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A seated satsang audience in a hall with dark red-brown wall panels and a grey-metal rail. Many devotees wear white dhoti and shawl clothing with rudraksha malas and lanyard badges. In the foreground, a bald man in a red-orange shawl claps and smiles, and an older white-bearded man in white clothes sits with hands together. Several men on the right raise their arms and clap joyfully, and women in white and orange saris sit in the back rows.

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September 09 20122012-09-09December 16 20142014-12-16November 21 20152015-11-21A large seated congregation of devotees fills the hall, most dressed in white shirts and white dhotis with gold borders, many wearing red-brown rudraksha malas and sandalwood or vibhuti markings on their foreheads. In the foreground, several men sit cross-legged with hands folded or clapping, while others in the rows behind look forward attentively. Thin silver posts line the upper background. The scene reflects satsang or darshan at a person ashram gathering. No single figure in the crowd is clearly identifiable as a person, and no throne or raised dais is visible.2015-07-31A large indoor congregation of devotees seated on orange cloth mats during a ritual gathering. In the foreground, a bald man with glasses wears a rudraksha mala and white robes, and a bearded man in orange with a mala and folded hands sits at the right edge. Many men wear white dhotis and shawls, some with white sacred ash marks on their foreheads and shoulders, and a few wear red or orange shawls. Several women in saffron and pink saris sit among them, and a woman in the background raises her arm. Brass or gold-coloured ceremonial lamps stand at the left, and people in the back row stand and sway. Some participants press their palms together in prayer.2018-11-22A seated congregation in a hall, mostly men in white ritual clothes with orange and red lanyards, clapping their hands together. In the foreground at left, a bearded man with long hair sits bare-chested with a white dhoti and beaded necklaces, hands pressed in greeting. Beside him a man in a purple robe sits with bald head and glasses. Two central men in white kurtas, one with a tilak and beard, the other with a moustache, clap in front of an orange-striped scarf. Behind them rows of devotees, some in red and white, fill the room, with stands and a camera tripod at left and a red light above.2016-10-03A large seated audience in a hall fills the frame, many clapping with raised hands. In the foreground, a smiling man in white dhoti with orange-and-white border and a brown rudraksha-style mala claps with palms together. To his left a man in a red kurta with spectacles smiles and claps. At right a young boy in saffron-orange robes with sandalwood tilak on his forehead smiles and claps, beside a girl in orange clothing. Behind them, rows of men in white and pastel shirts sit and clap. The scene suggests a devotional gathering with applause.2017-03-26Photograph of a seated congregation at a satsang gathering in a hall. In the foreground a man in an orange saffron robe sits with palms pressed together in namaste, smiling. Beside him a younger man in white dhoti and shawl with a red-bordered cloth and rudraksha mala sits with hands joined. Other men in white ritual dhotis and shawls, some with shaved heads and some with rudraksha malas, sit with palms together. Small oil lamps flicker on the floor in front of the group, and a table with a cloth and a stand stands at the back right. Several people stand at the rear of the hall in white shirts.2011-02-02A large seated congregation in a hall during a satsang gathering. Front row devotees wear white dhotis and kurtas with red-orange shawls and tilak marks on their foreheads; several hold hands folded in anjali. A bald man in the centre front wears a green-and-red beaded mala and a gold wristwatch, and a man in front right wears a red shawl and red beaded mala. Behind them rows of seated people in white and red clothing fill the room, with banners on the wall behind them and a painted deity mural at the upper right. No single leader is clearly visible in the frame.2015-10-22 +2 copiesA photograph of a large seated congregation on orange mats in a hall, devotees in white dhotis and kurtas and orange or red garments, many with white and yellow sandalwood or vibhuti markings on their foreheads and bodies. In the foreground a man in an orange cloth with rudraksha malas and round glasses sits with palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes half-closed. Beside him a man in a white shawl sits with eyes closed, a woman in a red shawl sits among them, and a man in white clasps his hands. Others raise hands in devotion in the background, and a monastic in orange sits near the back. Satsang or puja gathering.2018-11-22A large indoor satsang gathering with a dense crowd of devotees seated on the floor, many in white kurta and dhoti clothing with orange and white lanyards. In the foreground, a man in white with a tilak on his forehead sits with palms pressed together in namaste, next to a man in white with a long-sleeved white kurta and orange lanyard who claps with hands raised. A bald man in a purple top with glasses sits to the left. Behind them, devotees with folded hands and a man in an orange shawl fill the hall, and a tripod camera stands at the left edge. Lit pillars and a warm-toned backdrop frame the scene.2016-10-03August 21 20122012-08-21 +1 copies