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A large seated group of shaved-headed devotees performs a hand gesture practice in a hall, with many participants in saffron-orange and white clothing. Several in front wear white dhotis or kurtas with gold borders and red-brown rudraksha malas around their necks. Many hold their hands up near their faces in a mudra-like pose, and some have white or red-painted foreheads. In the front, a man in a white shirt sits with his eyes closed and hands raised, while a bare-chested young man in white with a red mala also holds the pose. Plastic trays and small bowls sit on the floor, and an audience of more people is visible in chairs behind. A distinct figure matching a bald, white-clad priest with shaved head is not clearly identifiable, so the central figures are described by role only.

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June 21 20152015-06-21 +1 copiesJune 21 20152015-06-21 +2 copiesA large seated congregation in a hall with wooden chairs at the back, the devotees pressing fingers to their foreheads and eyes in a meditative or initiatory posture. Foreground men wear saffron-orange cloths over bare chests, with rudraksha malas and beaded bracelets; some have vibhuti or tilak on their foreheads. Behind them men and boys wear white dhotis and white shirts with saffron or gold-bordered shawls. A boy in white with a rudraksha mala sits at the lower left, and a boy with a tilak is visible at the bottom edge. Several seated figures have eyes closed, and a white lanyard badge hangs from one orange-clad man. The scene suggests a satsang or shaktipada initiation session.2017-07-02 +1 copiesJuly 17 20142014-07-17November 03 20132013-11-03A large hall filled with seated participants during a group yoga or meditation session. In the foreground, many men wear saffron-orange and red robes with red-and-gold stoles or rudraksha-style beaded garlands, while others wear white kurtas and white dhotis with red garlands; several have shaved heads and are seated cross-legged with hands raised near the face in a breathing or mudra practice. Behind them, rows of women and men in white, orange and colourful saris and kurtas sit on a light wooden floor with blue lines. Golden elephant statues and a framed portrait of a bearded saint appear at the top of the hall, and a water bottle sits in front of the central seated men.2015-06-21A seated group of devotees fills a hall during a chanting session, with many people in the foreground wearing saffron-orange robes with gold-yellow borders, rudraksha malas, and white forehead bands. Behind them, a row of people in white ritual clothing sit on red chairs and mats, some with hands folded in prayer. A few wear orange-and-white satsang attire. A partly visible figure in orange stands at the upper right near a framed image on a red wall, and a small child sits among the seated rows at the back.2015-02-02A seated congregation at a Nithya-Satsang gathering, with many devotees sitting cross-legged with eyes closed in meditation. Foreground figures wear orange saffron cloths and rudraksha malas, with white horizontal and vertical tilaka markings on their foreheads. Others wear white ritual clothes and white shawls with gold borders, some with white sandalwood paste on their faces. A man in a light blue shirt and glasses sits in the middle, and a bare-chested man with a sacred thread stands at left. A young boy in white sits at lower left. Behind them, a standing figure in white holds a wooden stick, and a man in a purple shirt stands near a black speaker. Background shows a pillared hall with a red-painted doorway.2017-11-27A large seated congregation in a warmly lit hall, many participants in white dhotis and kurta-style clothes with red-orange shawls draped over their shoulders. Most sit cross-legged on mats with palms pressed together in namaskar or hands folded in prayer, eyes closed or lowered. Several wear rudraksha malas and some hold small brass plates or ritual items. A young boy in a red shawl sits in front, and a man at lower right holds up a small silver ritual vessel. A projection screen glows at the back of the room. Attendees appear absorbed in satsang or prayer.2014-12-25A crowd of seated devotees performs a lamp ritual indoors. In the foreground, shaved-headed men in saffron-orange cloth hold brass oil lamps with flames near their faces, wearing rudraksha malas and white forehead markings. Behind them, men in white dhotis with gold borders sit with their hands joined or holding lamps, and boys in maroon and orange cloth fill the room. Small brass plates and offering items sit on mats. Several people are visible, roughly twenty or more, and no one is identified as a person.2013-01-17 +1 copiesA seated crowd of devotees at a Shivoham event, mostly dressed in white kurtas and white clothing with orange-red striped shawls draped over their shoulders. A man in the centre foreground presses his palms together in anjali with orange-yellow tilak marks on his forehead. Around him people sit with hands folded in prayer or meditative postures, some with orange tilak and red marks on their foreheads. A young man on the left in an orange-red shawl smiles with orange marks on his forehead, and a woman in glasses sits in the background. A large seated audience fills the frame, with an orange-clad figure at the left edge. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable in this view.2015-05-21A seated gathering of many young boys and a few men in an ashram hall during a puja. Foreground centre, an elderly bald man with white beard and glasses wears a white shirt and a long rudraksha mala, sitting with a plain expression. Behind him a teenage boy in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas sits upright, while younger boys in orange and gold-bordered dhotis and white sacred ash marks on their foreheads sit around them. At right, a man in white with a red tilak and rudraksha mala holds his hands in namaskar. The crowd behind is visibly larger, with many boys in white, orange and red clothing, and the setting appears to be a formal ritual gathering.2015-06-03