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Photo of a seated audience at a satsang hall, with rows of people sitting cross-legged on striped mats, many in white kurtas and dhotis. In the foreground a young man with a vertical tilak and a rudraksha mala wears a light cream sweater, and beside him a man in a dark jacket with red trim sits clapping. Several people in the back rows also raise their hands in applause. Backpacks and bags lie along the mats, and a small blue container sits at the lower right. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible among the people.

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July 02 20122012-07-02A seated congregation sits cross-legged on striped red and white mats in a hall with patterned walls, during a satsang. In the foreground a young man with a vertical tilak and a beaded mala wears a cream knitted sweater. Beside him a man in a black jacket with red trim claps, and rows of people in white kurtas and shirts sit behind them, many with hands pressed together in applause. Backpacks and bags lie among the mats. No person in the foreground is clearly identifiable as a person; a figure in white at the top of the frame is too distant and partly cropped to assess.2012-07-02A seated audience fills a hall with red-patterned floor mats at a satsang. In the foreground a smiling young man with a red bindi and beaded mala sits in a cream knitted top, with brass puja items and a small plate beside him. Behind him a man in a black jacket claps, while rows of people in white kurtas and mixed casual clothes listen. Backpacks and bags lie on the mats, and an ornate patterned wall stands behind the crowd.2012-07-02A photograph of a seated audience on striped red and white mats in a hall with patterned wall hangings. Foreground: a young man with a cream knit sweater, rudraksha mala and a red bindi-style mark. Behind him, a man in a black jacket with red trim claps, and men in white kurtas sit in rows, some with lanyards. Brass lamps and bags lie on the mats. No speaker is visible in frame, so no a person candidate is shown.2012-07-02August 21 20122012-08-21 +1 copiesA photograph of a large seated satsang audience indoors in a hall with purple and white patterned wall panels and a framed picture on the right. Many devotees sit cross-legged on white cloth-covered floor mats, most wearing white kurta-style clothes with red or maroon shawls and red lanyards, some in saffron or orange robes. Several people sit in the front rows with hands pressed together in anjali mudra, and a man in the foreground wears a dark t-shirt with a pendant and sits on a purple cushion. A devotee in a blue shirt on the right wears a tilak and red shawl. No clearly visible central teacher is present in the frame.2014-05-21Photograph of a seated satsang audience in a room with patterned wallpaper and a white curtain. Many devotees sit on mats wearing white kurtas and saffron-orange shawls, with rudraksha malas visible on some. A boy in a yellow top with a rudraksha mala sits in the foreground beside a young man in a maroon t-shirt clapping. Several people clap, and a man in white stands in the doorway behind the crowd, also clapping. Backpacks rest on the floor in front. No one in the scene shows the distinctive presentation cues needed for an appearance-based identification of a person.2012-07-20A seated audience fills a carpeted hall at a Nithyanandoham satsang in Phuket. Many attendees wear orange, white and red clothing and orange lanyards. A man in the foreground left wears an orange shirt and a saffron cloth over his head, with hands pressed together above his head. Others sit cross-legged with hands folded or raised in devotion. A man in a red shirt in the foreground right gestures with open palms. Several people in white kurtas sit in rows behind them. Nearby, a sign in the upper left shows a logo. No speaker's dais is clearly visible in this frame.2015-12-08July 02 20122012-07-02A seated satsang audience in a hall with patterned walls and blue-and-white striped mats. Many men in white dhotis and shirts wear red or orange shawls and rudraksha malas; some sit cross-legged with palms pressed together in namaskar. A man in an orange tracksuit and white cap sits at the top, and a woman in a white top and orange shawl claps near the right. A bald man in white with an orange shawl sits in the front row holding an open notebook. Several people are seated along the foreground, and a figure stands in the background. No one is clearly identifiable as the speaker in this frame.2012-09-09A seated crowd of devotees in a satsang hall, many in white kurtas and shirts. In the foreground a smiling man in a white shirt with a rudraksha-style mala and a tilak on his forehead claps, and an older man in a grey sweater sits with palms pressed together in anjali. Behind them younger men in white and a man in a yellow top sit on cushions or red seating, with women in the rear rows. No speaker or throne is clearly visible.2014-03-06 +1 copiesA large seated group of devotees meditates with eyes closed inside a bright hall with a tiled floor. Most wear white shirts or kurtas, while some younger attendees wear orange, red and striped shirts. In the foreground a man in a white shirt sits cross-legged with hands in a meditation mudra, and a man in a maroon t-shirt and white dhoti-style pants sits beside him with eyes closed. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a golden border sits at right with head bowed. Several men wear rudraksha malas and vibhuti. Standing figures in white and a woman in a red sari appear at the back, near folding chairs and a water bottle. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2012-04-14