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A photograph of a seated congregation at a Mahashivaratri event. In the centre, a white-haired older man with a shaved-looking white crown and a yellow tilak on his forehead sits with palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing a white dhoti with a gold border and a red-and-gold printed shawl over his shoulder, with a rudraksha mala around his neck. Around him, men in white ritual clothes sit closely packed; some are bare-chested with gold chains and rudraksha malas, and a man in the foreground shows a shaved head. The background is a crowded satsang hall with devotees in white and a few in maroon.

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April 09 20172017-04-09A large seated gathering of devotees in white clothing fills the frame, sitting closely on the floor in a satsang or meditation session. In the foreground, an older man with white hair and a white shawl with green and orange border sits with eyes closed and a vertical tilak on his forehead. To his right, a young shirtless man with reddish hair wears a long rudraksha mala and a pendant, sitting upright and gazing forward. A bespectacled man at left presses his palms together in anjali, and others around them sit with hands folded or chin resting on a hand.2017-04-09A seated group of devotees in white dhotis and shirts with rudraksha malas and red-saffron shawls sits on mats in a hall during a satsang or puja. In the centre, a bald man in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered saffron-red shawl and a gold necklace sits with palms pressed together. Beside him an elderly man in white with a rudraksha mala holds his hands folded, and a small brass plate with flowers and a lamp rests on the floor. Behind them many more white-clad participants fill the hall, with framed images and red curtains on the walls.2014-08-24A large seated congregation of devotees fills the frame at what appears to be an indoor satsang or initiation session. Many men wear white dhoti-style garments, several are bare-chested with rudraksha malas around their necks, and some have white or red tilak marks on their foreheads. A few men wear white kurtas and one has round eyeglasses. The people are seated closely together, gazing forward toward the same direction. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance alone.2017-07-05 +1 copiesA photograph of a large seated congregation at a satsang or spiritual gathering, with a row of men in front dressed in white dhotis with gold borders and red shawls, several wearing green event lanyards. Foreground men sit cross-legged on white cloth; several have orange-yellow forehead markings and rudraksha malas. Behind them, many women and men in white and red attire fill the hall. No speaker or throne is clearly visible, and no one in the frame is clearly identifiable as a specific individual.2015-10-22A seated audience of devotees in white kurta-style clothing sits on orange-and-maroon floor mats during an Inner Awakening darshan session. Many wear rudraksha malas and orange lanyards, and several have wireless earpieces. In the foreground a bald older man with a red tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala listens intently, while a man with short hair in a white kurta and rudraksha mala sits to the right. A man with glasses on the left holds his hand to his chin. No speaker or swami is visible in the frame, and the background shows a warm-lit hall with a small statue at the upper right.2015-05-07A photograph of a seated group of devotees in a ritual setting, most bare-chested and marked with white sacred ash stripes across their chests and shoulders, wearing white dhotis and white sacred threads over the shoulder. In the centre, a grey-haired man with a white horizontal tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha-style bead pendant on a white cord sits with his palms pressed together in prayer, gazing to the side. Beside him and behind, other participants in similar white attire sit attentively, one with his hands folded. The people appear to be taking part in an initiation-style ceremony with ritual markings on the body.2017-02-22May 10 20172017-05-10September 27 20142014-09-27January 17 20132013-01-17January 07 20172017-01-07A seated bald man in a white kurta wears a red rudraksha mala and an orange-red shawl printed with script, and he clasps his hands while smiling toward the front of a hall. Beside him a man with a beard and orange shawl sits in a white outfit, and rows of seated attendees in white and orange-red clothing fill the room, with wooden chairs in the foreground. The seated man shows no distinctive saffron or crown cues, so his identity is not established from appearance and he is described by role only as a seated participant.2017-03-04