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Several devotees sit cross-legged on red mats in a hall, eyes closed in meditation. In the foreground, a bald young man in cream clothes and rudraksha malas sits at left, a man in white kurta and white dhoti with red-orange rudraksha mala and wrist bangle sits centre, making a mudra with his right hand, and a man with a short beard in cream kurta and white pants with red mala sits at right, palms together. A green water bottle, small brass lamps, a flame, and offering plates with fruit and sweets lie on a dark tray at lower left. Chairs with red cushions and other seated devotees in saffron and white fill the background.

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A photograph of seated devotees in a meditation hall during a satsang. Several shaven-headed men in white dhotis with gold-bordered yellow edges sit cross-legged on a mat in meditation posture with eyes closed and hands resting in mudra. Rudraksha malas hang on their chests, and gold bangles are visible on some wrists. Brass dishes with yellow flowers and a small purple water bottle sit on the floor, with red curtains and a white wall behind them. No teacher is visible in the frame.2011-10-27Three men sit cross-legged on a carpet in a hall with cream padded wall panels and red chairs behind them, eyes closed in meditation. The man on the left wears a white kurta, a rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark. The middle man wears white clothes with a red shawl and rudraksha mala, hands in a mudra on his knee. The man on the right wears a white kurta, red shawl and a white forehead mark. A small plate of red flower petals and an offering stands in front of them. Other seated participants are visible in the background.2014-03-19Several men sit cross-legged on a carpeted floor in an indoor hall, dressed in white kurtas with rudraksha malas, performing a ritual. The men in front hold small brass handbells and wave or touch brass puja vessels, lamps and a plate with offerings laid on a white cloth. Behind them, other seated participants in white clothes, some with palms joined, and a child in white watch, with a tall dark-clothed onlooker standing at the back. The scene resembles a padapuja or puja with bells and lamps, though no a person depiction is clearly identifiable.2013-12-09A seated group meditation in a large hall with white floor mats. In the foreground, a man in white kurta and dhoti sits cross-legged with eyes closed, hands in a mudra, wearing a red-and-black patterned shawl, a rudraksha mala, a white tilak and a red bindi, and a name badge on his chest. Beside him, an older man in white with a red shawl sits with eyes closed and hands clasped. Behind them, devotees in white clothes and red shawls sit in meditation, and a few more figures are visible in the background.2014-07-25March 28 20162016-03-28October 27 20142014-10-27A seated group of devotees in white kurtas and white dhotis, each wearing an orange-red shawl with dark woven patterns, sit on a white floor mat during a satsang gathering. In the foreground a man with long hair tied back in a bun and a red tilak on his forehead sits cross-legged with his arms resting on his knee, a gold bangle on his wrist and a beaded necklace visible. Beside him a man with a moustache and a tilak sits with hands clasped. Behind them more people in white and red shawls sit in rows, with red cushions and bags on the floor and a water bottle at the left edge.2014-07-25January 15 20162016-01-15A seated group of devotees sits cross-legged on red mats across a bright hall with a tiled floor, many in meditative posture. In the foreground, a man in a maroon shirt and white dhoti sits at left beside a bright orange water bottle. A bald man with white forehead markings wears a white dhoti and cream shawl with a rudraksha mala and a red-and-gold badge, hands folded in his lap. At right, a man in a blue kurta and white dhoti sits with hands in a mudra beside a water bottle. Behind them, people in orange and saffron robes and rudraksha malas sit in rows, and framed photographs hang on the walls. a person appearance is unclear in this crowd, so no candidate is named.2016-09-04A seated group of devotees on red cushions in a hall during a satsang or discourse. In the foreground, a man in a white dhoti and white shirt wears rudraksha malas and a pendant, and beside him a man in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl wears rudraksha malas and has white ash markings on his arms and a tilak on his forehead. Further left, a man in a cream kurta and glasses sits with a green bag at his feet. Behind them, more devotees in white and orange clothing sit on the floor, and shelves with framed pictures line the wall. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance alone.2016-08-28May 09 20132013-05-09 +1 copiesSeveral men sit cross-legged on red cushions in a hall, bare-chested and wearing white dhotis with rudraksha malas, palms pressed together in anjali mudra. Ash or sandalwood markings show on their shoulders and arms. A brass puja thali with oil lamps and small brass vessels sits in front, with a clear plastic bottle and a container nearby. Blurred devotees in white and other colours sit behind.2016-08-24