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A dense crowd of devotees packed together indoors under a pale colonnade, many with red kumkum or tilak marks on their foreheads. Many wear orange or saffron shawls and white clothing; some women wear orange saris and gold jewellery. Several people press palms together in namaste or hold hands to their chests. A young boy in glasses and a striped shirt in the foreground grips a metal railing, and a man on the right raises one finger. A yellow banner with a purple emblem hangs at the upper left. Some devotees are partially visible at the edges. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance; the scene shows a satsang gathering.

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December 16 20152015-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16A dense crowd of devotees seated closely together indoors, viewed from the front. Many women wear saris and salwar kameez in red, pink, orange, blue and teal, and some wear shawls and rudraksha mala beads. A woman in the foreground wears a red top with rudraksha beads and a gold pendant, and a few people wear red bindi marks. Men in white and pink shirts sit at the back. The gathering appears to be a large darshan or satsang assembly. No individual is identifiable as a person from appearance.2017-12-16April 14 20182018-04-14April 17 20162016-04-17December 12 20162016-12-12December 16 20172017-12-16April 26 20162016-04-26A large crowd of devotees packed into an indoor hall, mostly seated or standing closely together. Many wear white or cream clothing, with some in orange and saffron shawls and scarves; a few men wear rudraksha-style neck beads and white kurtas. Foreground figures include a bald man in white with a beaded necklace and a man in blue shirt. In the background, people in orange robes stand near white draped tables and an orange-clothed figure at top left. No single leader is clearly visible in the frame; the focus is on the assembled crowd during an initiation gathering.2016-05-23A dense crowd of devotees fills the frame, mostly women and some men, seated or standing closely together under a canopy. Many smile, some with hands pressed together in namaste or clapping, and several wear bindi on the forehead. Women wear saris and salwar kameez in teal, turquoise, red, mustard yellow and green, and a woman at left wears a pink headscarf. A few older men wear white kurtas. Behind the crowd, a man in a red kurta and a man in white stand near the back, and a pale yellow pole and a pink structure are visible at the top. The foreground is blurred with heads and faces in shallow focus.2017-12-16A dense crowd of devotees seated at a large gathering, with many people in the foreground and background. A young man in the centre wears thin black-rimmed glasses, a white kurta and a red and cream sacred thread or mala at his neck, looking ahead intently. Around him women wear sarees and salwar in orange, pink and white, some with bindi and earrings, and a few men sit in white clothing. No visible a person in the frame.2016-12-07A large outdoor congregation of devotees seated closely together, many with hands pressed in anjali mudra and some holding small lit oil lamps or flames. Men wear white shirts and saffron or orange garments, several with rudraksha mala beads and yellow or red lanyards. Women wear white and cream saris and salwar, one in a yellow top, and a woman at right in a cream sari with bangles and folded hands. A white pole and blue fabric appear at left. The scene resembles a satsang or puja gathering, with flames visible among the crowd. No individual with clear distinctive a person cues is identifiable in this frame.2009-07-07