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A seated audience in an indoor hall with wooden doors and cream walls, listening attentively. Foreground, a bare-chested priest with white sacred ash marks on his arms and forehead wears a saffron cloth and a rudraksha mala. Beside him, a man in a light blue shirt and jeans sits with hands clasped. A man in an orange-red kurta with a rudraksha mala and pendant sits in the centre with eyes half-closed, his white dhoti bordered in gold. To the right, a white-clad figure with braided hair, sacred ash on the arms and a gold-bordered white shawl sits with folded hands. Several men in white shirts and dhotis fill the rows behind, with a small red book on a chair in the foreground. The people in the scene are visible; no caption or name is printed on the image itself.

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A seated audience in a bright hall with orange curtains and a tripod-mounted camera on the left. In the front row, a shaved-headed monastic in saffron-orange robes and a heavy gold necklace sits at left, and another monk in orange with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings sits centre, both with eyes lowered. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shirts, one in a peach kurta, and a young boy in a striped shirt watch attentively. A bald monk in orange with a mala sits at the bottom right. A satsang gathering with devotees seated on red-cushioned chairs.2013-03-03A seated audience at an indoor event, viewed from the front. In the foreground left, a man with swept-back dark hair and a white forehead bandage wears a white dhoti with a saffron-gold border, a bare chest with sandalwood-style marks on his arms, and gold bangles, holding a small object. Beside him, a man in a white shirt with a lanyard badge sits with clasped hands on a black chair. On the right, an older man with glasses, a moustache and a rudraksha mala wears an all-white outfit and a lanyard. Behind them, rows of men in white shirts and white dhotis sit attentively, with some lanyards visible, under warm lighting.2016-08-28 +1 copiesA seated audience in a hall at a discourse or satsang. In the foreground a man in a white dhoti with a red-brown shawl and a rudraksha-style bead necklace sits in a dark chair, hands resting on his lap. To the right a bearded man in a white kurta and white dhoti sits with hands clasped. To the left a bare-chested man in white dhoti and a saffron-gold shawl sits beside a man in a red-orange shirt. Behind them men in light blue and white shirts watch attentively. A poster-like display and a blurred figure appear in the background. No candidate for a person is clearly identifiable by appearance here.2016-09-04A seated group of devotees fills a hall during a chanting session, with many people in the foreground wearing saffron-orange robes with gold-yellow borders, rudraksha malas, and white forehead bands. Behind them, a row of people in white ritual clothing sit on red chairs and mats, some with hands folded in prayer. A few wear orange-and-white satsang attire. A partly visible figure in orange stands at the upper right near a framed image on a red wall, and a small child sits among the seated rows at the back.2015-02-02A large seated congregation in a hall with white chairs and wooden furniture, many people with white vibhuti marks on their foreheads and rudraksha malas. In the front row, a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha beads and a pendant sits with hands folded at his chest. Around him, men wear white dhotis or bare torsos, some with red or saffron shawls, hands folded in prayer or satsang.2017-07-04 +1 copiesNovember 19 20172017-11-19September 04 20162016-09-04January 17 20162016-01-17October 20 20132013-10-20October 19 20132013-10-19A seated audience in a hall with cream walls and framed pictures, most attendees in white or light shirts and dhotis, facing forward toward an unseen speaker. In the foreground five men sit in black chairs with red seat cushions: on the left a man in a white kurta with a rudraksha-style mala, next a man in an orange shirt holding a phone, then a man in a pink checked shirt with a wristwatch, a man in a grey t-shirt with a white bead bracelet and necklace, and on the right a man in a maroon shirt with a name badge and white dhoti with blue border. Another person stands in the background near a doorway. No identifiable figure in the scene is a person, so the scene shows only devotees.2015-08-30November 26 20162016-11-26 +1 copies