the foreground a man in a white kurta with an orange shawl sits with hands folded, and a bald man in white with a gold mala sits at right with hands clasped. A tall stage backdrop and white tent structures are visible at the top. The seated crowd spans the frame into the distance, with a few people in lighter or western clothing among them.2016-05-06