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A seated congregation fills a hall during a satsang. In the front row, a man in white kurta with an orange-red shawl and a visitor badge presses his palms together. Several boys wear black shirts and white forehead markings, and one boy in black sits with a plastic water bottle and a container set on the floor. Other devotees in white and pale checked shirts clap or hold their hands folded, and a rudraksha mala hangs on one man at right. Flower garlands and a small brass lamp with a tray of offerings lie on the floor in the foreground.

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March 03 20132013-03-03March 26 20172017-03-26March 03 20132013-03-03March 26 20172017-03-26A seated crowd of devotees at a large satsang gathering, photographed from the front. In the centre, a middle-aged man in white dhoti and shawl with yellow-gold border, rudraksha mala and a red-and-white name badge, sits with palms pressed together in applause. Beside him a younger man in white with yellow border and beaded necklaces claps as well. At lower right, a young boy with shaved head wears an orange-saffron cloth over bare shoulders and sits with his hand raised to his head. Other people in white ritual clothes and a man in a patterned blue shirt fill the background, several with white and red forehead markings.2017-03-26A large seated audience fills a hall during a satsang. In the foreground, a man in white with an orange shawl sits with palms pressed together in namaskar. Several devotees in white and orange shawls and boys with white tilak marks on their foreheads and orange-and-yellow shawls sit on red cushions, many with hands folded or raised. Behind them, rows of people in white and pastel clothing fill the room, with orange drapes and a wooden shelf visible at the back. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible.2013-03-03A seated group of children and adults clap and watch an event, with several boys in maroon shirts with gold trim and dark-shirted children in the foreground. In the front left, a man with white sacred ash marks on his forehead, arms and chest wears a white dhoti with a gold border and his palms are pressed together in a greeting gesture. Behind them, a man in a white kurta clapping, a bald man in a pink shirt and a boy in a white shirt sit among rows of chairs. A brass plate and small offerings rest on the floor mats.2013-01-18March 03 20132013-03-03A large seated congregation in white ritual clothes at an indoor satsang hall, with many people sitting on the floor and some on chairs in the background. Most men wear plain white dhotis and shawls, many with white vertical or horizontal sacred markings on their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks. Several boys in front, one wearing a white cloth with a tilak, sit with hands raised in prayer or folded in attendance. Some women in pale yellow and white saris sit in the background. The crowd faces a stage out of frame, and a faint purple logo appears in the upper left corner.2017-11-25March 26 20172017-03-26July 31 20172017-07-31A seated group of devotees with palms pressed together in namaste during a satsang-style gathering in a hall with orange-painted shelving and rows of silver vessels. In the foreground a shaved-headed priest in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala and white tilak sits facing away from the camera. Behind him a man in white kurta with a red bindi and bangles sits with hands folded, and beside him a man with shaved head wears white dhoti-style clothing, a long rudraksha mala and ornate gold bangles, hands folded in prayer. Young boys in maroon and black clothing, some with yellow borders on their garments, sit on mats; a small brass kalasha-like vessel and an oil lamp rest on the floor in front.2013-01-23 +1 copies