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A seated group session in a hall with striped red, purple and green mats. Many participants wear white kurtas and dhotis, while others wear coloured shirts such as a bright blue t-shirt and a yellow-green kurta, with event badges clipped to their chests. A man in the foreground right wears a white outfit and a rudraksha mala and holds a brown coconut in both hands. Several people nearby also hold coconuts. The image is a photograph of the seated participants, with no identifiable leader clearly distinguished from the group.

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April 23 20172017-04-23April 23 20172017-04-23Indoor satsang or puja gathering with a large seated audience on a light tiled floor. In the foreground, several men in white dhotis and white shoulder cloths sit cross-legged with eyes closed or hands folded, some with red-bordered cloths and a rudraksha-style neck cord. Brass and steel trays hold yellow flower petals, fruit and offerings in front of them, with orange mats and a plastic container nearby. Behind them, rows of devotees in white clothing, several boys in colourful shirts, and a woman in a white sari with a yellow border sit attentively. Monks in saffron-orange robes sit near the back, and a few men in white shirts stand at the edge of the hall. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance alone.2011-02-18A dense seated gathering of devotees in white dhotis and white shirts sits on red-and-white striped mats during a satsang. Foreground men with white vibhuti stripes across their foreheads and bare upper bodies wear white dhotis with red borders and rudraksha malas. In the centre, a man in white clothing with folded hands in anjali mudra sits in meditation, with a lanyard-wearing man in white beside him. Behind them, rows of participants in white and a man in a green-striped white shirt with a red mala sit quietly. Orange bags and small offerings lie on the mats.2010-12-04 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated ritual gathering in a hall with cream walls and a striped mat floor, with a crowd of mostly men in white dhotis and white shirts seated behind metal barrier railings. In the foreground, several priests in white dhotis with gold borders and rudraksha malas perform a puja, holding small oil lamps and a brass plate. A central seated man in a white shirt and black trousers, with a brass lamp in his hands, is among those performing the rite. A red ritual kit with a yantra design, brass vessels and a pink bowl lie on the floor in front. Some attendees sit with hands folded in prayer. A person in a mint-green shirt sits at the left. The scene is a satsang-style puja in progress.2012-05-13 +1 copiesSeated devotees on a striped multicolour mat during a temple ritual. In the foreground a bald man in a white shirt holds a brown coconut. A man on the left wears an orange-saffron cloth, a rudraksha mala and a vertical tilak on his forehead, with an ID badge on his chest. Beside him a young man in white dhoti with gold border sits with a red-gold waist cloth visible on another seated man whose bare back shows a rudraksha mala. An older man in white with gold borders and a flower in his hair sits at the right, and more white-clad participants are seen at the top edge. Gold-coloured stands are visible at the back of the hall.2017-06-17A large crowd of men dressed in white dhotis and white shirts sits cross-legged on red floor mats inside a hall, listening to a satsang. Many wear rudraksha mala necklaces, and a few have vertical tilak marks on their foreheads. Several hold yellow paper, notebooks or small booklets. Behind them, the ashram hall has red and gold decor, and many more seated attendees fill the background, with people also visible near the back wall. The setting suggests a devotional discourse; the speaker is not visible in frame.2015-04-25A packed indoor satsang hall where a large seated audience of devotees fills the floor on colourful striped mats. Most men wear white dhotis and kurtas, some with saffron or red shawls, rudraksha malas and forehead marks; a few wear coloured shirts. A man in the front centre has a vibhuti or sandal mark and a rudraksha mala, and a man on the right wears a white angavastram over bare skin. Many people are seated with eyes closed or looking forward, attending a discourse. Paper name badges hang on several chests. A pink wall, a small framed picture and a stage-like backdrop appear behind the crowd, with a mounted screen at the far left. No a person candidate is clearly visible in the crowd.2017-05-21September 21 20102010-09-21A photograph of a seated congregation in a plain yellow-walled hall during a satsang gathering. In the foreground, men in white shirts and white dhotis sit cross-legged on striped mats, several wearing rudraksha malas. A bald elderly man with white hair at left sits beside a basket of bananas and fruit wrapped in a pink cloth. Behind them, rows of men in white shirts and some in orange clothing sit attentively on the floor. Orange and patterned cloth hangs on the right wall, and a small blue sign is mounted above. No one is identifiable as a person in this frame.2012-06-17 +1 copiesDecember 07 20132013-12-07 +1 copiesSeptember 11 20152015-09-11