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A photograph of a seated crowd at a temple ceremony. In the centre, a man with curly dark hair wears a rudraksha mala and a white garment with gold border, seated before a low table with a small laptop. Beside him a woman in a white sari with gold border and a red-stained forehead mark sits with eyes lowered, wearing a rudraksha mala. Behind them, many devotees in white and orange clothing, some with rudraksha malas, fill the hall. At left, a golden deity murti and orange cloth are partly visible. Overhead hangs a white fan-like object. The hall is draped in dark fabric.

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A dense crowd of devotees seated closely together in a temple hall during a Deepam lamp ceremony. In the centre, a man in white kurta with a rudraksha mala stands with hands on hips, looking to one side. Nearby, a man in white with red mala and a woman in yellow hold small lamps or offerings. Others in white, orange and red shawls and rudraksha malas sit around them, many with red-and-white attire. No clearly visible a person candidate is identifiable from appearance; the scene shows devotees gathered for the ritual.2016-12-12December 23 20162016-12-23Crowded indoor satsang with devotees seated close together against red and blue drapery. In the centre, a man with short dark hair, a red bindi and a rudraksha mala with a white shawl sits with palms pressed together in anjali. Beside him a woman in glasses and a red bindi also has hands folded, and others wear white and cream garments with gold borders. Several men near the back have white tripundra markings on their foreheads and wear rudraksha malas and brown robes. Foreground heads are blurred. Whether the central man is a person is uncertain; no distinctive presentation cues are clearly visible.2016-12-23December 23 20172017-12-23July 06 20172017-07-06A seated congregation at a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam-style satsang or initiation session in a white-walled hall with a red wooden door behind. In the foreground rows, several men sit bare-chested, wearing rudraksha malas in red and brown, with white dhotis and vibhuti smeared on their arms and chests. Women in white saris and white tops sit among them, some with red-orange shawls draped over their shoulders and sandalwood-coloured tilaks on their foreheads. A woman in front wears large black-framed glasses and stick-out tongue expression. The crowd fills the frame, with several people partly hidden at the bottom edge. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in this view.2017-07-05 +1 copiesJuly 05 20172017-07-05 +1 copiesCrowded seated devotional gathering with a central man in white dhoti and cloth, brown rudraksha mala around his neck, eyes closed and palms pressed together in namaskar. Nearby, a man in a saffron-brown garment with a long gold necklace sits behind him, and several devotees with white tilak on their foreheads and women in saris or glasses are seated in the blurred foreground. Deep red drapes form the backdrop. The page links this to the 40th Avatardinotsava celebration, but the central man's appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm a person's presence.2016-12-23A photograph of a seated devotional gathering with many people in the foreground. In the centre, a man with short black hair, closed eyes and palms pressed together in anjali sits in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala and a red tilak on his forehead. Beside him a woman in white with glasses and a red-bead mala also sits with eyes lowered. Behind them, several people wear white and yellow-bordered clothing, white horizontal forehead marks and beaded necklaces. A red and blue draped backdrop fills the background. Blurred heads in the lower foreground frame the image.2016-12-23A large seated gathering of devotees fills the hall, many in orange and red clothing and some bare-chested with sacred ash and rudraksha malas. In the foreground a man in a white shirt with an orange shawl sits with eyes closed, and a woman in red and white sits beside him. Behind them a bare-chested devotee wears a red garland. Blurred foreground heads and a camera on a tripod at upper right suggest a satsang session in a temple-style room with an orange-draped altar behind.2017-07-06August 16 20172017-08-16 +1 copiesDecember 23 20162016-12-23