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A seated satsang gathering in an indoor hall with many devotees in orange and red robes, rudraksha malas, and yellow or orange forehead marks. In the foreground, a bald man in dark red robes with a rudraksha mala and glasses rests his chin on his hand, and a woman in white with a braid sits with her back to the camera. Several shaved-headed men in saffron clothing sit on the floor, and leaf plates with cups are laid out on green cloth in the lower right. Women in colourful saris and white attire sit behind them, and a white bag with a blue logo sits on a table at upper left.

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A photograph of a large seated gathering at an ashram-style hall. In the foreground, several shaved-headed men in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl sit cross-legged with rudraksha malas; the central man has a red bindi, white tilak stripes on his head and chest, and keeps his eyes closed in meditation with hands held together. Beside him, another man in orange and a younger boy in a dark shawl sit with eyes closed or hands folded. Behind them, many bare-chested devotees in white and grey clothing sit in rows, with oil lamps glowing at left. Appearance-based cues for a person presence are not clearly visible, so no specific candidate is identified.2017-01-08Seated devotees in an indoor hall perform a ritual puja with brass plates, small bells, a kalasha-style brass vessel and flower offerings set on the floor. Four or five sannyasi-style monks in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings sit cross-legged in front, hands raised in mudra and eyes closed. Behind them, rows of people in white clothing sit on red mats, with a few in yellow and orange shirts. Metal pillars and a red-draped stage line the background.2013-10-13October 20 20132013-10-20 +1 copiesAugust 13 20162016-08-13September 05 20142014-09-05June 02 20142014-06-02June 01 20142014-06-01September 22 20142014-09-22A seated assembly of saffron-robed monks and devotees fills a hall with red curtains. In the front row, several young disciples in orange robes with rudraksha malas sit cross-legged on the floor, one bald-headed man in an orange robe with a white forehead mark sits with hands folded, and a young boy with a shaved head and white tilak sits near the lower right. Behind them, men in white shirts and orange or red shawls sit in rows, many wearing orange sashes and lanyards. Brass vessels and small ritual objects are placed on the floor before the group, and a metal chain barrier runs along the front.2013-10-20 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated group on red floor mats during a satsang-style gathering in a hall with a red curtain backdrop. In the foreground, several saffron and orange-robed sannyasis with shaved heads, rudraksha malas and wrist beads sit listening, one with a hand on his chin. Behind them, many boys in red, orange and white robes, some wearing glasses, sit attentively with rudraksha beads. A drum is visible at the upper right and a man in white clothing sits at the left. The page's satsang excerpt is not visible in the image itself, so the gathering is described by its visible elements only.2013-07-18A crowded seated congregation at a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam gathering. In the foreground, several men in saffron and orange robes sit with rudraksha malas, some with bare upper bodies and orange cloth wrapped at the waist. A white-haired older man with a white beard and a white-and-red vertical tilak on his forehead sits beside a younger man with a shaved head. A bespectacled man in saffron wears layered malas and a gold necklace. Others in white and orange dhotis or saffron cloth, some with vibhuti or kumkum on their foreheads, fill the rows behind. No throne, deity or a person candidate is clearly visible among the seated devotees.2016-11-04Shaved-headed men in saffron-orange cloth and rudraksha malas sit cross-legged on a floor in a large gathering, several with white sandalwood marks on their foreheads and arms. A bald man at right wears a red tilak and a white forehead mark, holding his hands together in prayer. In the foreground, a bald man and a younger man sit with eyes closed. Behind them, many seated people in white and colourful clothing share the space, and brass lamps with small flames and offering trays sit on the floor. The scene reads as a ritual sitting or puja with devotees in meditative posture. No figure is clearly identified as the a person.2017-01-08