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A seated group of devotees performs a ritual in a bright hall, many with bare upper bodies, white dhotis with gold borders, and rudraksha malas. Two men in front wear saffron-orange cloths over their shoulders; the foreground man on the left is bald and clasps his hands in anjali, and the one on the right with glasses also wears a saffron cloth and joins palms. Others sit with hands folded or raised in prayer, and their faces bear white sandal or ash markings on the chest and arms. Brass oil lamps, small brass bowls, flower petals and mats fill the floor in front of them. Behind, more devotees sit in rows, some with white turbans and others with grey hair, while a small wooden table and chairs sit against the wall. This appears to be a group puja or satsang in progress.

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A crowded indoor satsang hall where seated devotees sit on mats in rows, many with palms pressed together in anjali. In the foreground, several young men in saffron-orange cloths with rudraksha malas sit with eyes closed; one wears a white tilak across his forehead. Behind them, others in white dhotis and ochre shawls, and a woman in white with a mala, fill the room. No central guru figure is visible in this frame; the focus is on the assembled devotees during the discourse.2017-07-23July 30 20172017-07-30 +1 copiesA seated congregation of devotees in a hall during a satsang discourse. Foreground men in saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas sit with palms pressed together in prayer; several bare-chested young men wear orange cloths and beads. Behind them, rows of seated devotees in white and cream clothing fill the floor, with a few men on wooden chairs at the back. A woman in a white top with a rudraksha mala sits among them. Striped mats cover part of the floor, and an orange-robed figure stands near the far left wall with a large wooden door behind. Several devotees have vibhuti and tilaka marks on their foreheads.2017-07-23A large group of men seated on the floor in a hall performing a ritual with hands in añjali mudra. Most wear bare upper bodies with rudraksha malas, white dhotis bordered in gold, and white tripundra marks on their foreheads. Brass puja plates with flowers, kumkum and small oil lamps sit before them on mats. In the foreground a bald man in a white dhoti with gold border and bare chest, with white forehead markings, presses his palms together with eyes closed. Several men wear ornate necklaces and bracelets.2017-07-20January 06 20172017-01-06July 25 20172017-07-25 +1 copiesOctober 15 20132013-10-15A seated group of devotees in a large hall performs a ritual with hands joined in anjali. In the foreground, two young men with shaved heads wear saffron-orange shawls over bare shoulders, rudraksha malas around their necks and wrists, and white ash lines marked on their faces and arms. Beside them a bare-chested man in a rudraksha mala and a bead bracelet presses his palms together. Behind them many other participants sit in white dhotis and white and red garments, some with white paste on their foreheads, with oil lamps and brass vessels on the floor. No individual in the frame is clearly identifiable as a person, and the scene shows a group puja or satsang setting.2017-08-02A large group of men and boys seated on a white marble floor in a hall, pressing palms together in anjali mudra with eyes closed in prayer. Most wear white dhotis and bare upper bodies marked with white vibhuti stripes on the forehead and arms, and many wear rudraksha malas. Boys in saffron-orange cloths sit among them. In the foreground a man in an orange cloth with a mala joins his palms, and a boy sits beside him. Behind the group, a white-draped table holds offerings, lamps and flower garlands. Around thirty to forty people are visible.2017-06-27A photograph of a large seated congregation on orange mats in a hall, devotees in white dhotis and kurtas and orange or red garments, many with white and yellow sandalwood or vibhuti markings on their foreheads and bodies. In the foreground a man in an orange cloth with rudraksha malas and round glasses sits with palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes half-closed. Beside him a man in a white shawl sits with eyes closed, a woman in a red shawl sits among them, and a man in white clasps his hands. Others raise hands in devotion in the background, and a monastic in orange sits near the back. Satsang or puja gathering.2018-11-22A large group of men seated on the floor in a hall performs a puja with brass plates of flowers, small oil lamps and offerings in front of them. Most wear white dhotis with gold borders and bare upper bodies, with rudraksha malas around their necks and white sacred ash marks on their skin. Several wear saffron-orange cloth draped over their shoulders or sit in the background among orange-clad participants. Some hold small ritual items and offer them with their hands. In the foreground a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and a woman with a hair bun sit in front of decorated brass trays. Pillars and wooden doors line the back of the room. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable from appearance.2017-07-27April 17 20142014-04-17