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A seated audience at an indoor hall, with a man in the centre raising both arms overhead. He wears white kurta-style clothing, a rudraksha mala and an orange-red shawl, with a lanyard badge on his chest. Beside him on the right, an older man with glasses and a light beige kurta also wears a rudraksha mala and sits on a cane chair. Behind them, rows of participants sit in white and black clothes, with a shelf of white figurines and a shrine-like display at the back. A teal backpack and a water bottle sit in the lower left foreground. Visible people are seated or raising arms, and a figure in orange robes sits in the background on the left.

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May 06 20162016-05-06A large seated crowd of devotees with eyes closed and hands raised in a devotional gesture in a bright hall with white walls and wooden doors. In the centre, a bearded man in a white dhoti with a yellow border and bare upper body raises both arms, wearing rudraksha malas and a bracelet. Around him, men in teal, red, purple and blue clothing wear rudraksha malas, and one man in purple has a mala; some participants raise their palms or look upward. Partially visible figures fill the foreground. There is no clear, distinctive appearance cue for a person here, so the central figure is only an unsure candidate.2016-12-15March 13 20162016-03-13May 20 20162016-05-20A large seated crowd of devotees in white kurtas and saffron-orange shawls fills the frame during a Shuddhadvaitam gathering in Ujjain. In the centre, a man with swept-back grey hair and a white shirt raises both arms overhead with eyes closed, an expressive devotional gesture. Surrounding participants sit with eyes closed, several with tilak on their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks. The crowd is dense, extending to the back of the hall.2016-05-06A large crowd of devotees gathered indoors in a satsang setting, many dressed in white with orange-red shawls draped over their shoulders. In the foreground, a man in white with an orange-red shawl raises one hand high, and beside him an older man in white wears a rudraksha mala and a round badge. Women in colourful saris and kurtas stand among them, some with hands raised. No a person candidate is clearly visible; the frame shows devotees only, with the presiding figure not in view.2016-05-19A seated woman in an orange-brown garment with a rudraksha mala and ornate gold-and-bead necklace sits on a maroon cushioned seat, facing a young man in a white shirt with a name badge who raises both hands upward. Beside them a bald man in white with a saffron-and-gold shawl and rudraksha beads smiles while watching. Behind, two men in white stand near a woman in orange with a gold-bordered shawl, and a fan and flower garlands are visible. A satsang-style gathering in an ashram hall.2013-07-03A large seated crowd of devotees with eyes closed in meditation, many wearing white kurta-style clothes with saffron-orange shawls (angavastram) and orange lanyard badges. A bearded man in the centre wears round glasses, a white kurta and an orange shawl, with a red-and-white bead necklace. Beside him a young man with a tilak mark on his forehead and a rudraksha mala sits in white, and a few men in yellow and orange garments are visible. Others have hands folded in prayer or raised. The setting appears to be an outdoor gathering, with a red-and-orange ground covering and bright daylight.2016-04-27Indoor photograph of a long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala, seated and placing a hand on the forehead of a young man in a white shirt with an orange lanyard and ID badge. Behind them a seated man in a white dhoti with a rudraksha mala watches, and people in white clothing stand in the background near floral garlands with yellow and red flowers.2013-07-07April 23 20172017-04-23July 04 20132013-07-04April 23 20162016-04-23