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A photograph of a seated devotee gathering in white ceremonial clothing at an evening event. Many devotees wear white dhotis, kurtas and saris with gold borders, and wooden rudraksha malas around their necks. Several women wear white saris with gold borders, and a woman at right in a white sari sits with folded hands. A man with glasses in the front row wears a white shirt and mala, and a bald man in a white shirt sits in the center front. Behind them a woman in an orange top is partly visible at left. A red mat covers the floor, and white plastic chairs and garlands line the background. The faces and identity of the seated devotees are not established from the image itself, and no speaker or presiding figure is visible in the frame.

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A large seated crowd fills the frame, with many people sitting cross-legged on the floor in white clothes and wearing rudraksha malas. In the foreground, several older men wear white shirts and mundus, with rudraksha beads and bindi or tilaka marks. Behind them, rows of devotees in white dress sit closely together, and a woman in a red top sits among them. Colourful decorations and pillars appear at the upper edge of the frame. No figure matching the a person depiction is clearly visible at the front or on a dais, so no candidate is identified.2007-01-01 +1 copiesIndoor satsang hall with many participants seated on white floor cloths, many wearing white or cream clothing and rudraksha malas. Foreground shows backs of heads and white-clad devotees; a woman in cream sari with glasses sits center with hands folded in her lap, and a woman with rudraksha beads and a tattoo on her forearm sits to the right. Behind them a bald man in white with a white forehead mark sits, and white-draped chairs and red-draped tables fill the background. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2017-07-30 +1 copiesNight gathering of a large crowd seated and standing in front of a temple-like stage, with a lit string of green lights overhead. Most seated women wear white saris with orange-bordered cloth, some in blue, teal, green and orange saris, many with rudraksha or beaded malas and tilak marks; several men in white shirts stand at the back. Some seated women hold their hands folded or rest a hand on a knee and appear to be listening attentively. At the right edge, an ornate golden-and-red altar structure with a dark cloth and a decorative shrine is visible. A purple-and-white logo appears in the upper left corner. Counts approximately 60 or more visible people, so the range is 21-100.2013-03-10July 16 20142014-07-16A large seated audience fills a hall at an Ananda Samajam programme. In the foreground, several women in white saris with gold borders sit on a pale floor, many wearing dark beaded malas and round rosette badges with green and orange ribbons. Some have orange-and-white saris. Behind them, rows of men in white shirts and white dhotis sit, some with orange shawls and similar badges. A video camera on a tripod stands at the centre-right, and colourful balloons and a decorated backdrop hang at the top of the hall. Many people look toward the stage.2007-02-15Photo of a large crowd seated under a white tent with draped cloth walls and wooden posts, lit by hanging lamps. Most attendees wear white or cream traditional dress with gold borders, and many wear rudraksha malas. In the foreground a woman in a white and gold-bordered sari with a rudraksha mala leans forward, pointing toward the front. Women in white sit in rows; a few wear bindi and sandalwood or kumkum marks on the forehead. No a person figure is visible in this frame, so none is identified. Many people are present, well above twenty but not clearly over one hundred.2017-05-26A large dim hall filled with a dense crowd of devotees seated on the floor, most dressed in white and cream clothing with gold borders. Many women wear rudraksha malas and gold necklaces, and several hold small books or handle yellow cloth bags. Some older women with white hair sit in the foreground, and a few devotees appear to be in meditative or attentive postures. Overhead lights and a few strings of coloured lights glow faintly in the background. No individual leader is clearly visible in the frame.2017-05-25February 11 20072007-02-11 +1 copiesOctober 06 20062006-10-06 +1 copiesA photograph of a large seated group inside a plain whitewashed hall with breeze-block windows, sitting on green mats in a meditative or satsang-style gathering. Most attendees wear white clothes, and many men wear rudraksha malas around their necks. A man in the front center in a white kurta holds a mala and sits upright, while a man in the front left wears a checked shirt and glasses. A woman in the center wears an orange-and-cream sari. Several women in white sit in the middle rows, and a few people in the back are partly visible. A blue and white logo appears in the top left corner.September 24 20172017-09-24 +2 copiesMarch 10 20132013-03-10