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A photograph of a seated group of devotees in white clothing at an evening satsang. Most wear white shirts and dhotis or trousers with orange-red lanyards and name badges, many sitting cross-legged on orange cloth and mats. Several hold small books or tablets and look downward in quiet meditation or reading. Behind them, a black deity murti stands on a red-brick platform decorated with yellow marigold garlands and a white cloth. No identifiable central figure is shown on a throne, and no one is clearly identified as a person.

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Photograph of a seated group of devotees at an evening satsang, mostly dressed in white with orange-red lanyards. In the foreground a man with short dark hair and a light beard sits with eyes closed, and beside him a man in white wears glasses and reads from a sheet. Behind them women in white sit on blue and white chairs, several holding papers, one raising a red folder, and a man with grey hair and glasses sits in the middle row. Orange cloths lie on the floor near the front. No a person candidate is visible.2015-02-24 +1 copiesA large hall of seated devotees in white clothing wearing orange-red lanyards and rudraksha malas, many with eyes closed and palms pressed together in prayer or meditation. Several men in the foreground have white vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads. Small oil lamps and offerings sit on the floor before them, with a red-upholstered gold-trimmed chair and a blue-draped table in the background. No figure resembling a person is clearly visible, so the candidate is absent from the frame.2013-12-16May 06 20142014-05-06Evening group meditation or satsang seated on a mat outdoors at night, with a pink-draped deity murti and a red and gold shrine in the background. Foreground: a bald man in white dhoti with rudraksha mala and a clip-on microphone; a grey-haired woman in white with red shawl and mala; a man in white with orange lanyard and red shawl pressing palms together; a woman in white with red shawl and glasses. Others in white and red shawls with orange lanyards sit behind, and a woman in a red sari stands at the back by the shrine. No identifiable a person candidate can be confirmed by appearance here.2013-09-13Seated devotees in white ritual clothing with orange-red shawls and orange lanyard ID badges sit on the floor of a hall, many touching their foreheads with their fingers in a gesture of prayer or reverence. Several wear rudraksha malas, and a few have shaved heads. In the foreground, blurred heads and hands are in motion, and wooden panels line the back wall.2015-07-18Night-time photograph of a seated congregation in white clothing at what appears to be a satsang or ritual gathering. A bald man in white with a red-orange cloth draped over his shoulders sits in the foreground, beside other devotees in white and red-orange shawls. Behind them, a man with grey hair and a white garment with a garland sits on a black chair, and a man in glasses wears a red-orange shawl and beaded necklaces. A woman with her hair up and a man with a braided ponytail are visible at left. Flowers are arranged on a red wooden structure at the lower left, and a small round portrait is set on its front panel. No one is identified as a person from appearance.2017-10-08A seated group of men and a few women in white ritual clothing with orange-red shawls sit in rows in a hall, many wearing blindfolds or sitting with eyes closed in meditation. Gold-coloured ornate thrones and deity figures stand in the background, and the foreground shows blurred seated devotees' backs and heads. No single person in the scene is distinguishable as a person by visible cues such as long hair, crown, saffron clothing or malas; the seated men wear plain white and orange shawls.2016-10-11May 09 20132013-05-09 +1 copiesPhotograph of a seated satsang audience dressed in white, with several devotees wearing red-and-white lanyards and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. In the foreground a man with short dark hair holds a round grey plate in his hands, eyes lowered in devotion, while an older man with grey hair and glasses sits beside him in a white shirt. Behind them other participants in white hold up phones and a small paddle-like object, and the background is dark.2015-02-24 +1 copiesA seated group of devotees in an evening satsang gathering wears white ritual clothes with red shawls draped over their shoulders and orange-and-rudraksha malas around their necks. In the foreground, a bald man with tilak and glasses in the lower right holds a small booklet, and a man in white with reddish hair sits with eyes lowered. Behind them, several women and men sit cross-legged on a floor, some reading small paper sheets, others with eyes closed. A plastic water bottle rests in the lower left corner. No one visible is clearly wearing saffron or crown adornments identifying a presiding teacher, so no a person candidate is shown.2013-03-29March 28 20162016-03-28April 03 20162016-04-03