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A large photograph of a packed hall where a seated congregation performs a group ritual on a tiled floor. Rows of devotees sit cross-legged, many in white dhotis and shirts with red-brown rudraksha malas, and others in saffron-orange robes with white forehead bands. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and white dhoti sits with eyes closed and hands folded; a bald man with a white band across his forehead holds a red-brown mala. A young man in a white shirt and red garland sits beside a tray of ritual items. Further back, gold ornaments and deity murti decorate the altar area.

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A large indoor hall with a white tiled floor and orange drapes hanging from the ceiling shows a seated congregation of men and some women in white ritual dress. Most wear white dhotis and shawls with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, and each sits on an orange mat before a brass plate with fruit, sweets and small oil lamps, performing a puja. At the front left, a man in an orange robe and orange head wrap sits upright beside the group. A video camera on a tripod stands at the left edge. The scene looks like a formal satsang or puja gathering with a crowd of well over twenty people.2010-09-17February 14 20162016-02-14 +1 copiesAugust 24 20142014-08-24A large seated congregation fills a hall during a satsang, with many devotees in white dhotis and kurtas and others in orange or saffron robes. In the front rows, a bald man in orange cloth with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged, and beside him a man in white holds his hands in a mudra. Other devotees wear white, pink, orange and maroon clothing, and a banana leaf with fruit and a small offering sits on the floor in the foreground. Orange-robed figures and a deity murti appear at the upper right edge of the hall.2013-01-01 +1 copiesApril 16 20182018-04-16 +3 copiesAugust 24 20142014-08-24February 14 20162016-02-14A seated assembly during a ritual gathering in a hall, with many participants in orange robes and white clothing sitting on the floor. Front-row figures wear orange sashes and rudraksha malas, with white forehead markings, and several hold or sit beside brass plates of offerings, flowers and small lamps. Behind them, rows of people in white shirts and dhotis watch, and some have white ash marks on their foreheads. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance; the scene shows devotees and sannyasis in ritual sitting.2014-06-02August 24 20142014-08-24A large hall filled with seated devotees in white clothing, many wearing rudraksha malas, sitting on a polished floor during a satsang. In the front row, a bald man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged with hands folded, beside a man in white with a wrap and rudraksha mala holding a book and a bald man in white with hands joined in prayer. Brass puja plates with flowers, fruit, oil lamps and small bowls are arranged on orange mats in front of them. A camera on a tripod stands at the left edge. Behind them, a crowd of many seated people in white fills the room.2010-10-08A large seated audience fills a hall during a satsang, with hundreds of people sitting on white floor mats. Most wear white kurtas or shirts with rust-red and orange shawls draped over their shoulders, and many wear lanyards. In the foreground, several men in saffron and ochre robes sit cross-legged, some with rudraksha malas, bead necklaces and wrist bands, and some with yellow-orange forehead bands. A bald man in white and a man with glasses in a white kurta sit near the front. The people are seated facing forward toward the stage, with a red-draped platform visible in the background.2015-05-14 +1 copiesJuly 23 20112011-07-23