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A dense crowd of devotees, mostly women in white and cream sarees with gold borders, sits with palms pressed together in namaskar or eyes closed in prayer at a satsang-style gathering. Many wear white vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads, and some have red kumkum and gold jewellery. Black iron railings run across the background behind the seated rows. No clear presence of a person is visible in this frame, so no candidate is identified. The image is a photograph of the crowd during a devotional event.

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A crowd of devotees seated in rows at a packed indoor event, many with hands pressed in anjali mudra in prayer. Women in white and cream saris with coloured borders, some wearing gold necklaces, bead malas and sacred ash marks on their foreheads. In the centre a woman in a white sari with a red border and red blouse holds her palms together with eyes closed, wearing a red bindi and vibhuti. Dark metal railings or barricades stand behind the rows, with many more people beyond them. No a person candidate is visible in the frame.2016-12-23A seated crowd of devotees with palms pressed together in anjali mudra during satsang, many with eyes closed. Women in the foreground wear white and cream sarees with gold necklaces, bangles and forehead markings, including white urdhva-pundra style lines and red bindis. A woman in a cream saree with green border and rudraksha mala sits at right, with a red and gold identification badge. Metal stanchions and a chain divide the rows, and men in white shirts sit behind them.2012-09-20December 23 20162016-12-23Dense crowd of women seated close together at a devotional gathering, viewed through black iron railings. Most have eyes closed in prayer, with palms pressed together in namaskar. Many wear white or cream saris with gold borders, and some have vermilion or red tilaka and white forehead markings. A woman in the centre wears a red-and-gold sari and gold earrings, hands folded near her face. Older women with grey hair sit in white clothes in the foreground. The mood is devout and absorbed, with no visible central figure or throne in frame.2016-12-23A crowd of devotees seated on the floor behind a black metal railing at a large hall event. In the foreground a woman in a pink blouse with orange-red sari and rudraksha mala presses her palms together in prayer while her eyes are closed. Beside her a woman in a gold-embroidered blouse with a cream and gold sari touches her forehead with one hand, wearing a rudraksha mala and bangles. Other women in saris and glasses sit nearby, some with vibhuti or kumkum on their foreheads. Men in white and saffron-toned clothing sit further back. No a person candidate is clearly visible among the people shown.2016-12-23A photograph of a large satsang hall with a crowd of devotees standing with palms pressed together in anjali mudra. In the foreground, several women in white sarees with orange and gold borders wear rudraksha malas and gold bangles; one wears an orange-and-gold blouse and another has a red-brown top with a bindi and white tilak markings on the forehead. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shirts, some in light shirts, stand with hands folded. Red carpet runs along the floor behind a metal stanchion barrier and chain.2015-04-23A large seated crowd of devotees fills the frame, mostly women in saris and white or cream clothing with red and orange borders. Many wear rudraksha malas and ornate gold jewellery, and some have red bindis, sandalwood tilak or white vibhuti marks on their foreheads. Several sit with hands folded in prayer or eyes closed, in what appears to be satsang or darshan. Front-row faces are sharp while the background blurs. No a person candidate is visible.2016-05-09April 10 20162016-04-10November 11 20152015-11-11A seated crowd of devotees, mostly women and girls, in an indoor hall during a Paduka Puja gathering. In the foreground a woman with short light brown hair and an orange scarf over a white outfit sits with clasped hands beside a woman in pale pink, both wearing glasses. A young girl in a purple top with an orange lanyard sits in front, and a young boy sits behind them. At right a woman in a green and white sari with a mala presses her palms together. Behind the rows, many people in white kurtas and white clothing sit in meditative postures, some with white forehead markings, and metal railings run along the right edge.2012-10-24A large seated gathering of devotees in an indoor hall, many with orange or saffron shawls and white or cream garments. A central woman with curly light-brown hair, wearing a white top and a saffron-orange shawl, sits with palms pressed together in anjali mudra and eyes closed. Women around her wear saffron shawls, white vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads, rudraksha-style necklaces, and colourful saris in blue, teal and pink. The mood is prayerful meditation during a Shuddhadvaitam initiation event. No a person candidate is visible in this frame.2016-05-06December 23 20162016-12-23