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Photograph of a seated group of devotees in white clothing with yellow-and-red sacred threads, eyes closed, performing a ritual during a homa or tharpanam offering in a hall. In the foreground a man in white with a yellow cord rests his hand near his face holding a small object; behind him others sit in meditative prayer, several holding small items with their fingers. Gold bangles and a dark beaded bracelet are visible on the wrists of some participants. The background is blurred with more seated attendees and a bright window at the top.

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July 01 20092009-07-01A seated congregation in an ashram hall wearing white clothes fills most of the frame. Men in the foreground, many in white shirts, chant or pray with open mouths and hands raised near their faces, some holding small objects; one man in the front wears a gold chain and another has a rudraksha-style red-and-white cord at the neck. Women in white and pale tops sit behind them, and bright orange and red fabrics and cushions appear at the edges beside tall windows with lattice panels. The mood is devotional ritual participation, consistent with a homa or puja gathering, though no fire or deity is clearly visible.2009-07-01A seated group of devotees with eyes closed in meditation at a large satsang hall. In the foreground a man in white kurta wears a rudraksha mala and a pendant, with a lanyard badge. Beside him a younger man in white wears an orange-and-red shawl with a rudraksha mala and a white kurta. Lower left, a man with long swept-back hair in white clothing sits with eyes closed. Behind them, rows of attendees in white and blue shirts sit in meditation. The scene is a meditation or discourse session, and no one visible is identified as a person.2017-04-23March 14 20172017-03-14A large seated assembly of men with eyes closed, appearing to meditate or chant in a hall. In the foreground, a man in white kurta with a rudraksha mala and a lanyard badge sits centrally, hands in lap. To his left, a younger man wears a saffron-orange shawl over white clothes with beaded malas. Other devotees in white and blue shirts fill the blurred background, some with forehead markings. No identifiable a person candidate with distinctive presentation is visible.2017-04-23January 19 20132013-01-19April 23 20172017-04-23April 23 20172017-04-23A seated audience in a bright hall with red chairs in the background, many people with eyes closed and hands raised in meditation. In the foreground, a man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala and a yellow lanyard touches his forehead with his fingers. Beside him, an older man with white hair and beard wears a white shirt with a red-brown beaded mala and presses his palms together. A man in a purple kurta with a yellow lanyard sits at the lower right, and a woman in a pink-and-green sari sits at the left. The scene suggests a seated meditation session, with a logo in the top left corner.2009-12-10September 24 20162016-09-24July 01 20092009-07-01December 10 20132013-12-10