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A large seated gathering of devotees in an open-air pavilion with tiled floor and white columns. In the foreground, a person with dark hair in a bun and an orange-beaded garment sits facing the crowd, their back to the camera. Rows of seated participants in saffron, orange and red clothing sit on white cloths before banana-leaf plates set with small cups and water bottles. Behind them a wider audience of several hundred people stands and sits under tropical plants. Some women wear sarees and garlands; a few men wear white kurtas and orange shawls. The scene reads as a satsang or Nithyanandoham session.

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December 20 20152015-12-20December 20 20152015-12-20A photograph of an outdoor pavilion-style hall with white pillars and tropical plants, where a large seated gathering is being fed a communal meal in rows. Foreground: a woman with dark hair in a bun, wearing an orange-brown garment and a rust-coloured beaded necklace, holds a metal bowl of yellow rice over a white cloth on the floor. Rows of banana leaf plates are laid out along white cloths. Seated in rows on the left and right are people in orange and saffron robes and rust-coloured garments, many with beaded necklaces. At centre, a woman in a green sari sits beside women in orange and blue, and a person in white stands behind them. Behind the rows, a large crowd of onlookers in white, orange and red stands under the roof, with a camera and tripod visible at right.2015-12-20 +1 copiesDecember 20 20152015-12-20 +1 copiesDecember 20 20152015-12-20 +2 copiesA large outdoor-style hall with white pillars and a wooden ceiling holds a seated congregation of several hundred people, many with hands in prayer. In the foreground, a shirtless man with long dark hair and a saffron-orange shawl kneels before a silver bowl of yellow rice, a green banana leaf beside it. Front rows show women in orange, saffron and blue saris and men in white kurtas, with monks in orange and red robes seated on white cloth behind rows of brass-lidded cups and leaf offerings. Some onlookers stand at the back. Visible actions are prayer and offering, consistent with a ritual gathering.2015-12-20 +1 copiesDecember 20 20152015-12-20 +1 copiesA large seated gathering of devotees in an open pavilion with white pillars and a glass roof. In the foreground, several men in saffron and orange robes sit cross-legged on a white cloth, some with red-and-saffron shawls and bare upper arms, with a small bowl and water bottles beside them. Rows of men and women in white, red, saffron and pink clothing, many wearing orange or red shawls and garlands, sit on mats along the tiled floor. Round white-clothed tables stand at the right edge, and a standing figure in white robes with a red shawl appears near the back. The scene suggests a satsang or formal session among followers, with many people visible across the room.2015-12-20December 20 20152015-12-20A large outdoor-indoor hall with a high roof and open sides, lined with palm plants and columns, holds a seated assembly of many devotees in orange, red and white clothing. In the foreground a woman in a white sari with a red border sits facing the central area, with a golden throne-like seat with carved detailing at left, and a woman in white and red at left edge holds a metal ritual vessel. Several people sit on white cloths in front of banana-leaf plates with water bottles. A figure in the upper-left foreground seated near the golden throne wears saffron and orange garments; a shaved-headed monastic in orange sits at right beside a leaf-plate spread. The crowd is seated in rows, many with hands folded in prayer. No clearly identifiable a person candidate is established by appearance, so the role-based description is kept.2015-12-20December 20 20152015-12-20 +1 copiesDecember 20 20152015-12-20 +1 copies