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A large indoor gathering of seated devotees in white dhotis and kurtas, many bare-chested with rudraksha malas and ceremonial sacred threads, some with white vibhuti lines across the forehead and chest. Several sit cross-legged with hands folded at the heart or eyes closed in meditation, in a pink-walled hall with a red banner behind. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with a red-beaded mala and white horizontal tilak sits with eyes closed, and a man in a white shirt with a white tilak and red mala holds his hands together. Other participants fill the rows behind, and a laminated ID card hangs from a neck cord. No single figure in the front rows is identifiable as a person from appearance.

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A large indoor assembly of devotees seated on the floor in a white-walled hall, most dressed in white dhotis and kurtas. In the foreground, several bare-chested men wear rudraksha malas and pendant necklaces, with sandal or ash markings on their chests and foreheads; one has a tripundra mark. They sit with hands folded in anjali or resting on their chests, eyes closed in meditation, during what appears to be a satsang or puja gathering. Others sit behind them, and a row of people in the background is partly visible. No single figure can be identified as a person from appearance here, and the setting shows a group ritual rather than a central podium.2017-07-03 +1 copiesA large indoor gathering of devotees seated closely together in a hall, many wearing white dhotis and shawls with gold borders and rudraksha malas. Foreground men sit with palms pressed in anjali and hands folded, some with vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads. A few men wear saffron cloth. Behind them, a dense crowd fills the hall under white-clad figures, with a wooden doorway at the upper right.2017-07-09July 02 20172017-07-02 +2 copiesJuly 03 20172017-07-03 +1 copiesApril 30 20172017-04-30A large seated congregation of devotees fills the frame at what appears to be an indoor satsang or initiation session. Many men wear white dhoti-style garments, several are bare-chested with rudraksha malas around their necks, and some have white or red tilak marks on their foreheads. A few men wear white kurtas and one has round eyeglasses. The people are seated closely together, gazing forward toward the same direction. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance alone.2017-07-05 +1 copiesSeptember 03 20172017-09-03A seated congregation at a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam-style satsang or initiation session in a white-walled hall with a red wooden door behind. In the foreground rows, several men sit bare-chested, wearing rudraksha malas in red and brown, with white dhotis and vibhuti smeared on their arms and chests. Women in white saris and white tops sit among them, some with red-orange shawls draped over their shoulders and sandalwood-coloured tilaks on their foreheads. A woman in front wears large black-framed glasses and stick-out tongue expression. The crowd fills the frame, with several people partly hidden at the bottom edge. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in this view.2017-07-05 +1 copiesA large seated gathering of devotees in an indoor hall during a satsang. In the foreground, several men sit cross-legged on orange mats wearing white dhotis with gold borders and white shirts, many with rudraksha malas and sandalwood tilaks; the man at center has hands folded in anjali, and another at left is eyes-closed in meditation. Behind them, rows of seated devotees and younger boys in white and maroon fill the room, with a microphone stand at right. Some people in the background wear white shirts. No figure is clearly identifiable as the presenter from appearance alone, and the seated mass suggests a sizable audience.2013-01-22A seated group of men in a hall, most wearing white dhotis and white shawls with sandalwood or white markings on their foreheads and chests. Many wear rudraksha malas and gold chains. Some have sacred ash and kumkum tilaks. A bearded elder in front wears a white shawl and glasses while others sit with palms pressed together in devotion. Behind them a man in white sits on a raised area near a dark wooden door. Gold stanchions and rows of empty chairs line the foreground.2017-09-03September 03 20172017-09-03July 02 20172017-07-02 +1 copies