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Indoor satsang scene with devotees seated on mats on a pale floor. Two men in front sit cross-legged in orange-saffron robes with rudraksha malas. The man on the left, bald and wearing glasses, holds a black microphone while speaking and gestures with his hand. The man on the right, with short hair and a saffron shawl and a pendant, smiles broadly. Behind them several young people in orange robes with white forehead markings sit in rows, with white paper cups placed on the floor.

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September 13 20142014-09-13September 13 20142014-09-13Photograph of seated sannyasi devotees in saffron-orange robes during a satsang gathering. In the foreground, a shaved-headed young man with rudraksha malas and a saffron shawl rests his hand on his chin and looks to the side. Beside him, a man wearing glasses, a white forehead band and white tripundra markings, with a saffron shawl and beaded bracelets, sits with his hands together. Several other robed participants sit on the floor behind them, some with white forehead markings and malas. No visible candidate matches the a person cues of long swept-back hair, crown, or ceremonial gold adornments.2013-11-10November 10 20132013-11-10November 10 20132013-11-10August 06 20142014-08-06A seated man in saffron-orange robes holds a black handheld microphone and speaks during a satsang gathering. He wears a dark rudraksha mala around his neck, a beaded armlet on his upper arm, and yellow-orange tilak marks on his forehead. Beside him sits a bald man in orange cloth with a dark bead mala, eyes lowered. Behind them, many devotees in orange and red garments sit on the floor, some with hands resting on the ground. In front are small paper cups and green leaf plates arranged on a wooden floor.2016-07-12Several young men and boys in saffron-orange monastic robes sit cross-legged on a white floor in a bright hall, many with white vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads and wearing rudraksha and gold coin-style necklaces. In the foreground a shaved-headed young man in orange leans forward and works with a thin stick, while a nearby boy holds a small brass-coloured bowl. Small white paper cups sit on green leaf plates along the floor. The setting suggests a group ritual or ashram gathering. No person is confidently identifiable as a person from appearance alone.2013-11-10November 10 20132013-11-10Two seated men in front of a large group of ritual participants sit cross-legged on a floor, eyes closed or lowered in meditation. The man on the left wears orange ochre robes and a rudraksha mala, with white horizontal lines on his forehead and arms. The man on the right wears a rust-red robe with a saffron shawl and a double rudraksha garland, with a red tilak on his forehead. Brass lamps, small bells, a small plate of red flowers and a tray of offerings sit in front of them. Behind them, many young men in orange and maroon robes, some with white forehead bands, sit on mats in rows, with a blue plastic container and metal plates nearby.2014-08-06September 13 20142014-09-13November 10 20132013-11-10