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November 14 2010

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A large crowd of men dressed in white dhotis and white shirts sits closely packed on a floor covered with a pink and cream cloth, at an evening event lit by string lights. Many wear white tripundra forehead markings, and several have rudraksha malas around their necks. Some carry yellow cloth bundles. A boy in a white shirt with a red bindi sits in the foreground, and a shirtless man with ash-marked body and rudraksha beads sits among them. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so no candidate is listed.2016-01-02A large seated gathering of devotees dressed in white sits on mats under a red decorative canopy in an open-air ashram courtyard. In the foreground a brick-lined fire pit with a small burning flame lies beside seated attendees, a man in a white shirt with a red and white rudraksha mala and a woman and girls in white with black beaded necklaces. Behind them a golden shrine with an arched frame holds a deity murti and framed picture, flanked by gold draped walls. Several people stand near the shrine, one wearing orange, and a golden deity figure stands at the right. The setting suggests a homa or puja observance.2005-07-21August 21 20162016-08-21November 14 20102010-11-14A large outdoor satsang gathering of men seated cross-legged on striped mats, many with eyes closed in meditation and hands folded in prayer. In the foreground a man in an orange-brown shirt and white dhoti sits with hands clasped, flanked by men in white shirts and light striped shirts; one older man on the right has white hair, a white beard and a vibhuti mark on his forehead, and wears a white shirt with an ID badge. Behind them stand more devotees, one in a yellow turban and one in red, beside orange marigolds and red-and-white striped walls.2010-11-14September 12 20132013-09-12A group of men sit cross-legged on a woven mat in a courtyard for meditation in front of an orange and white striped wall with green plants. Most have eyes closed and hands resting in their laps. Several wear white dhotis and shirts, one in a light blue shirt with a rudraksha mala and another in a beige shirt with a rudraksha mala. A man in a white shirt stands at the back. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person in this frame.2010-08-01September 12 20102010-09-12November 21 20152015-11-21A large seated audience of men in plain white shirts and white dhotis sits cross-legged on pink and red floor mats in a hall during a session. Many wear name badges on lanyards, and several have yellow cloth bags or yellow pouches placed beside them. Some hold water bottles or papers. Foreground figures include a man with a clipped moustache and a rudraksha-style bead necklace who rests his chin on his hand, and a young boy in a striped shirt at left. No a person candidate is clearly visible, so the front rows are attendees only.2016-07-18July 29 20082008-07-29A seated group of men in white shirts and white dhotis sits cross-legged on orange mats outdoors in front of a white wall with red vertical stripes and flowering shrubs. Several have eyes closed in meditation with hands folded or resting on knees. One man in the foreground wears a grey shirt and dark trousers, another wears a wristwatch, and a few wear rudraksha-style beaded malas and sacred marks on their foreheads. A watch-like badge or ID card hangs from a lanyard on one man. Some participants appear to be in a satsang or meditation session.2011-02-28