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Outdoor photo of a large crowd of devotees seated on a paved brick floor in front of a red brick wall, most in white shirts and white dhotis with rudraksha malas and ID badges. A man in the front row wears a white shirt with a rudraksha mala and sits with hands clasped; a man beside him wears a light blue shirt. Behind them, women in white saris and saffron-orange shawls stand, and a man in white dhoti stands at left near a wooden pole. No single figure can be confidently identified as a person.

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March 11 20132013-03-11July 11 20102010-07-11A large outdoor gathering of seated devotees on a pale stone-paved courtyard in front of red-painted buildings. Most people wear white dhotis and white shirts, and many men are bare-chested with tilak marks on their foreheads and rudraksha-style necklaces. A few people wear orange or saffron cloth, and one woman in a white sari sits with a child on her lap. Many participants sit cross-legged with hands folded or resting on their knees, appearing to meditate or listen. Others in white move about in the background, and a few orange cushions lie on the stones. Several people wear name badges on their clothing. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person, so no such candidate is marked.2017-05-24Photograph of a seated meditation gathering on a mat indoors. Dozens of devotees in white ritual clothes sit cross-legged in rows, many wearing rudraksha malas, with eyes closed and hands resting in their laps. Plastic white chairs are stacked along the back of the hall. The front row shows a man in a white shirt and white dhoti sitting with hands folded, and a bearded man in white with glasses and a mala holding his hands together. The ceremony appears to be an energy darshan.2006-12-10A seated group of devotees in white ritual clothing meditates outdoors on a dark stone platform with dry ground behind them. In the front row, a man with grey hair wears a red-orange shawl over white clothes and a rudraksha mala. Centre front, a man with a forehead tilak wears a white shirt and holds a visitor-style ID badge. A younger man in the middle wears a white dhoti with a bare upper torso, rudraksha beads and a gold necklace, and a second man in white with a red-orange shawl sits behind him. Behind them a man in an orange shawl and white clothes sits with eyes closed, while a woman in white and a girl in a red-patterned top also sit with eyes lowered. Several attendees wear name badges.2013-07-22March 11 20132013-03-11A group of about twenty men sit cross-legged in white ritual clothes on a paved courtyard, most with eyes closed in meditation or seated in folded-hand prayer. In the foreground, a bald man in white with a white vibhuti line on his forehead sits on a mat with eyes closed, next to a younger man wearing a rudraksha mala and a name badge. Several men wear beaded malas and white shirts. Behind them stand potted plants, flowering shrubs and an orange and white painted wall with a dark orange banner.2010-09-02April 20 20132013-04-20A photograph of a seated group of devotees outdoors on mats along a low concrete platform in front of a red-and-white painted ashram wall with a striped band. Most adults wear white shirts and white dhotis, with rudraksha malas around their necks, while several boys wear casual shirts and shorts; some have name badges pinned to their clothes. A man in white stands far left on a dirt path and another figure in white stands behind the group at the wall. Greenery and a wooden pillar frame the right side. The attendees appear to be listening quietly with eyes closed or lowered.2010-10-31 +1 copiesSeptember 12 20132013-09-12A large seated audience of men fills a hall during an evening satsang meditation session. Most wear white shirts and white dhotis, and some have identity badges clipped to their shirts. A man in the centre foreground wears a rudraksha mala and a white shirt, and a younger man in a blue-and-white striped shirt sits beside him. Others wear tan, checked or pink-striped shirts. They sit on red-and-white striped mats, with pillars and lamps visible at the back.2011-02-20April 10 20162016-04-10