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Large seated assembly of devotees in white dhotis and white shirts, many wearing rudraksha malas and gold chains, sitting on red and striped mats in a hall. The foreground shows men with white vibhuti stripes on their foreheads, hands pressed together in anjali mudra; one in front wears a red shawl over a white dhoti with gold border. Behind them rows of seated participants are visible, some with eyes closed in meditation. No a person candidate is visible in the frame.

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November 11 20152015-11-11November 11 20152015-11-11A large seated congregation fills a hall at a Nithya Dhyana Yoga session. Men in white dhotis and shirts wear red and orange shawls and red beaded garlands, with a few holding folded hands in prayer. Several have white and red tilak marks on their foreheads, and some wear name badges on their garlands. Rows of seated devotees stretch back toward the far wall, and the ashram setting suggests satsang or meditation. The image is a photograph of an audience; no speaker or a person is clearly visible in the frame.2015-09-06November 11 20152015-11-11July 03 20172017-07-03 +1 copiesA large seated congregation of devotees fills the hall, most dressed in white shirts and white dhotis with gold borders, many wearing red-brown rudraksha malas and sandalwood or vibhuti markings on their foreheads. In the foreground, several men sit cross-legged with hands folded or clapping, while others in the rows behind look forward attentively. Thin silver posts line the upper background. The scene reflects satsang or darshan at a person ashram gathering. No single figure in the crowd is clearly identifiable as a person, and no throne or raised dais is visible.2015-07-31A large seated congregation fills a hall at a Kumbh Mela camp, many people in white dhotis and shirts with red-and-white saffron-striped shawls draped over their shoulders. Several men press palms together in namaste or hold hands folded in prayer, and a few wear wooden rudraksha malas. In the foreground a man in an orange-saffron robe with a rudraksha mala and white necklace sits facing forward. Floor mats in red, green and striped patterns cover the ground, and ornate gold deity shrines and decorations appear in the background. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance alone.2015-09-15 +1 copiesNovember 11 20152015-11-11A photograph of a large seated audience at a satsang in a hall with wooden doors and a carved pillar. Men in white shirts and white dhotis fill most rows, many wearing rudraksha malas and white lanyard badges. A bare-chested young man in the front centre wears a saffron-red shawl draped over his shoulder with a yellow dhoti and a rudraksha mala. Several men on the right are bare-chested in yellow-bordered white dhotis with malas. Some have vibhuti or kumkum on their foreheads, and several are seated with hands folded or palms together in devotion.2015-11-21November 11 20152015-11-11A seated group of devotees in a hall during a ritual gathering. Men in white dhotis and white shawls with red-striped borders sit on the floor, several with rudraksha malas, one pair of hands pressed in namaskar. A man in saffron-orange robes sits at far left, and a woman with long hair and a yellow-bordered white sari sits near the left edge. A brass plate holding flowers and a small lit oil lamp rests on an orange mat in the foreground beside a brass lamp. Behind them more seated people and a child in a green shirt.2011-02-02A large seated congregation of men in white dhotis and white shirts, many wearing long rudraksha mala garlands and gold-bordered cloth, with white vibhuti tilak marks across their foreheads. Front-row devotees sit cross-legged on a floor, some with hands folded in greeting. Behind them rows of attendees fill a hall with cream walls and a blue-purple emblem visible at upper left. The scene suggests a satsang gathering.2015-08-09 +1 copies