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A photograph of a large seated congregation, mostly men, in a hall at a satsang. Foreground: a grey-haired older man in wire-rimmed glasses and a red cloth over his shoulder, hands pressed together in anjali, beside a man with a moustache and eyes closed, hands folded. Centre: a bare-chested man with a short moustache, white beaded necklace, and red-and-white thread bracelet, palms joined before his chest. Behind them, many bare-chested devotees wear white cloths and white or beaded necklaces. The scene conveys a devotional gathering with folded hands.

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A large group of bare-chested men seated closely on the floor in a hall, many with white sacred ash smeared across their foreheads and shoulders and white sacred threads over their chests. In the foreground a man with greying hair and a red bindi holds his palms pressed together in anjali mudra while speaking, with a white thread across his bare chest. Beside him a bearded man in white dhoti-style cloth holds his palms together, and a bald man at the lower left wears a rudraksha mala and reddish sandal marks. Some devotees sit with eyes closed in prayer, and the background is softly blurred with more seated participants.2017-12-24February 22 20172017-02-22A dense crowd of men seated closely together, mostly bare-chested and wearing white sacred threads over their shoulders, at an outdoor evening gathering. In the centre, a man with a short beard and a forehead marked with sandal or vibhuti lines holds his palms pressed together in anjali mudra, eyes lifted in devotion. Beside him, an older man wears round spectacles, a red headband and a white moustache, and others around them sit attentively. A red thread is tied on the wrist of the praying man. The setting suggests a satsang or initiation-style gathering, though no deity or stage is clearly visible.2017-05-10May 10 20172017-05-10Dense crowd of mostly bare-chested men seated closely together at an evening gathering. In the centre, an older man with grey hair and a grey moustache sits with palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing a red cloth over his shoulders and a thin orange-brown thread on his wrist. Around him, younger men with bare upper bodies and white beaded necklaces listen with eyes lowered or closed; a bald man with a red mark on his forehead sits in the lower right foreground. The scene conveys a satsang or meditation sitting. No identifiable a person figure is visible in this frame.2017-05-10December 24 20172017-12-24February 22 20172017-02-22Photograph of a dense crowd of devotees at an evening gathering, mostly men in white dhotis with bare upper bodies and rudraksha-style beaded cords. In the centre a young man in a white cloth with a red-bordered edge presses his palms together in anjali mudra, eyes lowered, with vibhuti marks on his forehead. Around him others raise hands in prayer and sit close together, some shirtless, one bald man at right with a thin white cord. The setting is crowded and dimly lit. No identifiable a person figure is visible among the people shown.2017-05-10September 05 20172017-09-05May 10 20172017-05-10May 10 20172017-05-10May 10 20172017-05-10 +1 copies