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A large seated audience fills a hall during a satsang, with devotees sitting cross-legged on red mats. Foreground figures in white kurtas, grey shirts and a yellow t-shirt sit attentively, hands folded or pressed in prayer; a young boy in red robes with a rudraksha mala and white forehead marks sits in front. Behind them rows of people in white and orange clothing are visible, and a green-draped altar with a deity murti and flowers sits at the upper left.

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July 06 20142014-07-06August 21 20162016-08-21 +1 copiesAugust 18 20132013-08-18A large seated congregation fills a tented hall during a satsang-style gathering, with participants in white ritual clothing and kurtas sitting on red mats. Many have hands pressed together in namaskar or are clapping, and several wear rudraksha malas. A man in the foreground left wears a white shirt and folds his hands; a bearded elder in white with a white cap sits centre-left. Some younger attendees wear saffron-coloured shawls and dark shirts. Plastic water bottles sit near the lower left edge, and white and pink drapes line the tent behind the crowd.2016-04-17A large seated congregation of devotees in a hall with a red carpet aisle, most dressed in white kurtas and dhotis or cream and saffron-toned kurtas, many wearing name badges on lanyards. In the foreground a bearded man in a cream kurta with a green lanyard sits with eyes closed, and a young man with a saffron-orange shawl and a tilak sits at right. Several participants sit with palms joined in prayer or eyes closed in meditation. Water bottles and bags sit on the floor near the front. Hundreds of people fill the background rows under white walls and an exit sign. No a person candidate is visible in the frame.2016-12-01September 09 20172017-09-09 +1 copiesA large seated congregation fills a hall with red mats, many people in white dhotis and shirts and others in saffron-orange robes. Foreground men in white dhotis with gold borders and rudraksha malas sit with palms pressed together in prayer, and one man in a teal shirt holds his hands folded. Behind them rows of devotees sit attentively, some children among them. Ornate red and beige decorations and framed pictures line the walls.2016-08-21August 16 20132013-08-16April 19 20162016-04-19A seated assembly in a large hall during a Tamil satsang, with many people in white and cream clothes and several in red and saffron garments. In the foreground, a shaved-headed young man in white dhoti and a saffron-coloured monk-like man with a rudraksha mala sit with palms pressed together in devotion. Several boys in red robes with rudraksha malas and white vibhuti on their foreheads sit on red mats. Brass plates with offerings and small cups lie on the floor, and a cameraman stands at the back filming. Many devotees raise their hands in prayer across the room.2013-09-14A large seated gathering of devotees fills a hall during a satsang. Many men wear white kurtas with red or maroon shoulder sashes and lanyards, while several sannyasis in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas sit on a patterned carpet in the foreground. A bald man in white with a green lanyard sits centrally, and a young person with long hair and orange forehead marking sits nearby. Brass bowls and a water bottle lie on the floor. A bearded elder in white sits at left, and a Western-looking young man in a white t-shirt sits in the lower right.2016-07-03A large seated audience fills a hall at a satsang, with dense rows of people in white dhotis and shirts, many with sandalwood or vibhuti marks on their foreheads. Men in front wear white and some carry rudraksha malas; women in saris of orange, teal and pink sit toward the back. Children in casual clothes sit on red mats in the foreground. The hall has a framed picture on the wall and a light-coloured floor, and the attendees appear to be listening attentively toward the front, out of frame.2016-08-21