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A large indoor hall with pale pink walls and framed photo collages, where many people sit on orange mats in rows during a meditation initiation. Most men wear white dhotis and shirts, some bare-chested with rudraksha malas, and several have white tilak marks on their foreheads. Many sit with palms pressed together in prayer or with eyes closed. Orange-robed attendants and staff work at tables near the back, and an orange-cloth-draped low table with a small figure stands at the far end. At the rear, a figure in orange robes sits cross-legged among the audience. Wooden stands with bells or small instruments line the front. A figure in white sits front-centre-left, hands clasped. No clearly identifiable a person-like figure with the required cues is confidently visible.

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A large group of young men and boys sit cross-legged on orange cloths in a hall with cream walls and framed pictures. Many wear white dhotis and shawls, and several are bare-chested with rudraksha malas and beaded necklaces. Some have hands folded in prayer, others sit with eyes closed in meditation. A figure stands at a desk at the back.2017-11-24A large hall with cream walls and framed portraits hung in a row high on the wall, with red and white lighting strips above them. Many seated devotees fill the floor in rows, mostly men in white dhoti-style cloth with red and gold borders, many with shaved heads and hands in anjali. Each seated group has small brass plates of offerings, oil lamps and flowers on orange cloths in front of them. Some wear orange robes at the left edge. Chairs with red cushions are visible along the right wall. Ritual satsang or puja gathering.2011-08-17A large hall with cream walls and a polished white floor holds a seated congregation of many devotees on mats. Front-row men wear white dhotis and shawls, several with white-painted foreheads and bare shaved heads, and others wear saffron or orange robes. Behind them, rows of seated participants wear white, red, yellow and pink clothing, and small brass lamps and offering plates sit on the floor in front. Framed portraits hang along the back wall above red-draped windows, and a small emblem appears in the upper left corner.2011-09-04 +1 copiesA large seated congregation fills a bright hall during a satsang or puja gathering. Many people sit cross-legged on mats in rows, dressed in white dhotis and kurtas with red-brown and orange ritual shawls and garlands. Some wear saffron-orange robes and have white and sandalwood forehead markings. Plates of offerings, flowers and small items sit before groups near the front. Behind them, golden deity murti and decorated altar shrines are visible along the back wall, with red curtains on the left. Attendees appear focused on the proceedings, and a few hold notebooks or prayer items.2014-08-24A large hall with polished floor where a group of men in white dhotis and shawls sit cross-legged on mats during a pada puja style ceremony, with small oil lamps and brass plates with offerings in front of them. Several front-row priests have sandalwood or vibhuti marks on their foreheads and rudraksha malas. Behind them younger boys in colourful shirts and seated adults in white watch. A man in an orange robe sits near the back on the left, and chairs line the back wall. A red banner with Tamil text hangs on the upper wall. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance.2011-02-25 +1 copiesA photograph of a large indoor meditation gathering with many people seated cross-legged on orange and red mats across a pale tiled floor. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in an orange robe with a gold-bead necklace sits with eyes closed, flanked by men in white dhotis and shawls, several with rudraksha malas. Brass plates holding offerings and small bowls sit beside them. Behind, rows of seated devotees in white and children fill the hall, with red curtains and a side table at the right.2011-02-20February 21 20162016-02-21 +2 copiesA large seated congregation fills a pink-walled hall at a Guru Purnima gathering. Many men sit cross-legged on the floor in white dhotis with gold borders, some bare-chested and wearing rudraksha malas, others in white kurtas, and several in saffron or orange cloths. Several hold their palms joined in anjali while looking forward toward an unseen speaker. A tripod-mounted camera and a large screen stand near the back wall, and framed portraits hang above the doorways. Crowd members are visible throughout the room. No individual is clearly identifiable as a specific person from appearance, so no a person identification is made.2017-07-09July 31 20152015-07-31February 07 20162016-02-07 +1 copiesAugust 24 20142014-08-24A photograph of a large hall with a pale pink wall and polished floor, where a seated congregation of many people sits on mats in rows facing forward. In the foreground, several men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas sit cross-legged, with small brass pooja plates, offerings and oil lamps placed before them on the floor. Men in white dhotis and white shirts sit among the crowd, and others wear white and red garments. Framed portraits hang on the back wall between red and white bunting, and a pale orange cloth is visible at the far right. No speaker's face is clearly identifiable from the visible cues, and the page does not name anyone present. The scene suggests a group satsang or puja session.2011-09-08