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A dense crowd of devotees sits seated on a stone floor inside a temple hall with carved granite pillars, decorated with coloured cloth bands. Most men wear white dhotis and white shirts, and women wear white or cream saris with gold necklaces. A man in an orange shirt sits at lower left, a man in a pink shirt in the centre, and a man in a light blue shirt with glasses sits behind them with hands joined. A small boy in a checked shirt sits among the adults. Many faces look toward the front of the hall. No clearly identifiable figure is distinguished by ornate saffron dress or long hair, so no appearance-based candidate for the teacher is established.

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June 05 20122012-06-05A photograph of a seated crowd inside a stone temple hall with tall carved pillars and a polished wooden floor. Many devotees sit cross-legged in rows; a woman in a white and gold-bordered sari and a woman in a lavender sari sit near the front, several girls wear maroon and gold dresses and beaded necklaces, a man wears an orange shirt, and several men wear white shirts and white dhotis. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti kneels at the right edge. The gathering appears attentive, facing toward the left of the frame.2012-06-05A dense crowd of men and some women sits seated and standing in a temple corridor during a festival. Most men wear white dhoti-and-shirt sets, and several wear rudraksha malas. Pillars at the left and right edges are wrapped in blue, yellow and red cloth with patterned borders, and banana stalks hang at left. A woman in a saffron sari stands near the left, and a woman in a pale yellow sari sits in the middle. Men in front wear checked and grey shirts.2012-06-05 +2 copiesA dense crowd of devotees sits on the floor of a temple hall, packed shoulder to shoulder. Many wear white shirts and dhotis, while a man in an orange shirt sits at left and a bare-chested man with white vibhuti marks and a rudraksha mala sits in the foreground. Some have tilak on their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks. A large stone pillar stands at upper right, with orange cloth visible at the top. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in this crowd.2012-06-05Crowded indoor photograph inside a temple hall with stone pillars decorated with colourful striped cloth and yellow fabric. Many men and women sit closely packed on the floor, mostly in white dhotis and white shirts, with some in checked or blue shirts and a woman in a purple sari on the left. A man on the right stands in white with a rudraksha mala around his neck. A bald man in dark-rimmed glasses and white clothes sits near the centre, and a man with curly hair and glasses in a white kurta sits at right. Many people wear sacred ash or vibhuti marks on their foreheads. The mood is attentive and seated. Several people are visibly seated or standing close to one another, and the crowd is well over twenty people.2012-06-05A large seated crowd fills a hall with polished marble-patterned walls. Most people wear white shirts and dhotis, while some women wear orange, red and blue saris. Several boys in front wear maroon shawls with gold borders and sandalwood or vibhuti marks on their foreheads. Many men wear rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. A man in a white shirt stands at the back near a raised area with a microphone stand, and others move about along the edges. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so no a person candidate is marked.2012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05A photograph of a large seated audience inside a hall during a satsang or discourse. Men in white dhotis and shirts sit on striped mats and cloth, with several men in orange shawls at the back and women in colourful saris along the left. A few men wear rudraksha malas. Metal barrier poles stand in front of the rows.2012-05-19 +1 copiesA large seated congregation of men fills a hall for a satsang. Most wear white shirts and white dhotis or trousers, some with name badges clipped to their shirts. A few wear coloured shirts, including a purple shirt in the foreground and an orange-yellow shirt. At the top left, a deity murti or garlanded figure sits on an ornate altar with lamps, and a world map is displayed on the back wall between red pillars. A figure in white sits near the centre background, but no person can be clearly identified as a person in this crowd.2015-05-31A photograph of a large seated congregation in a hall, filled with rows of devotees with palms pressed together in namaskar or anjali mudra. Most men wear white shirts and dhotis or white kurtas, with a few in red, blue, or striped shirts. Several women in saris, including one in a blue sari at the left edge, sit among them. The crowd fills the frame in dense rows. No speaker or deity is clearly visible, and the presence of a single prominent figure cannot be established.2010-10-24June 05 20122012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05