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A seated congregation of devotees in a hall sits on mats during a ritual gathering. In the centre, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti sits cross-legged, wearing a red-brown rudraksha mala. To his right, a young boy in orange robes with a red-brown mala sits near a brass plate of offerings. In the foreground, a man with white horizontal forehead markings and a bare torso sits with a red-brown mala, and at the lower right a man in a red-orange robe with a mala sits with hands folded. Many others in white and saffron-orange garments with forehead markings and malas fill the rows behind, and a few people stand at the back.

A seated group of devotees in a hall during a satsang-style gathering. In the foreground a bald monk in a red-orange sannyasi robe with a gold-bordered cloth and rudraksha mala sits cross-legged with palms together, beside a shaved-headed man in white with a red garland and a red-banded orange shawl. To the right, two men in white kurta with red rudraksha garlands sit with hands folded, and a child in orange clothes sits nearby. Behind them rows of seated attendees in white and orange fill the floor, and a water bottle and small items rest on the glossy floor.

January 1st 2013

August 09 2015

A large indoor gathering of seated devotees in white dhotis and shirts, many wearing rudraksha malas, sacred ash or vibhuti marks on their foreheads and arms, and some in orange or saffron robes. Men fill the front rows, with a young boy near the bottom edge and bare-chested men among the seated crowd. The hall has pale walls, carved wooden doors and a distant red-toned shrine area.

July 05 2017

August 26 2014

A large hall of seated devotees during a satsang. In the foreground three men sit cross-legged on mats with eyes closed in meditation. The man on the left wears orange robes with rudraksha mala and a shaved head; the centre man wears orange robes with a long rudraksha mala, white forehead markings and bangles on his arms; the right man wears a white dhoti with gold border, a rudraksha mala and tilak, seated before a small brass item and scattered flowers. Behind them, rows of boys in dark t-shirts sit with white tilak bands, and older men in white shirts and orange shawls sit among them. A man in a white shirt with orange lanyard stands at the back. a person's identity is not established by appearance, so no candidate is marked.

A seated congregation during a satsang hall gathering, with many devotees in saffron-orange and red robes and white dhotis and shirts. Several men wear rudraksha malas and orange shawls, and some have ash or white vibhuti marks on their foreheads and arms. A front-row devotee with long hair rests his head on his hand, and others sit with eyes closed or heads bowed in meditation. Bald-headed young disciples in orange sit close together while older men in white sit among them. Above the crowd, a person in orange sits near a red-curtained backdrop, and the scene reads as a quiet devotional assembly rather than a formal stage event.

A seated audience fills a hall at a satsang, many devotees in white dhotis and kurtas, others in saffron and rust-orange robes with rudraksha malas and white vibhuti lines on their foreheads. Several shaved-headed sannyasis sit in the foreground, one in rust-orange cloth with hands clasped at his chin. Behind them rows of attendees in white, pastel and bright clothing listen attentively. No individual is identifiable as a person in this crowd view, and no one appears to be a speaker on a dais.

A large seated congregation in a hall with white chairs and wooden furniture, many people with white vibhuti marks on their foreheads and rudraksha malas. In the front row, a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha beads and a pendant sits with hands folded at his chest. Around him, men wear white dhotis or bare torsos, some with red or saffron shawls, hands folded in prayer or satsang.

2017-07-04 +1 copies

A seated assembly of many devotees in a bright hall, many dressed in white kurtas and dhotis with saffron-orange shawls and orange lanyards. In the foreground, several young boys in saffron-orange robes and red shawls wear rudraksha malas and white ash marks on their foreheads. A few older men in orange robes sit with rudraksha malas, and a shaved-headed man in orange sits near the centre. Behind them, rows of people sit on red mats, with a golden figure and orange drapery visible at the back. The scene looks like a formal satsang or discourse gathering.