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A seated congregation of devotees in a hall during a ritual gathering. Several bare-chested men wear white dhotis, rudraksha malas and sacred thread across their torsos, and some have white marks on their chests and arms. Foreground shows blurred heads of other attendees, including women in white and red saris. A man on the left with white hair and beard sits with hands folded, and a man in the centre holds his palms together in namaskar. Behind them are clear acrylic lecterns and a carved wooden screen with a framed picture on the wall above. The mood is devotional and attentive.

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July 07 20172017-07-07A 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.2017-07-09May 28 20172017-05-28A 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 copiesJuly 04 20172017-07-04 +1 copiesMay 18 20172017-05-18July 01 20172017-07-01 +1 copiesMay 13 20182018-05-13 +1 copiesMarch 09 20182018-03-09A large seated congregation fills a hall, with many men sitting cross-legged in rows on white cloth. Most are bare-chested or in white dhotis, wearing rudraksha malas, and several have white or ash forehead markings, including one man with a vertical yellow-ochre tilak. In the foreground a man in an orange shawl and rudraksha mala sits with eyes closed, and a man in a brown-red wrap sits beside him. Brass lamps with lit flames stand along the upper left, and a bright stage screen glows at the back. Many participants appear to be in meditation or chanting.2017-05-26A large seated congregation of devotees in a temple hall performs a devotional sitting practice with palms pressed together in namaste. Many men, most bare-chested, wear white dhotis, rudraksha malas and horizontal white vibhuti marks on their foreheads and arms; some wear orange or red shawls. Women in white and yellow saris sit in the background among tall yellow-tipped wooden staffs and small oil lamps glowing on the floor. No a person candidate is clearly visible, as all figures are seated devotees in similar white ritual clothing.2017-06-27A dense, seated crowd of devotees fills an indoor hall, photographed from the front. Many men are shirtless or wear white and saffron-orange cloths, with rudraksha malas around their necks and white or yellow tilak marks on their foreheads. In the foreground, a bald man in a rust-red robe with a white forehead mark and a rudraksha mala sits beside a younger man in an orange shawl. Women in orange and pink saris and white clothing sit among the crowd, and an orange-turbaned man appears in the upper background. Pillars and an ornate ceiling frame the room. The attendees appear to be listening attentively to a teaching.2016-11-08 +1 copies