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A large seated audience fills a hall, sitting on striped blue-and-white mats in rows. Most men wear white shirts and white dhotis or trousers, many with dark rudraksha malas and small name badges on lanyards. Others wear light blue, striped, brown or yellow shirts. Several are clapping or smiling, and a few face the front of the room. Pale yellow walls, ceiling fans and wall-mounted speakers are visible. a person is not clearly visible in this image.

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A large seated congregation of men fills a hall, most in white shirts and white dhotis with rudraksha malas, many with hands pressed together in anjali and white vibhuti and kumkum marks on their foreheads. In the front row a man in a pink shirt and a man in a white shirt with a gold chain sit with palms joined, and at the lower right a bald man wears a white shirt with a saffron-orange shawl. Behind them the rows extend back toward a wall with framed deity pictures and a red-and-gold image. No single leader is clearly visible in this frame, and no candidate for a person is identifiable from appearance.2015-11-21A large seated congregation of men dressed in white shirts and white dhotis sits on red mats in a bright hall with cream walls and high windows. Many wear rudraksha malas and several have red or orange shawls draped over their shoulders. Some hold small yellow booklets or papers and a few have hands folded in devotion. In the foreground a bespectacled man with grey hair and a clean-shaven man with a rudraksha mala sit closest to the camera. A small saffron-and-yellow decorated banner hangs from the ceiling at the top of the frame, and a few figures stand near the far back. The seated group appears to be attending a satsang or sangha gathering.2014-06-01September 20 20122012-09-20A large hall with orange floor mats and orange-and-white hanging decorations seats a dense group of devotees sitting cross-legged in rows. Most men wear plain white dhotis and shirts, some in pale yellow or striped shirts, many with name badges on their chests. Several in front press palms together in anjali mudra while others sit with hands resting on their laps. A man at lower right wears a rudraksha mala and folds his hands in prayer. Women in colourful saris sit among them at the back. Stacked chairs line the far wall and a figure in white stands near the back, with a blue sign on the right wall.2010-10-21A seated congregation of men in white shirts and white dhotis fills an indoor hall at a satsang. Many wear rudraksha malas and small name badges on lanyards. Some wear light blue or teal shirts, and a man in front has a red tilak on his forehead and a gold chain. A few men in front smile at the camera, and a man at right has a white cloth draped over one shoulder. No single speaker or dais figure is clearly visible in the frame.2012-09-23 +2 copiesA large indoor hall filled with seated devotees on striped blue and white mats, most in white shirts and white dhotis or trousers, many wearing rudraksha malas and white identification badges on lanyards. Some sit on a green mat at left and others watch from a balcony railing above. Loudspeakers stand on tall stands at the right and left, and the pillared hall has high windows and ceiling fans. The gathering appears to be a satsang or sarva darshan session, with attendees facing forward toward an unseen stage.2012-09-20September 20 20122012-09-20A large seated audience fills a hall at a satsang, most people in white shirts and white dhotis, many wearing rudraksha malas and small lanyard badges. In the foreground a man with grey hair and glasses sits in white, and a man in an orange-red shawl sits among them. Many attendees look toward the front of the hall, with plastic chairs and an orange-clad figure visible at the back. Numerous people are visible, though many are only partly seen.2014-06-01September 22 20122012-09-22A photograph of a large seated congregation at a satsang inside a tent with a green floor covering and cream walls. Men in white shirts and white dhotis sit cross-legged or on mats, many wearing lanyard identity badges with orange and pink tags, and some holding papers or notebooks. A few men in striped, grey, or blue shirts are mixed in. Several older men with white beards and glasses are visible. A man in the foreground wears a red tilak mark on his forehead. The audience faces forward, attentive, with a dense crowd filling the frame to the back of the tent.2012-09-22February 27 20092009-02-27A large seated audience fills the frame at a satsang, with devotees sitting closely on green mats and some on low red mats. Most wear white or cream shirts and dhotis, while others wear checked or striped shirts, a yellow t-shirt, and a few have sacred marks on the forehead. Many carry orange or white identification badges on lanyards. Several men at the front smile or look toward the stage, and an elderly man with white hair sits at lower right. The setting is an outdoor or open hall gathering with a green floor covering.2012-09-22