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A very large crowd of devotees, mostly men, stands in dense rows at night under a white tent canopy, with colourful string lights and bunting strung across the top. Most people have palms pressed together in anjali mudra, arms raised in prayer, and many are bare-chested wearing white dhotis or shawls, with rudraksha or beaded necklaces and some with sacred ash marks. Some women in saris stand at the back. The scene suggests a satsang or meditation gathering with a mass of devotees in prayer.

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A large outdoor crowd of devotees seated under a white canopy tent at night, many with palms pressed together in anjali mudra and arms raised in prayer. Most men are bare-chested or wear white dhotis, several wear white or gold necklaces, and one older man in the front has a long grey beard and a rudraksha mala. Coloured festival lights and bunting glow in the background. No single person is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance in this image, so no candidate is named.2017-05-10May 10 20172017-05-10A large crowd of devotees sits densely packed under a white tent during an evening satsang. Most men are bare-chested, wearing white dhotis and white or beaded neck chains, many raising palms together in anjali or clapping with hands lifted overhead. A few men wear rudraksha beads and gold chains; one bearded man in the foreground wears a red-beaded mala. A man in the lower right holds a red cloth to his face. Stage lights glow in the background.2017-05-10A large outdoor gathering under a white tent at night, with hundreds of men seated on green mats in rows, shirtless or in white dhotis, many with white sacred thread-style necklaces and rudraksha or gold chains, hands pressed in anjali mudra. Strings of lights and colourful festoons hang from the tent poles, and a stage with speakers is visible at right. Several older men with white hair and glasses sit in the front rows. Crowd-scale event with a deity murti not clearly visible; no single presenter is identifiable as a person from appearance.2017-05-10A dense crowd of mostly bare-chested men fills the frame, many wearing white beaded or cord necklaces with gold pendants and some with red or white forehead markings. In the foreground a man with short black hair and a moustache raises both hands in añjali mudra, palms pressed together above his head, a gold bangle and a red thread on his wrist. Behind him an older man with white hair and a white painted forehead stands among others. The setting appears to be a large evening gathering, consistent with a satsang or Shiva deeksha initiation, though no ritual objects are clearly visible.2017-05-10A large crowd of seated men fills the frame at an evening outdoor satsang, shown as a photo. Most are bare-chested or wearing white dhotis, many with white or gold chain-style necklaces and some with rudraksha or bead malas. Some have vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads, and a few older men wear glasses. Bright string lights and a decorated pandal canopy are visible in the background, along with a stage or platform at the top right. a person is not visibly present in this frame; no candidate can be identified by appearance.2017-05-10May 10 20172017-05-10December 07 20162016-12-07May 10 20172017-05-10May 10 20172017-05-10May 10 20172017-05-10December 07 20162016-12-07