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A photograph of a seated gathering of devotees in orange and saffron robes at what appears to be a satsang or discourse. In the foreground, a shaved-headed monk in orange with glasses presses his palms together in anjali, looking upward. Beside him, another monk in an orange head wrap and glasses gazes up in attention. To the left, a bearded man with curly hair and glasses, wearing a saffron garment, sits among the crowd. Behind them, many people in white and yellow clothing fill the hall.

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A photograph of a seated gathering of devotees in orange and saffron robes. In the foreground, a bald man with rectangular glasses and an orange cloth draped over his shoulders sits with his palms pressed together in anjali mudra, looking upward. Beside him, a heavier-set man in an orange head wrap with maroon trim and wire-rimmed glasses gazes forward. Behind them, a bearded man with curly hair and a red bindi wears glasses, and many more people in orange, yellow and white clothing fill the background, some sitting close together. The setting appears to be an indoor hall with warm light, consistent with a satsang or discourse session.2009-12-20A photograph of a seated audience at an outdoor satsang tent, with rows of sadhus and devotees in saffron and orange robes. In the foreground, a woman with long dark hair pulled back wears a red shawl and a rudraksha mala, seen from behind and in profile. Beside her, an older man with a shaved head and tilak wears an orange wrap and sits on a red plastic chair. Other men with white and grey beards wear saffron, white and orange clothing, some holding papers. A man with grey hair and glasses in orange robes sits with hands folded. Red and orange drapes frame the background.2013-02-06February 19 20072007-02-19April 23 20162016-04-23A seated audience of saffron-robed sannyasis, many with long white or grey beards and orange turbans, fills the rows of a satsang hall with cream padded walls. Several men in the foreground wear white or cream kurtas with orange or red shawls, and one man in a green jacket and another in a striped sweater sit among them. A bearded man in the upper left wears a black vest over orange robes. A bearded man in a dark turban and orange kurta sits with folded hands.2014-03-20March 22 20142014-03-22Several saffron-robed sadhus sit cross-legged on a striped mat in a hall, eyes closed or gazing forward. The foreground sadhu wears an orange shawl with orange tilak marks on his forehead. Beside him a bearded sadhu wears an orange turban and a long rudraksha mala. An elderly bearded sadhu in a pink shawl holds his hands together, and a sadhu in orange robes sits at the right edge. Behind them, more orange-clad people and white-clad attendants stand in the background, and a fan is visible at upper right. No individual is identifiable as a person from appearance cues in this frame.2015-09-14A large tent hall filled with saffron-robed sadhus seated on red carpeting. In the centre, a bearded man with a white beard and shaved head, wearing an orange robe, rudraksha mala and a red tilak, stands with palms pressed together in greeting and smiles. Behind him, a younger man in a red kurta and white dhoti stands among the seated crowd. A bald man in an orange shirt in the left foreground walks away from the camera. Overhead, striped fabric canopy and hanging lights; a red-draped wall with decorative panels.2015-09-10Outdoor satsang tent with yellow and white canopy at a Kumbh Mela gathering. A central seated figure in saffron robes wears a yellow marigold garland, a white tilak on the forehead and white markings on the arm, and sits with hands resting on his lap. Seated beside him, a bald monk in saffron cloth and a man with a turban in saffron and grey beard sit on the floor. Behind them, devotees in orange and pink robes, one with long grey hair and beard, stand and sit under the tent, and a man holds an open book. A saffron cloth hangs as a pillar at right.2016-04-23May 12 20142014-05-12A crowded seated congregation at a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam gathering. In the foreground, several men in saffron and orange robes sit with rudraksha malas, some with bare upper bodies and orange cloth wrapped at the waist. A white-haired older man with a white beard and a white-and-red vertical tilak on his forehead sits beside a younger man with a shaved head. A bespectacled man in saffron wears layered malas and a gold necklace. Others in white and orange dhotis or saffron cloth, some with vibhuti or kumkum on their foreheads, fill the rows behind. No throne, deity or a person candidate is clearly visible among the seated devotees.2016-11-04Photograph of a seated audience during a discourse in a plain room with pale pink walls. Two shaved-headed monastics in saffron-orange robes sit at the front, both with hands raised to their mouths and gazing upward attentively; each wears a rudraksha mala, and the one on the left has a white tilak with a red bindi while the one on the right has a red bindi. Behind them, several men in white shirts sit against the wall, and a man with glasses and a red bindi sits at the right edge in a white shirt. A striped colourful cloth lies at the far left. The monastics' appearance does not clearly establish a candidate for the page's a person claim, so they are described by role only.2010-10-23