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A large indoor congregation seated on the floor of a hall for a Guru Purnima puja. Foreground men are bare-chested with rudraksha malas, white dhotis and sacred ash marks; several wear saffron/orange cloths. Brass plates, oil lamps and offerings sit on orange cloths before them. Rows of devotees fill the room, some standing at the back in white. A large screen at upper left shows a video, and framed portraits hang on the walls.

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July 09 20172017-07-09July 09 20172017-07-09A large seated congregation with hands pressed in anjali mudra fills a hall during a Guru Purnima gathering. Many devotees wear white dhotis and shawls, while others wear saffron/orange robes; several men have rudraksha malas and tilaka markings on their foreheads. A man in the centre-right wears white with a long braided hairstyle, a rudraksha mala and gold chain, with hands folded in prayer. Banners and framed photographs decorate the pink walls, and a large screen shows an image at the back. Dozens of people are visible, with many more behind them.2017-07-09July 05 20172017-07-05A large seated assembly of devotees fills a tiled hall during a meditation or satsang session. In the foreground a shaven-headed man in an orange-red kurta with rudraksha malas sits cross-legged with palms resting on his knees, beside a man in white dhoti with orange border and a man in white shirt with a mala. Many young boys and men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls, some with white tilak and rudraksha beads, sit on the floor in rows. Brass pillar lamps stand behind the front rows, and framed portraits and a deity image hang on the back wall. No individual can be confidently identified from appearance.2017-07-05A large indoor hall filled with many seated devotees, mostly men, sitting in rows on the floor facing a stage at the far end. Most wear white dhotis with gold or yellow borders and bare upper bodies or white kurtas, many with rudraksha malas around their necks. Several wear orange or saffron cloths; one man in the foreground wears a red-orange shawl over white clothing. Pink walls are decorated with framed religious pictures, and ceiling lights and air conditioners are visible. No individual within the scene is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so no a person candidate is marked.2017-07-09 +3 copiesJune 03 20182018-06-03July 20 20172017-07-20A large seated crowd of devotees fills an indoor hall with pink walls and framed religious pictures. Most men wear white dhotis and white shirts or are bare-chested with yellow-bordered white cloth, rudraksha malas and white body markings. Several men in front wear saffron-orange cloth and rudraksha malas, one of them with a sandalwood-streaked face. Two young boys in white and orange sit in the foreground. Many people sit with eyes closed or gaze forward in meditation. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance cues alone.2017-07-05A large indoor hall filled with seated devotees in white dhotis with gold borders and rudraksha malas, many bare-chested. Near the centre, a man with a shaved head wears a saffron-orange shawl over a white dhoti and holds his palms together. Other devotees wear orange or saffron wraps and white clothing. A cameraman with a tripod stands at the left edge. Pink walls display framed pictures and banners, and ceiling lights line the room.2017-07-09A large seated congregation fills a pink-walled hall at a Guru Purnima gathering. Many men sit cross-legged on the floor in white dhotis with gold borders, some bare-chested and wearing rudraksha malas, others in white kurtas, and several in saffron or orange cloths. Several hold their palms joined in anjali while looking forward toward an unseen speaker. A tripod-mounted camera and a large screen stand near the back wall, and framed portraits hang above the doorways. Crowd members are visible throughout the room. No individual is clearly identifiable as a specific person from appearance, so no a person identification is made.2017-07-09A large seated congregation fills a bright hall during a Guru Purnima gathering. Many men wear white dhotis with gold borders and rudraksha malas; several in the front rows are shirtless with orange or saffron cloths and beaded necklaces. A bald man in the lower right wears vertical tilak marks and glasses, hands folded in front of his chest, while others sit attentively. A framed deity portrait hangs on the far wall and framed pictures line the upper walls. No single figure in the frame is clearly identifiable as the swami from appearance alone.2017-07-09