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A candid photograph of a joyful crowd at a satsang hall. In the centre, a bearded, grey-haired man in an orange-copper shirt with a small red tilak smiles broadly, and a name badge hangs from his chest. Around him, young boys in white kurtas and a shirtless young man with a dark cord and a white dhoti laugh and gesture with raised hands. A man in white with a rudraksha mala stands at left. Behind them, many others in white clothing fill the hall, and red-and-maroon banners hang on the walls.

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February 16 20172017-02-16A photograph inside a bright hall with pale walls and framed artwork. In the centre, a smiling older man with grey hair and a grey beard wears a short-sleeved orange-peach shirt and a plastic name badge on a lanyard. To his right, a young boy with tilak markings on his forehead and a white shirt reaches out with his hand raised. Around them, many people in white shirts and white dhotis stand and sit, including a young man in glasses on the left, and others wearing lanyards.2017-02-16August 23 20142014-08-23May 01 20172017-05-01A photograph of a large crowd of men in white shirts and white dhotis, many with rudraksha malas around their necks, some with arms raised and hands clapping or swaying in an energetic group meditation or celebration indoors. In the right background, a man in an orange-saffron robe with a rudraksha mala stands among the crowd, and red curtains hang behind the group. A man in the centre-left has his eyes closed and face tilted upward. Most participants wear white, with a few in pastel or patterned shirts.2013-09-13February 16 20172017-02-16A large seated crowd of devotees at a gathering, many with bare upper bodies and white ritual cloths, some wearing rudraksha malas and sandalwood or vibhuti marks on their foreheads. In the foreground right, a smiling older man with swept-back silver-grey hair wears a white and gold-bordered dhoti, a long rudraksha mala, and a ceremonial gold pendant. Beside him a young boy in a green and gold cloth smiles, and children in orange and white sit among adults in saffron and yellow. Two blurred heads in front, one in pink, are out of focus.2017-01-01 +1 copiesA crowded indoor hall full of people in white and orange clothing, many dancing or jostling energetically with raised arms. In the centre-right, an older man with grey hair and a grey beard wears an orange-peach shawl and raises a fist; he appears to be a candidate for a person but the appearance is uncertain, so he is described only by role. Nearby, a young man with a yellow-orange turban and an orange shawl stands among the crowd, and a bare-backed man wears an orange cloth and a sacred thread. Many white-clad young men and boys surround them, some wearing lanyards. Wall banners and framed photographs line the upper walls of the hall.2017-02-16A seated crowd of mostly men in white shirts fills the frame at what looks like an indoor gathering. In the centre, a smiling bald man with a grey beard and a red-and-white tilak mark on his forehead laughs, and beside him a younger man in white also smiles. Many people in the background wear white shirts, and some have visible lanyards or badges. The audience appears relaxed and cheerful. No deity, throne, or ritual object is visible, and no candidate is clearly identifiable by appearance.2009-03-01A crowded indoor hall of men in white kurtas and dhotis, many raising arms and clapping with hands lifted, expressing enthusiasm. A man in the centre wears a rudraksha mala and a white kurta, and another man in the middle foreground wears an orange garment over white clothing. Behind them hangs a gold and red draped curtain. An older man on the left in a patterned shirt presses his palms together.2012-09-21January 01 20172017-01-01A photograph of a crowded satsang gathering in a hall with blurred lights overhead. In the centre, a smiling man with swept-back grey hair and a red bindi wears a saffron-orange kurta with a rudraksha mala and a white ceremonial thread, his hand raised in motion. Behind him, a man with long dark hair wears a white kurta with yellow trim, and a woman in a yellow sari with raised hands stands among devotees. A woman with long white-blonde hair in a white top and red shawl stands at left. Devotees clap and sway, and the scene conveys an energetic group sanga.2016-05-18