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A photograph of a devotional gathering in a hall with a red curtain. In the foreground a grey-haired man in a white shirt and white dhoti bends forward, holding a small offering of white flowers or cloth towards a person seen from behind. That person wears a bright orange-saffron turban, gold earrings and a gold necklace. A green identity badge hangs from the man's shirt, and he has a short white moustache and a thin white forehead mark. Behind him, other men in white clothes and gold-bordered dhotis stand watching, and a bald man with a white beard stands at right.

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A photograph of a devotional exchange at an indoor satsang hall with red curtains. In the foreground, a man with grey hair and a white short-sleeved shirt, wearing a name badge and a thin rudraksha-style mala and a red-and-yellow wristband, bends forward with both hands out to receive a small white cloth-wrapped item from a person in a deep orange-red turban and orange-red garment with gold ornaments, seen from behind at the right edge. Behind them, several men in white dhotis and white shirts with name badges stand watching, one wearing a gold-bordered white dhoti and another with a mala. The setting appears to be a formal devotional gathering.2015-11-22November 22 20152015-11-22November 22 20152015-11-22A photograph at an indoor satsang hall with a red carpet. In the foreground a bald, bespectacled man in white dhoti and shirt with a gold chain and a lanyard badge leans forward to offer something cupped in his hands to a seated figure seen from behind. That figure wears an orange-red turban, a rudraksha mala and a gold ornament, with a bare, gold-trimmed saffron cloth draped over the shoulders, and is seated facing him. Behind them several men in white dhotis and shirts stand along the hall, some with gold-bordered cloth, and a few in white headbands. Off the carpet a wooden stool and a small table are visible. a person is not clearly identified here: the seated figure's cues are only partly visible, so the appearance is uncertain.2015-11-22November 22 20152015-11-22Indoor satsang scene with several people in close conversation. In the foreground a man with swept-back white hair and a white shirt holds a small wooden box and talks with an elderly white-haired man in a white shirt, white shawl and wooden rudraksha-style beaded mala, who holds out his open hands. At right, a figure in a bright orange turban and gold necklace is seen from behind. Behind them, men in white dhotis and orange cloths, a boy in a white shirt with a red sash, and other devotees stand against a red curtain. A lanyard badge is visible on the elderly man's chest.2015-11-22Indoor satsang scene in a hall with red curtains and framed pictures. In the centre a man in a white kurta with a name badge and a silver bracelet bends forward with his palms open toward a seated figure wearing a saffron-orange turban, orange shawl, rudraksha mala and gold ornaments on the neck and ear. The seated figure's back is toward the camera. A woman in white bends low at the lower left, touching a white cloth. Behind them, many men and women in white dhotis and white clothes stand or sit. No identity is asserted for the seated figure.2015-11-22Indoor satsang hall with devotees in white ritual clothes receiving blessings. In the foreground a man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala and a green event badge bends forward, hands together in front of a person wearing an orange turban and gold-trimmed orange garment at the right edge, seen from behind. Beside him an older man in a white shirt with a badge and wristwatch stands with hands clasped. Behind them several men and a boy in white and orange clothing stand in the crowded room, with red curtains and a framed picture on the wall.2015-11-22November 22 20152015-11-22Photo from a satsang hall with a dark red curtain behind a crowd of devotees. In the foreground, an elderly man with white hair wears a cream shirt, a cream shawl over his shoulder, and a dark rudraksha mala; he holds a small folded white cloth in both hands. Beside him, a boy in a white shirt with a red sash and a man in white dhoti with gold border stand nearby. On the right, a woman in an orange head wrap and gold-trimmed orange garment is partly visible, and another man in white with a rudraksha mala stands behind. Several people wear green-and-white event badges. Faces at the left edge are partially cut off.2015-11-22A photograph of a ritual scene indoors with a red carpet and light walls. In the foreground an elderly bare-chested man with white hair and a white beard, wearing a white dhoti with a gold border and a gold chain, bends forward and holds out his cupped hands toward a bearded man in an orange-saffron garment with a rudraksha mala. A younger man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala stands beside him holding a small round object. Behind them a standing man with a shaved head and a red tilak wears white, and several other people in white, saffron and pale shirts stand in a crowd. A man on the left wears a white dhoti with a gold border and a rudraksha mala.2016-11-16November 22 20152015-11-22