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A large seated congregation of men in white ritual clothes fills a hall, many wearing white dhotis and shirts with rudraksha malas and small amber pendants. Several have white sacred ash marks on their foreheads. In the foreground a man in a white dhoti with a saffron-yellow upper cloth and rudraksha bracelets sits with a stern expression, beside a man in white with rudraksha mala and bifocal glasses. On the left a younger man wears a red-orange cloth and white forehead marks. Event badges hang from several necks. A small white pole is visible at the lower left. The crowd appears to be attending a satsang or discourse, though no speaker is visible in frame.

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A photograph of a large seated group of men in white dhotis and white shirts, many wearing red-brown rudraksha mala garlands and sacred ash markings on their foreheads, sitting cross-legged on a floor with eyes closed in meditation or chanting. Several wear yellow-bordered white shawls and name badges on lanyards. Some sit with hands resting on their knees or holding small objects. A round lapel-style badge is visible on a man in front. Behind them, a white wall and red-cushioned chairs are partly visible.2015-08-09July 05 20172017-07-05 +1 copiesMarch 07 20162016-03-07November 11 20152015-11-11November 11 20152015-11-11Large seated assembly in a hall, mostly men in white kurtas and white dhotis, many wearing orange or saffron shawls and rudraksha malas. In the foreground, a young man on the left has white tilak marks on his forehead and long hair, wearing an orange cloth and beaded necklace. Beside him sits a bald man in glasses and a white shirt. A bald man in the centre-right wears a white kurta, red tilak and a beaded mala, with eyes closed in meditation. Behind them rows of devotees sit on red and patterned mats, many with eyes closed, some wearing orange shawls and malas. No central figure with distinctive a person cues is clearly visible, so no identification is made.2017-04-23July 05 20172017-07-05February 28 20162016-02-28July 05 20172017-07-05 +1 copiesA large seated congregation fills a hall during a satsang discourse. In the foreground, several young boys and a woman sit cross-legged in white and saffron-orange dhotis and shawls, wearing rudraksha malas and white vibhuti lines on their foreheads. Behind them, many men and women in white ritual clothes sit closely packed, some wearing name badges, and some with vibhuti or kumkum marks. A pillar and decorated backdrop are visible at the top of the frame. The scene conveys an assembly listening to a teaching.2015-11-22A large seated audience fills a hall at a satsang, most people in white shirts and white dhotis, many wearing rudraksha malas and small lanyard badges. In the foreground a man with grey hair and glasses sits in white, and a man in an orange-red shawl sits among them. Many attendees look toward the front of the hall, with plastic chairs and an orange-clad figure visible at the back. Numerous people are visible, though many are only partly seen.2014-06-01July 01 20172017-07-01 +1 copies