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A seated devotional gathering at a Mahasadashivoham convention in a hall with a yellow panel and blue backdrop. In the foreground, a long-haired figure in a rust-red wrap sits with back to the camera, facing a seated group. A shirtless young man in glasses sits centre with palms pressed together in anjali and a rudraksha mala on his chest. Beside him a shirtless young man sits behind. A woman in a white top and layered necklaces, a man with a red forehead mark and rudraksha mala, a bearded shirtless man with a red tilak and malas, and a white-haired man in glasses sit nearby, several with hands folded in prayer.

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April 18 20182018-04-18April 18 20182018-04-18April 18 20182018-04-18April 18 20182018-04-18April 18 20182018-04-18January 13 20172017-01-13A seated figure with long dark braided hair and a rust-orange wrap sits on an ornate silver-and-red throne, extending a hand to touch the shoulder of a kneeling, bare-chested male devotee with rudraksha malas, hands in anjali. Around them, shirtless and white-clad devotees with prayer malas press palms together and bow in an audience hall with white draped chairs and a standing fan. The scene reads as darshan with a blessing touch and seated mandala-style gathering. The throned figure's identity is not established by visible cues alone.2018-04-18A seated devotee with long wet dark hair, eyes closed, palms pressed together in namaskar at the chest. He is bare-chested with a white cloth draped over the shoulder and a long rudraksha mala of dark brown beads. Behind and around him, a crowd of people in white ritual clothes, several wearing red or white shawls and a man with a white-and-red tilak on his forehead, sit in meditation or satsang. Blurred heads fill the foreground and a child with a tilak sits at left. The scene suggests a seated darshan or satsang gathering in a hall.2018-05-13July 07 20172017-07-07Photograph of a darshan-style gathering at a convention hall. In the left foreground, a seated figure with long dark locs and an orange-brown robe rests a hand on the ornate silver armrest of a red-cushioned throne. Before the throne, a bare-chested man in white dhoti with a lanyard badge sits with palms joined in prayer, eyes closed. Behind and beside him, devotees sit with palms pressed together: a bearded man with a red forehead mark and rudraksha mala, a grey-haired man in glasses holding a mala, a woman in a teal blouse and a woman in white with a bindi. Two shirtless young men stand in the background with hands folded. Audience heads fill the bottom edge, and a white-draped table and a fan appear at the right. The seated figure on the throne is the only person whose appearance could be a candidate for the a person, but the presentation is not distinctive enough to confirm identity, so a person is unsure.2018-04-18A seated group puja in a bright hall, with rows of devotees behind small marble puja stands holding brass lamps, bells, a conch-like vessel, flowers and fruit offerings. In front, a man in white dhoti and shawl with white sacred markings and a rudraksha mala performs the ritual with raised hands, eyes closed. To the right, a man in a rust-coloured robe and rudraksha beads sits with hands folded. Behind them, many boys and young men in saffron and orange robes with forehead markings and beaded malas sit attentively. Floor mats and steel barriers frame the scene.2014-08-16April 18 20182018-04-18