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A photograph of a seated satsang audience in a hall with red curtains and framed pictures on the walls. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in maroon robes with rudraksha malas sits cross-legged with hands folded, beside a row of young boys in maroon robes with yellow trim, some wearing glasses. At right, a man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits with hands raised in a gesture. Behind them, seated devotees in white and colourful clothing listen, and plastic containers sit on the floor in front of the group. The appearance of these men does not establish that any of them is a person, so no candidate is identified.

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A photograph of a seated group on red floor mats during a satsang-style gathering in a hall with a red curtain backdrop. In the foreground, several saffron and orange-robed sannyasis with shaved heads, rudraksha malas and wrist beads sit listening, one with a hand on his chin. Behind them, many boys in red, orange and white robes, some wearing glasses, sit attentively with rudraksha beads. A drum is visible at the upper right and a man in white clothing sits at the left. The page's satsang excerpt is not visible in the image itself, so the gathering is described by its visible elements only.2013-07-18A photograph of a seated group of young saffron-robed monks with shaved heads, rudraksha malas and white forehead markings, sitting on mats in a marble-floored hall. Several boys in front hold or sit beside small brass puja plates, lamps and flower offerings. Behind them, men in white shirts and a few in white dhotis sit on red-cushioned seating beneath red draped hangings.2013-04-25July 13 20132013-07-13May 25 20132013-05-25August 06 20142014-08-06A photograph of a ritual gathering in a hall, with many young priests and devotees seated on the floor in orange and maroon robes. Foreground boys wear orange cloth and rudraksha malas, their foreheads and arms marked with white ash; some hold small items at their hands while sitting before brass puja vessels, small dishes and flowers on low tables. Behind them, rows of seated participants in maroon and red garments and white clothing sit behind rope barriers, with a few standing figures and an older man in white at the right edge. The scene suggests a puja or abhishekam-style ceremony with brass vessels and oil lamps.2013-09-23April 01 20132013-04-01August 28 20152015-08-28 +1 copiesTwo shaven-headed men sit cross-legged on a mat in the foreground, wearing saffron-orange and gold-bordered dhoti and shawl, with rudraksha malas around their necks and wrists. The man on the right has a red bindi and white horizontal markings on his arms and shoulders; the man on the left sits with hands clasped and eyes lowered. Behind them, a seated audience of devotees in orange and red clothing, some with white markings, faces a satsang gathering in a hall.2016-08-12September 12 20132013-09-12March 24 20132013-03-24A seated group of ashram students and priests performs a ritual chanting session in a hall. In the foreground a bald man in an orange saffron robe with a rudraksha mala and bright white forehead and arm markings holds a small brass bell and leads the recitation with an open mouth. Beside him a man in white dhoti and shawl with a red rudraksha mala and white horizontal tilak holds a bell. Behind them rows of boys in maroon-and-gold shawls with white tilak lines sit cross-legged, several holding small brass bells and a brass lamp and offering plates lie on a cloth. Adults in white and orange are seated among the crowd in the background, which is lit by oil lamps and pillars.2013-01-03