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A crowded seated audience at a Nithyanandoham event, photographed from the front-side. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and rudraksha mala with hands pressed in anjali looks upward, next to a man in a white shirt with palms together and a woman in a white top at left. Many other devotees fill the rows behind, several wearing orange and saffron shawls or stoles. No one visible is clearly identifiable as a person; the scene shows devotees in satsang-style prayer posture.

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December 16 20152015-12-16December 16 20152015-12-16December 09 20152015-12-09A crowded indoor gathering of devotees seated close together, many with hands pressed in anjali. In the centre, a man in a white dhoti-style garment with a gold-bordered orange shawl and rudraksha mala sits with palms joined. Nearby, a man in white with a mala and glasses, and a man in pale pink with a mala and an ID badge, sit attentively. Blurred heads and white clothing fill the foreground and background.2016-12-12December 16 20172017-12-16Crowded 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.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23A 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.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23A large outdoor congregation of devotees seated closely together, many with hands pressed in anjali mudra and some holding small lit oil lamps or flames. Men wear white shirts and saffron or orange garments, several with rudraksha mala beads and yellow or red lanyards. Women wear white and cream saris and salwar, one in a yellow top, and a woman at right in a cream sari with bangles and folded hands. A white pole and blue fabric appear at left. The scene resembles a satsang or puja gathering, with flames visible among the crowd. No individual with clear distinctive a person cues is identifiable in this frame.2009-07-07Crowded 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.2016-12-23A dense crowd of devotees sits in prayer at a Deepam gathering. In the foreground, a bearded man in a white kurta and an eye mask raises his palm in greeting, while a man with a rudraksha mala and a white shirt presses his palms together in namaskar beside a man in a black top with glasses. Behind them, many devotees in white clothing, some with tilak markings, sit with hands joined. The people in focus are visible, others are blurred, and a few wooden elements appear at the right edge.2016-12-12