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A seated congregation of men fills a hall for a satsang, with rows of devotees sitting on the floor in front of the viewer. Most wear white shirts and white dhotis, while one man in the foreground wears a rust-brown shirt and another in the middle wears a blue-and-white checked shirt. Several men have sacred ash or tilak marks on their foreheads. A woman in a red and orange sari sits near the left edge behind metal stanchions, and red plastic chairs line the back of the room alongside a blue chair on the right. The scene is a crowded, attentive audience during a discourse.

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A seated congregation of men fills the floor of a hall with a warm stone wall behind them. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti sits with his hands resting on his knees, and beside him a man in a white shirt and dhoti holds a folded paper. Behind them, a man in a lavender shirt holds a small booklet, and further back men in white, checked and maroon shirts sit close together, some with vibhuti marks on their foreheads. A man in dark sunglasses sits near the centre. Bags and a cushion are visible on the floor. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2012-05-17 +1 copiesApril 21 20132013-04-21A photograph of a seated congregation during a satsang or meditation session, with many men sitting cross-legged in rows and most with eyes closed. Several wear white shirts and dhotis, one in a white kurta with hands pressed together in namaste at left, and others in dark shirts or colourful t-shirts. Many have tilak or vibhuti marks on their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks. Yellow-orange and cream walls and a pillar frame the hall. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person; the front-row men appear to be devotees.2012-05-20 +1 copiesPhotograph of a seated congregation on red floor mats in a hall, mostly men in white shirts and white dhotis with name badges and rudraksha malas. Several have white forehead bands and vibhuti marks; one older man in an orange shirt and white dhoti sits in the middle-right with ash marks on his forehead, and another older man wears a brown shirt. Many have hands folded in namaste or resting in lap. The large crowd is visible across the frame.2013-09-13A dense crowd of men seated closely on the floor of a hall, most wearing white shirts and white dhotis, with some bare-chested men wearing rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. Many faces look attentively toward the front, and an older man with grey hair and a moustache sits in the foreground with glasses. Yellow-gold pillars frame the hall.2017-06-08A large seated crowd of men in a hall sits with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, a Hindu gesture of greeting and reverence. Most wear white or light shirts and trousers, with some in striped or coloured tops, a red t-shirt in the foreground, and wrist threads and beaded malas. Many have eyes closed or lowered. Behind them, a few standing figures in white also join hands near a gold-toned altar area with orange drapery on the left. The atmosphere suggests satsang or a devotional talk. No individual is clearly identifiable as a specific guru in the visible frame.2010-10-24September 29 20122012-09-29July 29 20082008-07-29June 17 20122012-06-17June 17 20122012-06-17A dense seated audience at an indoor hall event, viewed from behind and above the heads of people in the front rows. Many attendees wear orange and white conference lanyards. A man in the centre wears a dark maroon t-shirt and a black cap, and a man at right in white kurta-style clothing wears headphones. Another man at left wears white with a tilak on his forehead and a brown shawl, and a bald man in an orange top sits nearby. Most attendees look toward the stage, which is out of frame.2015-12-09A large seated congregation fills the frame during a satsang at an ashram hall, with many devotees sitting cross-legged on mats in rows. Most wear white kurtas and dhotis, and a few wear orange or yellow clothing; one man in an orange t-shirt with a printed image and a dark rudraksha mala sits near the centre, and a man in a yellow kurta with a mala sits beside him. A few people have vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads, and several wear lanyard-style neck beads. Oil lamps glow at the left edge, and the background is a pillared hall with bright ceiling lights. No clearly identifiable a person is shown among the visible people, and the stage or dais is not in view.2013-01-01 +1 copies