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A close view of a tiled wall covered in rows of white ceramic tiles carrying dense black Devanagari script, apparently a verse text in Hindi/Sanskrit.

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March 16 20142014-03-16March 16 20142014-03-16March 16 20142014-03-16Indoor satsang scene in a temple hall with walls covered in printed Sanskrit verses. A man with long dark hair and a full beard, wearing a rust-orange silk garment, sits cross-legged on a cushioned seat holding a red microphone and speaking. Beside him a smiling man with long hair wears orange robes and a beaded mala, seated on a tiger-skin-patterned cushion. Two shaved-headed sannyasis in orange-red robes and rudraksha malas sit at right; one holds a microphone while the other sits with hands folded. Silver ceremonial staffs and a trident stand against the wall near a wooden door, with a brass lamp stand at right.2014-03-16A man in a rust-red dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth and a white flower garland points at a wall covered with rows of printed Devanagari verses on white panels. Beside him a bearded man in an orange-saffron shawl and a white garland also points toward the text, while other saffron-robed sannyasis stand behind them in a corridor. The men appear to be reading the inscribed passages together.2014-03-16March 16 20142014-03-16Two seated men in saffron-orange robes sit on cushions and a tiger-skin-style mat before a wall of white Sanskrit text on marble, with silver railings in front. On the left, an older bearded man with long hair and a red tilak on his forehead sits with hands folded, wearing an orange silk shawl and a wristwatch; he is a person by appearance (long hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha-style beads). In the centre, a younger shaven-headed man bare-chested with a rudraksha mala and a saffron cloth is seated, smiling, and touching a cloth. A standing attendant in maroon-orange robes stands behind, and a man in white clothes is at the right edge.2014-03-16March 16 20142014-03-16Three seated men in a satsang setting in front of a wall of printed Sanskrit text in white and black lettering. On the left, a bearded man with long dark hair and a red bindi wears a loose orange-red shawl and sits on a patterned cushion, smiling. In the centre, a smiling man in dark red-brown robes with a gold-trimmed dhoti and a brown beaded mala sits cross-legged on a tiger-print mat. On the right, a shaven-headed man in red-brown robes holds a microphone and speaks, with a mala around his neck. Silver ceremonial staffs stand against the wall and a brass lamp is visible at right. Cushioned floor seating suggests discourse.2014-03-16March 16 20142014-03-16March 16 20142014-03-16Four men in saffron and orange robes walk along a white marble corridor beside a wall of inscribed white panels with rows of Devanagari text. The foreground man in front wears a saffron shawl over orange robes, a bead mala and a white flower garland with red blossoms, and has a red tilak on his forehead. A bare-chested man in a red-brown dhoti and a red-beaded necklace, also garlanded, walks beside him. Two more men in orange robes follow behind, one holding a trident-shaped object near the dark doorway ahead. Carved pillars and marble railings frame the passage.2014-03-16