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A large seated congregation fills a bright hall during a Guru Purnima gathering. Many men wear white dhotis with gold borders and rudraksha malas; several in the front rows are shirtless with orange or saffron cloths and beaded necklaces. A bald man in the lower right wears vertical tilak marks and glasses, hands folded in front of his chest, while others sit attentively. A framed deity portrait hangs on the far wall and framed pictures line the upper walls. No single figure in the frame is clearly identifiable as the swami from appearance alone.

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A large indoor hall filled with many seated devotees, mostly men, sitting in rows on the floor facing a stage at the far end. Most wear white dhotis with gold or yellow borders and bare upper bodies or white kurtas, many with rudraksha malas around their necks. Several wear orange or saffron cloths; one man in the foreground wears a red-orange shawl over white clothing. Pink walls are decorated with framed religious pictures, and ceiling lights and air conditioners are visible. No individual within the scene is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so no a person candidate is marked.2017-07-09 +3 copiesJuly 09 20172017-07-09July 09 20172017-07-09May 24 20172017-05-24A large seated congregation fills a pink-walled hall at a Guru Purnima gathering. Many men sit cross-legged on the floor in white dhotis with gold borders, some bare-chested and wearing rudraksha malas, others in white kurtas, and several in saffron or orange cloths. Several hold their palms joined in anjali while looking forward toward an unseen speaker. A tripod-mounted camera and a large screen stand near the back wall, and framed portraits hang above the doorways. Crowd members are visible throughout the room. No individual is clearly identifiable as a specific person from appearance, so no a person identification is made.2017-07-09A large seated congregation fills a hall at a Vijaya Dashami satsang. Many men wear white dhotis and shirts with saffron-orange and gold shawls, rudraksha malas and sacred-ash markings on their foreheads. Some are bare-chested in orange and white wraps. A woman in an orange sari with long dreadlocked hair sits near the centre, and a young child sits in the front row. In the background, a red-draped dais and a stage screen display the event. Blue padded mats and hanging ropes line the upper wall. Dozens of people are visible.2017-09-30May 20 20182018-05-20A large seated crowd fills a bright hall at a Guru Purnima gathering, with many devotees in white dhotis and shawls, orange and saffron garments, and rudraksha malas around their necks. In the foreground, a young man in an orange cloth and rudraksha beads sits with hands raised near his face, while a man in white with gold-bordered dhoti sits beside him. A foreign man with long pale hair and a white garment sits near the centre. Behind them, rows of attendees in white stand or sit before a large white projection screen and framed devotional paintings on the pink walls. Crowd size is in the hundreds.2017-07-09July 09 20172017-07-09July 05 20172017-07-05A large crowd of devotees sits cross-legged on the floor of a bright hall during a satsang. Many wear white dhotis and shawls with gold borders, and several have rudraksha malas around their necks; some are bare-chested. A man at centre-left wears glasses and a rudraksha mala, and a younger man at centre-right has long hair and a white-and-gold shawl. Tall brass lamps with lit wicks line the front rows, and framed pictures hang on the back wall. Sitting among the devotees, the visible figures are ordinary attendees and no one is clearly identifiable as a person, so no candidate is flagged.2017-05-29February 14 20162016-02-14