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Photograph of a seated congregation on green mats in a bright hall with white marble floor, during a ritual. Foreground: a row of men in white dhotis and white shirts with rudraksha malas and red-brown beaded garlands, eyes closed in meditation with hands resting on knees. A boy in an orange shawl with rudraksha beads sits beside them. Behind, women in white and coloured saris sit with flower and bead ornaments. No one in the frame is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so no candidate is marked.

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A large seated congregation fills a hall during a satsang discourse. In the foreground, several young boys and a woman sit cross-legged in white and saffron-orange dhotis and shawls, wearing rudraksha malas and white vibhuti lines on their foreheads. Behind them, many men and women in white ritual clothes sit closely packed, some wearing name badges, and some with vibhuti or kumkum marks. A pillar and decorated backdrop are visible at the top of the frame. The scene conveys an assembly listening to a teaching.2015-11-22January 01 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesFebruary 14 20162016-02-14 +1 copiesDecember 07 20132013-12-07Seated devotees fill a hall during a satsang, many sitting on striped mats. In the foreground a shaved-headed priest in saffron cloth with a gold necklace sits beside a bald man in white dhoti and shawl with gold trim, holding a gold necklace. Nearby a bearded man in white with a rudraksha mala sits with hands folded, and a man in an orange robe with long hair sits with arms crossed. Many others in white shirts and dhotis, some with hands in anjali, sit behind them; metal crowd barriers and a yellow hanging fabric appear at the top right. Watermarked archive photo with copyright text overlay.2012-05-11 +1 copiesA seated group of devotees fills a hall during a chanting session, with many people in the foreground wearing saffron-orange robes with gold-yellow borders, rudraksha malas, and white forehead bands. Behind them, a row of people in white ritual clothing sit on red chairs and mats, some with hands folded in prayer. A few wear orange-and-white satsang attire. A partly visible figure in orange stands at the upper right near a framed image on a red wall, and a small child sits among the seated rows at the back.2015-02-02A large outdoor tent congregation seated on green mats during a satsang. In the foreground, a man in orange robes with a beaded necklace sits at left beside several men in white dhotis and shawls with rudraksha malas and forehead markings. Behind them rows of seated devotees, including women in saris and shawls, fill the space. A camera on a tripod and a standing man in white are visible at the top left, and a large banner hangs at the back of the tent. No one is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance here, so the figure's role is described only as a devotee-attended satsang.2013-02-08June 03 20152015-06-03A photograph of a large seated audience inside a hall during a satsang or discourse. Men in white dhotis and shirts sit on striped mats and cloth, with several men in orange shawls at the back and women in colourful saris along the left. A few men wear rudraksha malas. Metal barrier poles stand in front of the rows.2012-05-19 +1 copiesA large seated audience fills a hall at a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam-style gathering, many dressed in white shirts and white dhotis with red-and-maroon shawls and orange-red lanyard badges. In the foreground, a young man in saffron-orange cloth with a rudraksha mala and forehead markings sits with hands pressed together in prayer, beside another in orange with a bead necklace and a young girl in orange with a red tilak. A boy in light blue shirt sits cross-legged at the bottom centre. Behind them, rows of attendees sit in chairs and on the floor, with a warm-lit wall and ceiling beyond.2016-09-30July 08 20172017-07-08January 1st 2013 +1 copies