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A seated assembly of saffron-robed monks and devotees fills a hall with red curtains. In the front row, several young disciples in orange robes with rudraksha malas sit cross-legged on the floor, one bald-headed man in an orange robe with a white forehead mark sits with hands folded, and a young boy with a shaved head and white tilak sits near the lower right. Behind them, men in white shirts and orange or red shawls sit in rows, many wearing orange sashes and lanyards. Brass vessels and small ritual objects are placed on the floor before the group, and a metal chain barrier runs along the front.

October 20 2013

2013-10-20 +1 copies

A seated group of devotees fills a hall during a chanting session, with many people in the foreground wearing saffron-orange robes with gold-yellow borders, rudraksha malas, and white forehead bands. Behind them, a row of people in white ritual clothing sit on red chairs and mats, some with hands folded in prayer. A few wear orange-and-white satsang attire. A partly visible figure in orange stands at the upper right near a framed image on a red wall, and a small child sits among the seated rows at the back.

A seated group of devotees in a hall, many wearing orange and saffron shawls with lanyards. In the front rows, young boys with shaved heads and white forehead markings wear orange and red robes and rudraksha malas, seated on mats with brass plates and small brass vessels in front of them. Behind them, adult men in white shirts and orange shawls sit in rows. A man in a red-and-orange wrap sits among the front row on the left. The scene resembles a satsang or puja gathering.

2013-10-20 +1 copies

July 07 2017

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A photograph of a seated congregation at a satsang hall. In the foreground, several shaved-headed monks in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas sit cross-legged on red mats; one holds a small phone, another has white vibhuti lines across his forehead and arms. Behind them, children in maroon and orange clothes sit on the floor, while adults in white dress sit on red-cushioned chairs in the rows behind. A framed portrait and a glass display case appear on the back wall, and a pale tiled floor fills the lower area.

A seated assembly in a hall with red curtains, with a large crowd of devotees filling the floor. In the foreground, several shaved-headed young men wear saffron/orange cloths, rudraksha malas and white tripundra markings on their foreheads and arms, their hands held in anjali mudra. Behind them, rows of people in red, white and colourful saris and white kurta-style clothing sit attentively. A few plastic water bottles and small containers sit on the floor, and tall white candle-like sticks stand among the rows. No individual can be confidently identified as the a person from appearance, so no candidate is marked.

July 26 2013

A seated crowd at an indoor satsang gathering, with many devotees in orange and saffron-coloured clothing wearing rudraksha malas and pendant necklaces. Several shaved-headed young men in orange cloth sit in the foreground beside a girl with long hair and a beaded necklace. Behind them, people in white and in mixed everyday clothes face forward, some with white or yellow tilak marks on their foreheads. A man in a brown-orange robe with a rudraksha mala sits at right. The audience appears attentive, though no speaker or dais is clearly visible.

July 21 2013

A seated congregation during a satsang hall gathering, with many devotees in saffron-orange and red robes and white dhotis and shirts. Several men wear rudraksha malas and orange shawls, and some have ash or white vibhuti marks on their foreheads and arms. A front-row devotee with long hair rests his head on his hand, and others sit with eyes closed or heads bowed in meditation. Bald-headed young disciples in orange sit close together while older men in white sit among them. Above the crowd, a person in orange sits near a red-curtained backdrop, and the scene reads as a quiet devotional assembly rather than a formal stage event.

August 13 2016