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A photograph of a large satsang hall with many seated devotees on colourful striped mats, most in white dhotis and white garments. In the foreground a bare-chested young man with short dark hair and a beard sits upright on a green cushioned seat, eyes closed, with a paper cup beside him. To his left a bald older man wears a rudraksha mala and a bare chest, and a man with a headset microphone sits in the lower left. Gold-tipped pillars line the background, and blurred devotees fill the room.

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May 18 20172017-05-18May 28 20172017-05-28November 26 20172017-11-26A large seated crowd of men, mostly bare-chested and wearing white dhotis, fills the frame at a Sadashivoham initiation gathering. Many wear rudraksha malas and pendant necklaces, and several have white ash or vibhuti smeared across their chests and faces. Some sit with eyes closed in meditation, others look forward or bow their heads, with colourful lights and draped figures in the background. No individual can be identified as a person in this crowd of delegates.2016-12-05September 09 20172017-09-09 +1 copiesA large seated gathering of devotees in white dhotis and white shawls with gold borders sits on colourful striped mats outdoors in bright daylight. Many are bare-chested and wear rudraksha malas or cords; several have white or saffron headbands and forehead markings. In the front, a bare-chested young man with dark hair and a small red bindi sits in meditation posture, and a man in a white head wrap and white garment with a dark pendant sits beside him. Behind them, dreadlocked and long-haired men sit in similar attire. The scene suggests a satsang or meditation session.2015-05-13July 04 20172017-07-04May 14 20172017-05-14May 24 20172017-05-24A large seated crowd of bare-chested men and some women in white dhotis and cloths, many wearing rudraksha malas and white vibhuti or sandalwood markings on their foreheads and chests, sit on a red floor covering with eyes closed or heads bowed in meditation. A few people in the foreground have hands folded or fingers to their faces. Several visible figures wear wraps and beads, but no single person in front is clearly a person; the shaved and bearded men in the middle and left are devotees. Many people are visible, with several more partially seen at the edges.2016-12-07A large seated congregation in a bright hall with pink and cream walls and framed pictures, all sitting on colourful striped floor mats. In the foreground, a shaven-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with yellow borders and rudraksha mala presses his hand to his brow, beside a bearded man in white and gold-bordered cloth with his hands clasped, and a man in white with gold border and folded hands. Behind them many devotees in white kurtas and dhotis, some wearing rudraksha malas, sit attentively; a man in an orange kurta sits at the front right. A yellow-tipped kalasha-style pillar row and a cushioned seat appear at left.2017-07-15 +1 copiesNovember 02 20162016-11-02