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A seated group of devotees in an indoor satsang hall, many in white ritual clothes with gold-bordered dhotis and rudraksha malas. In the front, an elderly man with long white beard and white dhoti sits with hands pressed together in prayer, a small red tilak on his forehead. Beside him, a smiling man in white sleeveless kurta with gold border claps. Behind them, a man in a rust-red quilted jacket sits among others in white, and figures in saffron-orange garments are visible in the back row. A small oil lamp, a brass bowl and a plate with orange flowers rest on the mat in front. The photo is a crowd of devotees gathered for a satsang session.

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September 10 20122012-09-10A seated group of devotees at a puja or satsang gathering, shown in a dense crowd close to the camera. Foreground: an older man with white beard and white shirt with a dark lanyard; a man in a red-and-grey jacket with hands cupped in prayer; a man in a white shirt with an orange-and-white scarf reading Nithyanandaya Namaha, wearing an orange-and-white lanyard. Behind them, a man in green shirt presses palms together, a bald man in white and orange kurta sits with hands folded, and others in white dhotis and shirts sit with eyes closed or heads bowed. A small lit lamp glows near the right middle. Visible people number well over twenty.2012-09-03Seated devotees fill a satsang hall in white ritual clothing, many smiling and clapping. Foreground figures include a man in white with rudraksha mala and lanyard, and a man in a rust-red sweater with a gold chain. A man in white dhoti with a gold border and a red tilak sits centrally, and a woman in orange sari is visible at upper left. Striped mats cover the floor.2012-09-09A seated group of men in a hall, most wearing white dhotis and white shawls with sandalwood or white markings on their foreheads and chests. Many wear rudraksha malas and gold chains. Some have sacred ash and kumkum tilaks. A bearded elder in front wears a white shawl and glasses while others sit with palms pressed together in devotion. Behind them a man in white sits on a raised area near a dark wooden door. Gold stanchions and rows of empty chairs line the foreground.2017-09-03January 18 20132013-01-18 +1 copiesMarch 26 20172017-03-26A photograph of a seated congregation at a Mahashivaratri event. In the centre, a white-haired older man with a shaved-looking white crown and a yellow tilak on his forehead sits with palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing a white dhoti with a gold border and a red-and-gold printed shawl over his shoulder, with a rudraksha mala around his neck. Around him, men in white ritual clothes sit closely packed; some are bare-chested with gold chains and rudraksha malas, and a man in the foreground shows a shaved head. The background is a crowded satsang hall with devotees in white and a few in maroon.2016-03-07January 22 20172017-01-22September 10 20122012-09-10April 10 20162016-04-10September 09 20122012-09-09March 26 20172017-03-26