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A large hall filled with many seated people on striped mats and cushions, facing a stage area at the far end. Most wear orange or saffron robes, and others wear white ritual clothing; several have shaved heads and rudraksha malas. Some sit with their hands folded or in meditative posture, and the room has pink walls with framed pictures and hanging banners. Dozens of people are visible, and the scene suggests a group satsang or meditation session.

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July 30 20172017-07-30 +1 copiesA large seated gathering of devotees fills a hall during a satsang. Many men wear white kurtas with red or maroon shoulder sashes and lanyards, while several sannyasis in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas sit on a patterned carpet in the foreground. A bald man in white with a green lanyard sits centrally, and a young person with long hair and orange forehead marking sits nearby. Brass bowls and a water bottle lie on the floor. A bearded elder in white sits at left, and a Western-looking young man in a white t-shirt sits in the lower right.2016-07-03July 16 20172017-07-16 +1 copiesA large indoor hall with a white tiled floor and pink walls, filled with a seated crowd of devotees dressed mostly in orange-saffron robes and white dhotis. Many wear rudraksha malas and white forehead markings, and some hold hands folded in anjali. Large screens on the back wall show colourful images of people. Foreground devotees, including young boys in orange and a child in a white and yellow outfit, face toward the front. No single person is clearly identifiable as a person in this crowd shot, so the candidate is left uncertain.2017-07-05A large seated congregation fills a bright hall during a satsang or puja gathering. Many people sit cross-legged on mats in rows, dressed in white dhotis and kurtas with red-brown and orange ritual shawls and garlands. Some wear saffron-orange robes and have white and sandalwood forehead markings. Plates of offerings, flowers and small items sit before groups near the front. Behind them, golden deity murti and decorated altar shrines are visible along the back wall, with red curtains on the left. Attendees appear focused on the proceedings, and a few hold notebooks or prayer items.2014-08-24A large indoor satsang hall filled with seated devotees, the front rows dressed in saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas and forehead markings, others in white. Several in the front row clap with palms together while a man in white dhoti sits at the left edge with hands folded. Framed portraits and banners line the walls, and a stage with a deity image is visible at the far back. The crowd is dense, numbering well over a hundred people.2016-08-13July 30 20172017-07-30 +1 copiesJuly 09 20172017-07-09A 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 photograph of a large seated congregation on white sheets in a hall with patterned gold wall panels and tall windows. Most attendees wear white clothing with orange-red shawls draped over their shoulders, and several have orange-red cloths on their laps. Some men have shaved heads, one wears a vertical orange-yellow tilak on his forehead, and a man in the lower right has white ash marks across his brow and wears a lanyard badge. Many are seated cross-legged in meditation or satsang, with eyes closed or gazing forward, while others wear mixed-colour clothing. The crowd fills the room, and the frontal sitters are clearly visible.2015-07-19A large hall filled with seated devotees in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas, many with white and red tilak marks on their foreheads, sitting on orange cloth on the floor during a group session. A woman in white with a mala and a bindi sits in the left foreground with her palms open. Along the left, men in white and a man in a dark shirt sit among the crowd. Wooden sticks or poles stand upright among the seated group. A tall figure in orange at upper right stands with long dark hair. Behind them, a wall displays framed pictures and a large wheel-like ornament, with a deity murti on a side shelf at left. Several dozen people are visible.2017-11-13July 09 20172017-07-09