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A photograph of a seated group of bare-chested men in a hall, most wearing white dhoti-style cloth and sacred thread, with white ash markings on their chests and foreheads. Several wear rudraksha malas. A seated man in the centre, wearing dark-rimmed glasses and a yellow-and-cream dhoti, holds a small white tablet or device in both hands while looking down, with an earpiece in his ear. Foreground and background figures are blurred, and a carved wooden pillar and seated devotees appear behind them.

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February 26 20172017-02-26A photograph of a seated group of bare-chested men wearing white dhotis and rudraksha malas, with white and ochre tilak marks on their foreheads and bodies, during a session. In the centre, a bald man with glasses and a long rudraksha mala holds a small tablet while looking down. Other seated participants sit around him, and blurred figures stand in the background. The setting is an indoor hall with pillars.2017-02-26February 26 20172017-02-26A photograph of a group of bare-chested men seated in a hall, many wearing white sacred-thread cords and white cloths around the waist, some with white sandalwood or vibhuti marks on their chests and foreheads. In the centre, a man wearing square-framed glasses, a rudraksha mala of reddish beads and a small pendant, with a yellow-and-white cloth, sits with eyes lowered reading from a small booklet held in his hands. Earphones are visible in his ears. Nearby, other devotees chant with mouths open, and a blurred figure in the right foreground has a white forehead mark. Tall brass lamps stand in the background.2017-02-26Bare-chested men sit cross-legged in rows at a meditation or satsang session, many wearing rudraksha malas and white sacred thread across the chest, with vibhuti or sandalwood marks on their bodies. In the centre, a bald man with glasses and a beard wears a long rudraksha mala, a small pendant, and a white and yellow dhoti, and reads from a notebook or paper. He is seated among devotees with earphones in their ears. Foreground and background figures are partially blurred.2017-02-26A photograph of a group of bare-chested men seated closely together in a hall during a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetham session. In the centre, a bald man wearing dark-framed glasses, a red rudraksha mala, a small pendant and a white earpiece cord sits with a yellow-and-white cloth wrapped at his waist, holding a small tablet. Around him, others have white sacred markings on their bodies and white sacred threads over their shoulders, some with earpieces, and one in orange cloth appears at the left edge. The people are seated attentively with their eyes lowered.2017-02-26Photograph of a seated group of bare-chested male devotees in a hall, most wearing white sacred threads over their shoulders and white markings on their chests and arms. In the centre, a bald man wearing black-rimmed glasses, a long red rudraksha mala and a yellow-and-white dhoti holds a small white device in both hands while looking down at it. Other devotees sit around him, some with eyes closed, and a blurred figure in the foreground.2017-02-26A photograph of a seated group of men, mostly bare-chested, in a hall during a session. In the centre a bald, bearded man wearing dark-rimmed glasses and a rudraksha mala sits in a white and yellow cloth, writing or reading from a small booklet held in his hands. Around him, other men sit bare-chested with white sacred thread across their shoulders and white ash markings on their skin; some wear rudraksha malas and one holds a notebook. Brown and blue bags lie on the floor in front. The scene reads as a seated study or discourse session, with no visible throne or swamiji candidate presented in full clarity.2017-02-26February 26 20172017-02-26A photograph of a group of shirtless men seated in a row during a ritual, with white sacred ash marks on their foreheads, chests and arms, and white sacred threads over their shoulders. The central man, wearing glasses and a red rudraksha mala with a pendant, sits with eyes lowered and hands near a small object on a cloth. Others around him sit with eyes closed, some chanting, dressed in white and yellow cloths. The setting appears to be an indoor hall with white walls and a blurred background.2017-02-26A large hall during a seated ritual session, with many men in white dhotis and bare upper bodies, most wearing rudraksha malas and white ash markings on their skin. In the foreground, a bald man with a white forehead mark and a red-patterned cloth reads from a small book, while other participants beside him hold similar books and sit on red cushions. Small brass oil lamps, a plate of offerings, and incense smoke sit on the floor in front. A large screen glows at the top of the room, and a few people sit further back among the crowd.2017-03-16December 10 20172017-12-10