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Indoor satsang photograph in warm, hazy light with sunbeams cutting through dust. Seated devotees fill the hall on mats, many with palms pressed together in namaskar. In the foreground, a young boy in a striped sweater and a boy in a teal top hold small lit oil lamps. Behind them a man in white kurta and white dhoti with a rudraksha mala holds a lamp in his hands, and another man in white sits nearby. A seated bald man in a dark jacket and a man in a blue jacket join their hands in prayer. Several children sit on the right. A woman in a patterned top sits center-left, and a woman in red sits at the upper right near a chair. No clearly identifiable a person is visible by appearance.

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December 22 20102010-12-22A large hall filled with seated devotees in a puja or satsang setting. In the foreground, several men in white dhotis with saffron-and-maroon borders sit cross-legged, some with rudraksha-style beads and sacred-thread-like cords, with small brass oil lamps and offering plates before them. Behind them, rows of attendees in white, cream, and colourful clothing sit on mats, many with hands joined or in meditation posture. A man in a white shirt with a lanyard sits near the right. At the back, a red-curtained alcove and a tall decorative stand are visible. No single figure is identifiable as a person by the cues provided, and no candidate with sufficient distinctive presentation is clearly shown.2011-01-23A crowded indoor hall during a ritual where seated participants hold lit oil lamps with flames raised toward the camera, with smoke drifting in the warm light. Several men in white dhotis and white shawls, some with rudraksha malas and some bare-chested, sit on the floor with plates of offerings and small bowls nearby. Behind them rows of seated people, including children in colourful shirts and women in saris and kurtas, fill the room. Red curtains and a patterned wall hang in the background. No figure can be clearly identified as a person from appearance cues, so the central figures are described by their roles as ritual participants.2011-01-21January 01 20112011-01-01November 06 20112011-11-06December 22 20102010-12-22December 22 20102010-12-22December 22 20102010-12-22A large seated congregation in a hall of white-clothed devotees, many wearing white kurtas and lanyards, sitting on mats in rows. In the foreground a man in a cream kurta sits before a brass plate with oil lamps, and smoke or incense drifts through the air. Nearby a boy in a red hoodie holds a small plate, and other youths in white and brown sit with palms joined. Several devotees hold papers or prayer cards. The scene suggests a puja or satsang-style gathering in an ashram setting.2010-12-22December 23 20102010-12-23December 28 20112011-12-28December 12 20112011-12-12