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A seated group of saffron-robed monastics and white-clad devotees in a hall with a red mat. In the foreground, a bald man with white forehead markings and a gold chest ornament wears rudraksha malas and a red-brown robe with gold armbands. Beside him, a bespectacled monk with a red bindi and red-brown robe sits with eyes lowered. A white-clad man in the background holds his hands in anjali, and a man in a teal shirt sits behind them. A boy in orange sits at the lower edge. Gold and brass items lie on the right.

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A seated group of young monastics in saffron and rust-coloured robes sits on a red carpet during a satsang-style gathering. In the foreground a bespectacled monk with a shaved head, red-and-white tilak and rudraksha malas wears a rust shawl and sits upright, eyes forward. To the left, a monk with a white forehead mark and a heavy gold-beaded necklace sits beside another in orange. To the right, a monk in orange wears beaded bracelets and rudraksha beads with hands folded. Behind them, a man in white clothes with a red tilak sits with palms pressed together, and devotees in white, red and turquoise sit in the background. Small brass items and a white cup sit on the carpet, and a child in orange is partly visible at lower left.2013-04-24March 13 20132013-03-13A seated group of devotees in an indoor hall. In the foreground, two shaved-headed men in orange and maroon sannyasa-style robes wear rudraksha malas, white ash markings on forehead and arms, and armbands; the man on the right holds his hands together in his lap. Behind them more devotees in orange and yellow robes sit in rows, and on the far right an older man in white kurta wears a red-brown mala and a pendant. A red curtain and cream walls form the backdrop, with a small purple bird logo in the top-left corner. Several more people are partly visible at the edges.2015-02-02A seated group of devotees in a hall during a satsang gathering. In the foreground, a shaved-headed sannyasi in saffron and maroon robes with a rudraksha mala and a long orange-beaded necklace sits with white tripundra markings and bare arms, centred among others. Beside him, similarly robed monks in orange with beaded malas sit cross-legged, and a man in a white kurta with a red scarf sits at the right with a laptop. Behind them, rows of men and boys in white and orange clothing sit on the floor, with more onlookers seated in chairs at the back. The foreground figure is not confidently identifiable from appearance, so the role is described as a sannyasi.2014-04-25April 24 20132013-04-24A seated group of devotees in a hall during a ritual gathering. In the foreground two men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas sit cross-legged; the left one holds a pen over an open notebook, the right one wears glasses and a wristwatch. Both have white sacred markings on their foreheads and arms. Behind them, people in white dhotis and orange garments sit on the floor, and a child in black sits among the audience. A brass figure and pink containers with puja items lie on the floor in front.2013-02-21Seated puja ceremony in an ashram hall with devotees standing and sitting in the background. In the foreground, a bald man in orange-red robes with a rudraksha mala and sandalwood-marked arms sits with palms pressed together, eyes closed. Beside him, a man with long swept-back hair in a white dhoti with gold border and a white shawl, wearing rudraksha malas and a pendant, sits with hands open in meditation. Brass oil lamps, bowls of rose petals and offering plates surround them on a red cloth. Several young boys in saffron robes with white forehead markings sit nearby, and a bowl of white flowers rests in the foreground.2014-06-01April 18 20142014-04-18Several saffron-robed monastics sit cross-legged in a hall, eyes closed or lowered in meditation. In the foreground, a bald man in round glasses wears orange robes, a long rudraksha mala and a red bindi, hands clasped. Beside him, a younger man with a white tripundra on his forehead wears orange robes and a rudraksha mala, holding an open book on his lap. Behind them, a man in white dhoti with a white tripundra and other seated devotees fill the background, with a blue plate and a stone pillar visible in front.2013-02-21March 04 20132013-03-04Indoor ceremony with seated monks in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas, several with white sacred ash on the forehead, sitting on red mats before brass puja items and small plates. In the foreground a bald young monk with a gold necklace and gold armbands sits cross-legged, while boys in orange robes sit in front. Behind them, men in white and light clothing sit in rows, one with headphones and a man in white with palms pressed together. The setting appears to be a hall with a white marble-like wall.2013-04-24Several shaven-headed monks in saffron and orange robes sit in a row with palms pressed together in anjali mudra at a satsang. The foreground monk wears a rudraksha mala and a red-brown tilak on his forehead. The man to the right wears orange cloth, a long beaded mala and multiple strands, with white horizontal markings on his arms and chest. Behind them, devotees in white clothes and orange shawls also sit with hands folded.2013-04-09