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A large hall packed with seated devotees in white, cream and colourful clothing, photographed in soft focus behind two foreground participants. On the left, a young man with curly hair in a gold-yellow kurta, with a red-brown cloth draped over his lap, holds a folded white paper to his mouth. On the right, a bald man in an saffron-orange kurta and white dhoti wears a rudraksha mala and a black eye mask, holding a white sheet raised near his face. A small red mark appears on the left participant's forehead. Attendees around them sit on the floor, some in orange and red, as part of a group session.

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December 09 20162016-12-09A large indoor hall filled with a dense crowd of seated devotees in white and cream clothing, most on white chairs. In the foreground a man in a pink-peach kurta with a dark eye-patch-style mask over one eye holds a folded paper, while beside him a man in a cream kurta with a red-beaded rudraksha mala sits holding papers. On the right a bald man in an all-white dhoti and kurta wears a rudraksha mala and sits barefoot. Behind them a gold-and-orange palanquin or throne stands near the stage, and small white statues sit on a distant stage. Large screens display colourful imagery.2016-12-06A large seated congregation of devotees in a hall with a red carpet aisle, most dressed in white kurtas and dhotis or cream and saffron-toned kurtas, many wearing name badges on lanyards. In the foreground a bearded man in a cream kurta with a green lanyard sits with eyes closed, and a young man with a saffron-orange shawl and a tilak sits at right. Several participants sit with palms joined in prayer or eyes closed in meditation. Water bottles and bags sit on the floor near the front. Hundreds of people fill the background rows under white walls and an exit sign. No a person candidate is visible in the frame.2016-12-01A large seated crowd of devotees with eyes closed in meditation, many wearing white kurta-style clothes with saffron-orange shawls (angavastram) and orange lanyard badges. A bearded man in the centre wears round glasses, a white kurta and an orange shawl, with a red-and-white bead necklace. Beside him a young man with a tilak mark on his forehead and a rudraksha mala sits in white, and a few men in yellow and orange garments are visible. Others have hands folded in prayer or raised. The setting appears to be an outdoor gathering, with a red-and-orange ground covering and bright daylight.2016-04-27December 10 20162016-12-10May 06 20162016-05-06A large seated congregation in a bright hall with pink and cream walls and framed pictures, all sitting on colourful striped floor mats. In the foreground, a shaven-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with yellow borders and rudraksha mala presses his hand to his brow, beside a bearded man in white and gold-bordered cloth with his hands clasped, and a man in white with gold border and folded hands. Behind them many devotees in white kurtas and dhotis, some wearing rudraksha malas, sit attentively; a man in an orange kurta sits at the front right. A yellow-tipped kalasha-style pillar row and a cushioned seat appear at left.2017-07-15 +1 copiesDecember 06 20162016-12-06September 23 20162016-09-23 +1 copiesMay 06 20162016-05-06Large crowd of seated devotees with eyes closed in meditation under a white tent canopy. Many wear white kurta-style clothes with red or orange shawls and rudraksha-style malas; some wear orange and yellow garments. Name badges hang from several chests. In the foreground, a bald man in an orange patterned shirt sits beside a man with long light hair. Participants fill the frame, with additional people seated toward the back.2016-05-06A large seated crowd fills a hall with red and yellow draped backdrops; many attendees wear white or pastel kurtas and sarees with rudraksha malas. In the foreground, a man with long wavy hair wears a white kurta, layered gold and beaded necklaces, and a rudraksha mala, sitting cross-legged. Beside him, a bespectacled man with curly hair in a white embroidered kurta and rudraksha mala sits near a young man with white vibhuti on his forehead. A water bottle rests on the floor at left. A stage screen shows a red and gold figure at upper right. The scene reads as a satsang or discourse gathering.2017-12-12