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A large group of seated devotees and priests fills a hall, sitting cross-legged on colourful striped woven mats. Many wear white dhotis and shawls, some with red headbands and red tilak marks, while a few wear orange robes. Several sit with hands folded or eyes closed in meditation, and some hold small books or notebooks. A large screen on the far wall shows an image, and a framed picture hangs beside it. The setting appears to be a satsang or meditation session.

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July 16 20172017-07-16 +1 copiesJuly 16 20172017-07-16A large hall filled with many seated men in white ritual clothing, most wearing red headbands over their eyes. They sit cross-legged on colourful striped mats in rows and clusters, several holding white papers or booklets and reading. Some wear white dhotis and shirts, some have tilak marks on the forehead, and a few wear saffron or orange cloth draped over their shoulders. Two men in the foreground, one in a grey shirt and one in white, have their heads bent over papers. Rows of brown chairs and wooden doors line the far background. Bags and a small black purse lie on the mats. The scene resembles a group practice session in an ashram hall.2017-07-16 +1 copiesA large indoor satsang hall where many devotees sit cross-legged on colourful striped mats, most wearing white dhotis and kurtas, with many wearing red blindfolds over their eyes. Several men wear saffron or orange cloths and bare-chested figures show white sacred marks on their arms. Some hold papers and pens, and a devotee in the right foreground presses palms together. Behind them a stage with a golden canopy and an ornate seat, with orange-clad figures and a screen, sits in the background.2017-07-16 +1 copiesA large indoor hall crowded with seated devotees wearing saffron-orange cloths and red blindfolds tied over their eyes, many holding small notebooks or papers. A shirtless man with rudraksha malas and a white dhoti stands at the back left near a camera on a tripod. Seated participants in white shirts and dhotis, some with rudraksha malas, fill the floor, and several young people in orange garments sit closely together. Gold-trimmed stanchions and banners line the background walls. No single person is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance cues in this crowd.2017-07-16 +1 copiesA photograph of a large seated gathering in a hall with colourful striped floor mats. In the foreground, several men sit on mats wearing white dhotis and white kurtas with gold borders, many with red or orange shawls draped over their shoulders. A bare-chested man in the lower left wears a red shawl and rudraksha beads. A man in the lower right holds a notebook and gestures while speaking. Behind them, many more participants in white clothing sit on the floor, with a few in orange and red garments scattered through the crowd. The scene suggests a satsang or intensive session, with no visible a person candidate clearly identifiable by appearance.2017-07-04 +1 copiesSeptember 06 20152015-09-06A large hall packed with seated attendees on striped floor mats in pink, green, blue and purple, many writing in notebooks with pink and yellow paper pads. Most men wear white dhotis and shirts, others wear colourful shirts and kurtas, and some women wear saris. In the foreground a bald elderly man with white hair, a rudraksha mala and a white dhoti sits cross-legged, drawing a sacred vertical mark on his forehead; beside him a man in an orange shawl writes. Backpacks and bags lie among the seated crowd. Framed posters line the upper walls and a deity picture hangs at left.2017-04-01September 15 20152015-09-15 +1 copiesSeptember 15 20152015-09-15 +1 copiesA seated group of participants in white kurta-style clothing with orange-red shawls sits on colorful striped mats in a large hall, attending a session. Many people, including men with beards and glasses, face forward; some hold notebooks or bags. A woman in white stands at the back near pillars. The crowd is dense and fills most of the frame, with several dozen visible people, some partially hidden by others in the foreground.2017-03-01A large seated gathering of devotees in an indoor hall, most wearing white kurta-and-dhoti or white shirts and white blindfolds tied over their eyes. Many wear red-brown rudraksha malas around their necks, and some have name badges on their clothing. They sit cross-legged on mats on the floor in rows, appearing to meditate in a Nithya Dhyana Yoga session. Along the right edge, a figure in orange robes sits near the front, and warm lamp-lit walls and a decorated ornamental backdrop frame the hall. The crowd fills the frame, with hundreds of people visible.2015-09-06