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A photograph of a seated group at a indoor event with green flooring and red-cushioned chairs behind. In the foreground a man in white ritual dhoti with gold border and bare upper body, wearing a rudraksha mala and white horizontal tilak with red dot, sits with palms pressed together. Beside him a man in white shirt and glasses sits with hands clasped, and another man in white kurta with glasses claps hands. At the right edge an orange-robed person sits. Behind, several seated people in white clothes clap. Headphones rest on the white floor covering.

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March 26 20172017-03-26August 14 20162016-08-14A seated devotee gathering in a large hall, mostly men and boys in white dhotis with golden-yellow borders and white shirts or bare upper bodies. The central man wears thin-framed glasses, a long rudraksha mala draped over his shoulders, a gold-rimmed pendant and a round pin with an image, and holds his hands together in a mudra-like gesture while looking ahead. Behind him, others sit with palms pressed together in prayer, and a boy in orange wraps sits at the right. A young girl in orange with gold necklaces sits in the foreground. The scene suggests a satsang or meditation session, though no specific ritual is clearly shown.2017-03-26A large group of seated devotees, mostly men, sit in rows on an orange mat during a satsang or meditation gathering. Many wear white dhotis and shawls with gold borders, rudraksha malas, and white sacred ash on their foreheads. Several sit with hands pressed in anjali, eyes closed in prayer. A bald man in a white kurta, wearing glasses and a rudraksha mala, sits at centre with hands joined near his waist. Some devotees in the back wear white shirts, and a few appear to be women seated at the rear. The setting is an indoor hall with a bright orange floor covering.2013-01-21 +1 copiesDecember 07 20132013-12-07 +1 copiesA seated group ritual in a large hall with orange floor mats. In the centre, a man in an orange saffron cloth and a multi-strand rudraksha mala sits with his body marked with white ash stripes and a white tilak on his forehead. Beside him, a man in a white dhoti and shawl has white tripundra marks and a white sacred thread, and another man in white has yellow turmeric paste on his forehead. Behind them, many devotees in white and orange sit with hands folded or palms together, and a row of people in white and orange clothing fills the background. The crowd and setting suggest an assembly during a puja or satsang.2018-11-22February 27 20172017-02-27March 26 20172017-03-26September 04 20122012-09-04March 13 20162016-03-13August 29 20152015-08-29Devotees seated in a hall during prayer. In the foreground, a man with white vibhuti on his forehead, rudraksha mala and a pendant necklace sits with eyes closed and hands held in a mudra, wearing a white dhoti with red-and-gold borders. Beside him, another man in a white dhoti with gold trim presses his palms together in anjali. Behind them, a row of seated men in white shirts and dhotis and a few in western clothing listen in a satsang-style gathering, with a metal stand and chain at left.2012-10-09