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A seated audience of young men in plain white kurta-style clothing sits on an orange floor covering in a hall, with white plastic chairs empty behind them. Most have shaved heads; many wear blue lanyards with ID badges and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. One man at left wears a white shirt with an earpiece, and another at left wears a yellow shirt. They look toward the front of the hall, attentive, as if listening to a discourse. No speaker or presenter is visible in the frame. The scene suggests a sattsang-style gathering inside an ashram hall.

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A seated group of shaved-headed young men in plain white kurta-style clothes sit closely together on a carpeted floor, attentively facing forward. Many wear rudraksha malas and lanyard-style name badges, and several have white or red tilak marks on their foreheads. Behind them stand rows of empty beige plastic chairs, white scaffolding, a hanging decorative cloth and a ceiling fan. A partial orange-robed figure is visible at the bottom left edge. No one is clearly identifiable as a person in this frame.2010-09-05A seated group of men in white clothes fills a hall, most sitting cross-legged on white mats and many wearing black headphones. Several wear yellow shawls over their white garments, and many have rudraksha malas around their necks and white tilak marks on their foreheads. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in an orange shawl with a pendant necklace sits facing away from the camera, while another man in white with a yellow shawl listens with his eyes closed. A low wooden stand and a small black remote lie on the floor. Behind them, more seated devotees and a few standing people are visible in the background.2010-09-28A photograph of a seated group of young men in white traditional clothing sitting on a wooden floor and on white plastic chairs, attentively facing forward. Several wear yellow shawls draped over their shoulders, and many have white tilak marks on their foreheads and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. Behind them hangs a striped fabric backdrop in green, pink and yellow, and an orange cushioned chair stands at the right edge. No speaker is visible in frame.2010-09-05Photograph of a seated audience at an evening session, mostly men in white ritual clothes with yellow shawls draped over their shoulders. Many wear over-ear headphones. Several have white tilak marks on their foreheads and some wear rudraksha malas. A woman in the lower left foreground wears a headset. In the upper background, a person in white with a microphone sits near a chair, and a figure in orange sits at the upper right. The room has white walls and a red curtain. No clear a person figure is visible in this frame.2010-09-28A seated group of young men in white ceremonial clothes sits on an orange mat in a hall during a talk. Several wear lanyards with identity badges, and the front-left man has a rudraksha mala and a red tilak on his forehead. Behind them, a man in a white shirt with a badge sits on a red-cushioned chair, hand near his face. Plastic chairs are stacked at the right and water bottles sit on a side table near the back wall.2010-09-05Photograph 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 men in white kurta-style clothing sits on white mats during a satsang-style gathering. Several wear blue or dark beaded malas and some have yellow shawls draped over their shoulders. Most are shaven-headed and attentive, looking toward the front. A few younger boys are visible among the rows in the background. The scene is dense, with many seated devotees filling the hall.2010-09-13A photograph of a seated group of young men in white ritual clothing at an indoor hall, sitting on a floor mat and rows of white plastic chairs. Many wear blue lanyards with white ID badges, and several have white and red tilak marks on their foreheads, with rudraksha malas around their necks. Some wear yellow shawls draped over their shoulders, and a few are seated in the back row. A metal support frame and a coloured balloon are visible at the top of the room, and a stack of folded cloth sits on a shelf at the right. The audience faces forward attentively toward an unseen speaker.2010-09-05A large seated congregation in an indoor hall during a satsang talk. Most attendees wear white clothes and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, and many have shaved heads and white or tilak marks on their foreheads. A man in an orange t-shirt with a lanyard sits among them. Patterned mats cover the floor, and the audience faces forward toward the speaker, who is not visible. A purple logo appears in the upper left corner.2010-09-14December 22 20102010-12-22A photograph of a large seated audience at a satsang hall, with many people sitting on the floor and mats facing forward. In the foreground, several shaved-headed men wear white kurta-style clothes and rudraksha or wooden malas; the man at left has white tilak marks on his forehead and gold-rimmed glasses, and another in the centre looks down with eyes closed. Behind them, women in saffron, yellow, pink and white saris and men in white fill the room under warm light from windows. No single clearly identifiable leader is shown on stage, and the scene reads as a seated public talk or meditation session.2010-09-19A photograph of a seated congregation in white clothing during an indoor gathering. Many men sit cross-legged in rows on a purple mat with a striped border, eyes closed or lowered in meditation. The foreground man on the left wears white kurta-style clothes, wire-rimmed glasses, a moustache and a long rudraksha mala, with hands clasped. Another man in front wears a white shirt and holds his hands together. No figure stands out with a distinctive saffron or ornate presentation, and no one is clearly identifiable as a person. White plastic chairs are visible behind the rows. The scene suggests satsang or meditation.2006-12-10