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A dense, packed crowd of devotees seated closely together in a hall, shown in a photograph with many faces in sharp focus in the foreground. Men in white shirts and mundus, several with moustaches and spectacles, sit beside women in cotton saris with bindis, some wearing orange and red garments. A bearded man in a white kurta with a red tilak on his forehead sits near the center. In the background, figures in saffron-toned clothing stand near bright white light from the doorway.

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February 05 20172017-02-05 +1 copiesFebruary 05 20172017-02-05A large seated crowd fills a hall during a discourse, with devotees facing forward attentively. In the foreground, a man with a thin beard and light-colored kurta wears a red bindi, and beside him a man with a mustache wears a white shirt. Several people behind wear white and orange clothes, and a woman at left wears a pink-and-white sari with a flower in her hair. A man at far right wears glasses and white attire. Bright light glows in the background, with figures in saffron near the top.2017-02-05 +1 copiesA large seated audience fills the frame during a discourse, mostly men and women in white dhotis, kurtas and sarees, with some in orange and saffron clothing. Many have white vibhuti or kumkum marks on their foreheads. A man in front wears a white shirt and dhoti and a red thread on his wrist, while a bald man in the left foreground and a bearded man with glasses on the right add variety. Their faces show focused attention toward the front. The crowd appears seated on a hall floor in a satsang setting. No individual identifiable as a person is visible in this view.2017-02-05November 19 20162016-11-19February 05 20172017-02-05February 05 20172017-02-05 +1 copiesA packed indoor satsang hall seen from the front, with a dense crowd of devotees seated on the floor, mostly men and women in white and light shirts and sarees, many with white or sandal forehead markings and some with shaved heads. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a pen in his pocket sits beside a man with a thick moustache and a black beaded necklace. A bald man in a white shirt sits at left, and a young man with a thin beard and glasses sits at right. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person in this frame; the audience is shown facing forward toward the discourse.2017-02-05February 05 20172017-02-05 +1 copiesA large crowd of seated devotees fills a hall, shown in close rows that recede into the distance. Many men wear white shirts or dhotis with saffron or orange shawls, and several have white vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads. Some women in saris and salwar kameez sit among them, and a few hold their hands together in prayer while others look toward the front. The foreground figures are blurred, emphasising the depth of the gathering during a satsang or Guru Purnima event. No individual can be identified as a person from this view, and no specific ritual object is clearly visible.2016-07-19July 19 20162016-07-19A large seated audience fills a hall at a discourse, mostly men and women in white and pale ritual clothing, with some in bright saris and colourful outfits. In the foreground, a bald man in a dark shirt sits beside a man with a thick moustache in a white shirt and white dhoti, and a man in glasses and a white shirt sits at right. Several people wear sacred ash marks on their foreheads. Behind them, many rows of devotees extend back into the hall.2017-02-05