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A large seated congregation in a hall with yellow walls, many people in white dhotis and white kurtas with orange-red shawls draped over their shoulders. In the foreground, several men with white horizontal tripundra marks on their foreheads sit with folded hands or chant with eyes closed. One man at right wears wire-rimmed glasses and a red lanyard, and another in the centre, wearing glasses, speaks while seated. Yellow flowers lie on the floor in front, and pink cloth edges the bottom of the frame. No single figure with distinctive a person cues is clearly identifiable.

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February 14 20162016-02-14December 25 20142014-12-25December 28 20142014-12-28A large seated crowd of devotees with eyes closed in meditation, many wearing white kurta-style clothes with saffron-orange shawls (angavastram) and orange lanyard badges. A bearded man in the centre wears round glasses, a white kurta and an orange shawl, with a red-and-white bead necklace. Beside him a young man with a tilak mark on his forehead and a rudraksha mala sits in white, and a few men in yellow and orange garments are visible. Others have hands folded in prayer or raised. The setting appears to be an outdoor gathering, with a red-and-orange ground covering and bright daylight.2016-04-27A large seated audience of devotees fills a hall at a satsang. Most wear white kurta-style clothing with red and orange shawls draped over their shoulders, and several have yellow tilak marks on their foreheads. Many hold orange and white lanyards. Men and women sit close together on white floor coverings, watching toward the front of the hall. In the foreground, a man with a yellow forehead mark and a red shawl sits beside others in similar dress. Ornate white patterned walls and a red-draped table appear at the back. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person in this view.2015-05-14A large seated congregation in white dhotis and white shirts with saffron-orange shawls inscribed with script sits on white mats in a hall with red carpeting. Many attendees wear green lanyards and garlands of beads; some have shaved heads and tilak marks. Ceremonial banners, framed displays and a distant golden deity murti appear at the back of the room. A camera tripod stands at the left edge. The scene looks like a satsang gathering with devotees in meditative attention.2015-10-11A large seated group of men in white dhotis and white shirts, many wearing orange-red shawls and orange lanyards, sits in tightly packed rows with eyes closed in meditation. Several have tilak or vibhuti marks on their foreheads. A man in the front left with a beard and glasses sits in a similar posture. The setting is an indoor tent-like hall with pink and white walls and a bright, crowded atmosphere. No individual is clearly identifiable as the a person from the visible cues in this image.2016-04-27A large seated congregation of devotees in white dhotis and kurtas with red shawls sits in prayer inside a hall. Several men in the front row, one with a tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala, have their palms pressed together in namaskar. Behind them, women in white and red shawls, and a woman with long blonde hair in white, join in the gathering. Pale yellow and white vibhuti or tilak marks are visible on several foreheads. The setting resembles a satsang or puja with many participants sitting closely on a carpeted floor.2014-05-04Devotees sit cross-legged in white shirts and dhotis with saffron-orange shawls printed with script, seated on the floor of a large hall during a satsang. In the foreground a bespectacled man with a vibhuti mark on his forehead holds his hands in lap with eyes closed in meditation, a rudraksha mala visible at his neck. To the right a man with a yellow tilak and eyes closed sits with hands clasped. Behind them more seated devotees fill the room under purple lit panels.2014-05-05A 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.2015-08-09A large seated audience in a hall fills the frame, mostly men dressed in white kurtas with rust-red shawls draped over their shoulders and lanyards around their necks. In the foreground a bald man with a yellow-orange tilak on his forehead sits cross-legged and wears a small ear device, and a man at right looks forward in similar white and red attire. Purple stage lighting and rows of seated devotees extend toward the back of the room. No one is identified as a person in this crowd scene.2015-05-10May 04 20162016-05-04