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A seated group of devotees in white kurta-style clothes with orange-red shawls, many wearing orange lanyards, sit on a blue-and-white striped mat in a room with a metal railing and a desk holding audio equipment and headphones. In the foreground a smiling bald man with a white tripundra and red bindi claps, wearing an orange-red shawl printed with lettering. Behind him a man with curly hair and a rudraksha mala sits in white clothing, another man in white applauds at right, and a man in grey shirt and an orange-red shawl sits at left. Bags and a water bottle lie on the floor. Several devotees appear to be applauding during a satsang-style gathering.

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Photograph of a seated congregation at an indoor satsang or darshan hall with a crowd of devotees. In the foreground, a smiling man with a shaved head, white tilak marks and a red shawl claps; beside him a young man with long curly hair wears a rudraksha mala and white kurta with a red wrap, while a man in white clothes and red shawl claps with palms together. A bald man in a white dhoti with a yellow border and tilak-marked forehead sits with hands raised. Behind them, rows of devotees in white, orange and red garments fill the room, and a woman in a white sari holds a microphone near a speaker at right. Metal stanchions and a red striped mat mark the floor.2012-10-20A seated group of devotees in white kurta-style clothing with red shawls listens attentively in a plain room with striped floor mats and a cabinet at right. A foreground man with a white tilak and red bindi on his forehead stares forward with wide eyes. Behind him a young man with curly hair and a red bindi sits with hands together, and a man at right with glasses and a rudraksha mala raises his hand to his mouth. Several other attendees wear orange lanyards and red shawls.2012-10-13March 03 20132013-03-03A seated congregation of devotees in white clothing fills the frame, many wearing orange-brown shawls over white kurtas and rudraksha malas. In the foreground a young man with short brown hair and white forehead paste claps his hands, and beside him a smiling bearded man with a shaved head also claps. Behind them a man with a long light-brown hair and a red bindi sits among other devotees with hands joined. Small white stone-like lamp stands or decorative pillars are placed in front of the rows. The crowd appears attentive.2017-03-10September 24 20172017-09-24 +1 copiesSeptember 10 20122012-09-10A seated congregation at a Sadashivoham session. In the foreground, three young men in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on a mat; the one at centre smiles while pressing palms together, the one at right holds hands in his lap with a rudraksha mala and white tilak, and the one at left claps. Behind them, many men in white dhotis and white shirts or saffron shawls sit on colourful striped mats, several with palms joined, a bald older man with forehead markings among them. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable here, so no ceremonial figure is named.2017-04-23September 10 20122012-09-10A photograph of devotees seated in a large tent hall, many wearing white dhoti-style garments with gold borders and red shawls, along with rudraksha malas. The central man in white, with a red tilak on his forehead, a rudraksha mala and a red shawl, smiles and claps while seated among the crowd. Men on either side, one wearing spectacles and another with a red shawl, also clap. Strings of small colourful lamps hang from the tent ceiling, with a golden structure visible at the right edge. The mood is joyful and participatory, with many people sitting closely together.2016-05-04Photograph of a seated satsang audience in a hall, mostly men in white kurta-style clothing with red-and-black patterned shawls (red stoles). In the foreground, a bald young man in a white top and red shawl smiles with palms pressed together in namaste, wearing gold-toned bangles and a bindi-style mark. Beside him, a bearded man in white with a rudraksha mala and red shawl rests his hand near his chin, listening. On the left, an older man in white with glasses leans forward. Behind them, more seated devotees in white and red shawls; at lower left, a partial view of a deity murti or doll with a gold headband and orange cloth.2014-07-22September 09 20122012-09-09May 04 20162016-05-04