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A large seated crowd of devotees at a gathering, many with bare upper bodies and white ritual cloths, some wearing rudraksha malas and sandalwood or vibhuti marks on their foreheads. In the foreground right, a smiling older man with swept-back silver-grey hair wears a white and gold-bordered dhoti, a long rudraksha mala, and a ceremonial gold pendant. Beside him a young boy in a green and gold cloth smiles, and children in orange and white sit among adults in saffron and yellow. Two blurred heads in front, one in pink, are out of focus.

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A crowded photograph of a seated congregation at a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam-style gathering. Many men and some children sit close together, most smiling or looking toward the front. Several wear white dhotis with gold-and-saffron borders and rudraksha malas, and one woman in the left foreground wears an orange top. A man at right with silver hair, a red-brown mala and an orange-and-cream garment is smiling broadly, and a figure in the lower left wears a pink shirt. Some have tilak and vibhuti marks on their foreheads. The scene suggests a satsang or discourse audience, with no legible text visible.2017-01-01January 01 20172017-01-01A large seated congregation of devotees fills a hall during a satsang-style gathering. In the foreground, a bald man with a vertical white tilak wears clear-framed glasses and a cream kurta, eyes closed, sitting beside a man in a light grey shirt and dark trousers. To the left, a man in white dhoti with a gold border and a rudraksha mala has white ash markings on his arms. A young girl in white with a gold-bordered sari sits at right. Behind them, many people in white clothing and orange-red shawls sit close together, some with white forehead markings, while a red-shirted person appears further back. Warm lamplight glows in the background.2016-10-09A seated gathering of devotees in a hall, with a central man in a white dhoti and gold-bordered shawl wearing a thick rudraksha mala and round glasses, smiling calmly with hands resting on his knee. Around him sit men in white and cream clothes, some with white vibhuti on their foreheads, and children in orange-saffron robes with beaded necklaces; a young girl in front has a white forehead marking. A red-shirted man with a lanyard badge sits to the left. The scene reads as a satsang or ritual session. The central man's appearance is uncertain for a person identification given the page's claim; he is described as a devotee with rudraksha and white dhoti.2017-03-26February 02 20172017-02-02February 02 20172017-02-02A large seated audience fills the hall, mostly men in white ritual clothes with forehead markings of white and sandal or vibhuti. Many wear saffron or orange shawls, rudraksha malas and identification lanyards. Several clap with their hands raised, while others sit attentively looking toward the front. Some wear pale purple, teal or lavender shirts among the white. No single a person candidate is clearly identifiable in the crowd.2016-11-20April 16 20172017-04-16March 26 20172017-03-26June 01 20172017-06-01A seated crowd of devotees at a large satsang gathering, photographed from the front. In the centre, a middle-aged man in white dhoti and shawl with yellow-gold border, rudraksha mala and a red-and-white name badge, sits with palms pressed together in applause. Beside him a younger man in white with yellow border and beaded necklaces claps as well. At lower right, a young boy with shaved head wears an orange-saffron cloth over bare shoulders and sits with his hand raised to his head. Other people in white ritual clothes and a man in a patterned blue shirt fill the background, several with white and red forehead markings.2017-03-26May 09th 20162016-05-09