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A dense crowd of devotees fills a stone temple hall with carved pillars, seated and standing close together. In the foreground a young man in a white t-shirt holds his palms pressed together in namaskar, and beside him a man in a blue shirt with a moustache watches attentively. Women in saris, including one in a teal blouse with hands folded, stand among the crowd. Hanging orange and gold decorative banners and a green cloth drape hang from the ceiling at upper right. No single a person candidate is clearly identifiable in the frame.

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January 12 20072007-01-12A dense crowd of seated devotees fills the frame at an evening satsang, many with palms pressed together in anjali. Men wear white shirts and a pink-and-white striped shirt, while women wear saris in yellow, green and pink, several with red bindis and gold jewellery. Faces are turned toward a stage out of frame, with eyes closed or gazing forward in devotion. The dim lighting suggests dusk.2006-07-16A large crowd sits and stands in a temple corridor lined with painted pillars in yellow, green and blue, hung with orange marigold garlands, leading toward a bright archway opening. Most men wear white shirts and mundus, some with rudraksha malas around their necks; a woman in a pink sari and glasses sits at the front left, and a bare-chested man with a sacred thread stands on the right. Several men press their palms together in namaskar. The page indicates a satsang event, but no a person candidate is clearly identifiable among the visible people.2012-06-05 +1 copiesApril 05 20122012-04-05A large photograph of a crowded indoor satsang hall filled with seated devotees in predominantly white clothing, many with palms pressed together in anjali mudra. Several people in the front rows wear white shirts and dhotis, while a few women in sarees and salwar kameez sit toward the left. A man near the centre wears an orange shirt and a light-coloured kurta, and a few men in the foreground wear red, blue and striped shirts. Many have sacred marks on their foreheads. The crowd is dense and extends back into the distance, with the faint outline of a stage area visible at the lower left.2010-10-24Dense crowd inside a dark stone temple hall with carved pillars and ornate columns. A bald man in an orange-saffron robe and a gold-toned ceremonial necklace stands at centre, with a man in white shirt and dhoti beside him and people pressing forward. Many devotees in white dhotis and colourful saris sit or stand behind, some with palms pressed together. A large brass lamp or vessel stands near the centre back, and a small screen glows high on the left. Rosette-style rosettes are pinned to some men's white clothing.2009-01-15July 16 20062006-07-16June 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesJune 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesMay 31 20122012-05-31A large crowd of devotees sits seated closely together outdoors, many with palms pressed in anjali mudra in front of their chests with eyes closed in prayer. Women wear saris in green, pink, red, yellow, orange and white, with gold bangles and necklaces; men wear white shirts. A blue metal pole stands at the left edge. The people appear absorbed in devotion.2007-08-17A large seated congregation fills a pillared hall decorated with marigold garlands, painted cloth bands and a blue-and-white circular emblem on the columns. Most attendees sit cross-legged on the floor in white dhotis and shirts or cream and pink saris. A man in a light blue shirt and a man in an orange shirt sit near the centre, while others sit with hands folded in prayer. Beyond them, a crowd stretches toward an archway, with a figure in orange near the left edge. Several men wear rudraksha or beaded necklaces. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person.2012-06-05 +1 copies