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A crowded seated gathering of devotees on the floor of a hall, many wearing white, cream and saffron clothing with rudraksha malas. In the foreground, an older man with white hair wears a purple kurta and mala and looks down at a mobile phone. Beside him, a bearded younger man in a light blue shirt also looks at a phone. At right, a person in cream and brown clothing with a mala sits near small brass items, a bottle and a red bag, with a small framed deity image in front. A wall fan stands in the upper left and the background is packed with more seated people.

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December 14 20162016-12-14A dense seated audience at an indoor hall event, viewed from behind and above the heads of people in the front rows. Many attendees wear orange and white conference lanyards. A man in the centre wears a dark maroon t-shirt and a black cap, and a man at right in white kurta-style clothing wears headphones. Another man at left wears white with a tilak on his forehead and a brown shawl, and a bald man in an orange top sits nearby. Most attendees look toward the stage, which is out of frame.2015-12-09August 22 20152015-08-22December 12 20162016-12-12October 26 20152015-10-26December 01 20162016-12-01 +1 copiesNovember 13 20172017-11-13A seated group session in a hall with striped red, purple and green mats. Many participants wear white kurtas and dhotis, while others wear coloured shirts such as a bright blue t-shirt and a yellow-green kurta, with event badges clipped to their chests. A man in the foreground right wears a white outfit and a rudraksha mala and holds a brown coconut in both hands. Several people nearby also hold coconuts. The image is a photograph of the seated participants, with no identifiable leader clearly distinguished from the group.2017-04-23Seated devotees fill a hall during an evening ritual, with brass pots and bowls on white square platforms and marigold petals scattered before them. In the foreground a woman in a blue sari with gold borders sits with hand to chin, beside a man in white dhoti and shirt and a shaved-headed man in white clothes. To the left a woman wears a purple sari with gold border, and a woman in a red blouse sits nearby. Behind them many people in white and colourful saris watch, some holding children. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance cues, so no presence claim is made.2007-09-30December 10 20162016-12-10Crowded seated satsang audience under a white tent at a Sangha meeting. In the foreground a woman in white with an orange shawl sits beside a man in a pink-purple shirt holding a folding fan, next to a bald older man in white with a rudraksha mala and beaded necklaces. Women in saffron, orange and green saris and shawls, and many others in white, sit on chairs and the floor, some with hands folded in devotion. A few faces are partially hidden by other attendees. Nothing visible distinctively identifies a candidate as a person, and the attendees appear to be devotees seated for the gathering.2016-05-19A seated group of devotees in a temple hall performs a ritual with brass puja vessels and oil lamps on mats in front of them. Two men in front wear white dhoti-style garments with gold borders and rudraksha malas, one with grey hair and glasses, the other with eyes closed and hands folded. Behind them many boys and young men sit in rows, some in white and others in colourful shirts, all attentive. A small orange bag rests at the lower right. No candidate for a person is clearly identifiable from appearance, so no identity is assigned.2012-04-09