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A large indoor hall with many seated devotees on red mats during a satsang or puja gathering. Most wear white dhotis and white shirts; a few wear orange or saffron shawls and rudraksha malas. In the foreground, a bald man with a brown shawl sits bare-chested beside a woman in a striped blue skirt who lies with her head resting on his lap. Behind them, a stage with blue and purple lighting shows musicians and a seated speaker at a table. Ornate carved panels and framed pictures decorate the back walls. A visible white-garlanded figure is seated near the stage. The crowd fills the middle and back of the hall.

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March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07A large hall filled with seated devotees, most dressed in white dhotis and shirts, some with rudraksha malas and sacred ash marks. In the foreground a bald man in white holds a saffron-orange cloth over one shoulder and sits cross-legged on a red carpet. Behind them musicians perform on a stage backed by a lattice screen lit in blue, with a red-clad drummer and a green-clad performer. Framed photographs line the walls.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07A large seated congregation fills a hall during a satsang, mostly men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with white tilak markings and rudraksha malas. In the foreground a man with grey hair wears an orange-and-red shawl over bare skin and a white dhoti, and beside him men in white sit cross-legged on red mats. Background portraits hang on the walls, and at the right a stage with blue lighting holds seated performers. The scene is consistent with a Mahashivaratri event but the attendees are many and only partly visible.2016-03-07February 19 20152015-02-19A large seated crowd of devotees fills a hall during a night satsang or meditation, most dressed in white with red-brown shawls and cords around their necks. Many have eyes closed or heads tilted upward in contemplation. In the foreground a bald man in white with a red shawl sits beside a small child in dark clothes. Behind the crowd, framed portraits and a kalasha-decorated stage area with musical equipment are visible, and a few people stand at the back. Photo appears to show a Maha Shivaratri night gathering.2015-02-17 +1 copiesA large hall filled with seated men in white kurtas and dhotis, many wearing orange or saffron cloths and sadhu-style garments, sitting cross-legged on colourful striped rugs in rows facing the front. Some wear white turbans or caps, and several have grey or white beards. On the right, a raised stage with a red-carpeted edge holds ornate pink and gold shrines and a seated figure in orange at the far right edge. Hanging orange and yellow decorative banners line the ceiling, and a world map is visible on the back wall. The people are attentive, as in a satsang or discourse gathering.2015-09-15 +1 copiesMarch 07 20162016-03-07February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesA large seated congregation of men in white ritual dhotis and shawls fills a hall during a puja at the Bengaluru ashram. Many wear rudraksha malas; several have bare upper bodies with yellow sacred threads, and a few wear saffron or orange shawls. In the foreground, a man with white hair wears an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala, while a bald man in white sits in front of him. On a raised stage at the far right, musicians perform beside lit lamps under blue lighting, with a carved stone screen behind them and framed portraits on the wall. The congregation counts well over twenty people in view.2016-03-07August 24 20142014-08-24