A photograph of a seated man with a shaved head and white tilak marks on his forehead and arms, eyes closed, palms pressed together in prayer at his chest. He wears an orange robe and a long brown rudraksha mala, with a gold bangle and ring. Around him, several other people in orange and white robes sit on a floor in devotional posture, some with hands folded. - Nithyanandapedia

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A photograph of a seated man with a shaved head and white tilak marks on his forehead and arms, eyes closed, palms pressed together in prayer at his chest. He wears an orange robe and a long brown rudraksha mala, with a gold bangle and ring. Around him, several other people in orange and white robes sit on a floor in devotional posture, some with hands folded.

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A photograph of a large seated group of saffron and maroon robed devotees performing a ritual in a bright hall. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits with palms pressed together in anjali. Beside him, another man in orange with a rudraksha mala and a tilak-marked head holds his hands in prayer, while a man in maroon and gold-bordered cloth wears a red-beaded necklace with hands folded at right. Behind them, many seated people in orange and red robes, some with white forehead markings, sit before brass lamps, small metal cups, flower offerings and kalasha-like vessels on the floor. The image shows a satsang or puja setting with devotees seated in rows.

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Photograph of a large seated gathering of devotees in orange and saffron robes, many bare-chested with white vibhuti markings on their foreheads and shoulders, sitting cross-legged on a floor at a meditation or satsang session. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man with a red kumkum bindi and a rudraksha mala sits with eyes closed and hands folded, wearing an orange shawl knotted at the shoulder. Beside him a younger man with a shaved head and orange shawl appears to chant, and a small brass lamp and cups sit on the floor. Many more people sit in the background on mats, some in white or grey clothing.

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A photograph of a satsang gathering in a hall with red curtains and rows of red-cushioned chairs in the background. In the centre, a shaved-headed man with white paste marks on his forehead and arms wears a saffron-orange cloth draped over his shoulders, many strands of rudraksha beads around his neck and rudraksha bracelets on his wrists. He stands with palms pressed together in anjali, a devotional gesture. Around him, devotees in white dhotis and collared shirts also stand with hands folded, including a man in white on the right and a boy in a red-patterned shirt behind him. Some attendees on the left wear white dhotis and sacred threads.

Shaved-headed men in saffron-orange cloth and rudraksha malas sit cross-legged on a floor in a large gathering, several with white sandalwood marks on their foreheads and arms. A bald man at right wears a red tilak and a white forehead mark, holding his hands together in prayer. In the foreground, a bald man and a younger man sit with eyes closed. Behind them, many seated people in white and colourful clothing share the space, and brass lamps with small flames and offering trays sit on the floor. The scene reads as a ritual sitting or puja with devotees in meditative posture. No figure is clearly identified as the a person.

A close photograph of a group of shaved-headed men in orange and red robes seated in prayer with palms pressed together, eyes closed. The foreground man on the left wears white vertical tilak on his forehead, a rudraksha mala around his neck, and reddish cloth over his shoulder, and appears to be chanting. Behind him a man wears an orange rudraksha necklace, a small earring, and red bead bracelets. Other seated devotees with white forehead markings and orange shawls continue the row. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance cues, so roles are described only as devotees in meditative prayer.