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A photograph of a seated satsang gathering in a wood-panelled hall with orange curtains. Many men wear white kurta-style clothes with orange shawls or scarves draped over their shoulders, sitting on striped floor mats. Some have hands folded or raised in prayer, and a few wear dark or colourful casual tops. A projected image is visible at the top right. A few younger boys sit among the adults. The hall is crowded with roughly thirty to forty visible people.

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July 11 20122012-07-11Indoor satsang hall with red-and-gold patterned walls and a striped red mat on the floor. Many devotees sit cross-legged in white kurtas and dhotis, wearing orange saffron shawls, several with eyes closed in meditation and hands folded. A man in a yellow t-shirt sits at right with a black bag beside him. Orange-scarved attendees fill the background rows, and a few people seated near the front have their hands in anjali or resting in their laps. The scene shows a group meditation session during a multi-day spiritual programme.2012-07-14Photograph of a seated satsang audience in a room with patterned wallpaper and a white curtain. Many devotees sit on mats wearing white kurtas and saffron-orange shawls, with rudraksha malas visible on some. A boy in a yellow top with a rudraksha mala sits in the foreground beside a young man in a maroon t-shirt clapping. Several people clap, and a man in white stands in the doorway behind the crowd, also clapping. Backpacks rest on the floor in front. No one in the scene shows the distinctive presentation cues needed for an appearance-based identification of a person.2012-07-20July 22 20122012-07-22A seated congregation fills a bright hall with a glossy tiled floor during satsang. In the foreground a bald man in white dhoti and shawl sits with palms pressed together in prayer, with a small brass lamp before him. Behind, rows of devotees wear orange shawls and white clothes, some with rudraksha malas, while others sit in plain shirts and checked shirts. A man in white kurta in the centre gestures with hands, and at the upper right the gathering extends into a backdrop of orange cloth and colourful hangings. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible, so no in-person candidate is confirmed; the people appear as devotees and attendees in meditative sitting posture.2012-05-03A large seated gathering of devotees fills a hall during a satsang. Many men wear white kurtas with red or maroon shoulder sashes and lanyards, while several sannyasis in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas sit on a patterned carpet in the foreground. A bald man in white with a green lanyard sits centrally, and a young person with long hair and orange forehead marking sits nearby. Brass bowls and a water bottle lie on the floor. A bearded elder in white sits at left, and a Western-looking young man in a white t-shirt sits in the lower right.2016-07-03A seated group of devotees in a wood-panelled hall, most wearing white kurta-style clothes and saffron/orange shawls draped over their shoulders. Men in the front row sit on striped red-and-cream mats, some clapping or smiling; a man with grey hair and glasses at centre front claps, and a young man in a maroon t-shirt sits at right with an orange shawl. Behind them more devotees fill rows against a patterned wall, and at the doorway on the left a man in white and a woman in white stand clapping. Backpacks and bags sit on the floor in front. No clearly identifiable ceremonial figure is visible in the frame.2012-07-20A seated audience of men fills a room with patterned red-and-gold walls and a striped red floor mat. Many wear white kurta-style clothes with orange saffron shawls draped over their shoulders, and some have name badges. In the foreground a young man in a blue-and-navy striped polo and a young man in a bright blue t-shirt clap, while others sit cross-legged or on chairs, listening attentively during a satsang.2012-07-21A seated satsang audience inside a wooden-panelled hall with patterned walls. Many devotees sit cross-legged on striped blue-and-white mats, most in white clothes with red or orange shawls and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. A bald man in the foreground wears a red shawl and white tilak on his forehead, while a bearded man beside him in white with a red shawl listens attentively. A man in an orange jacket and white cap sits among chairs at the back, and a woman in white with a red shawl appears near the top right. Several people wear headphones for translation. Some write in notebooks, and bottles and bags lie on the mats. Total visible people numbers about 40.2012-09-09A large seated gathering of devotees in white clothes with orange-red shawls sits on white floor mats in a hall, attending a convention session. Many wear rudraksha or beaded malas and some have tilak marks. In the foreground a man with short hair and a grey moustache sits near a man with a white beard wearing a rudraksha mala, and a young boy in orange robes sits at right. Orange cloth bags and folded mats lie on the floor. Background rows of people sit facing forward, with a few standing near the back wall beside decorative white panels. No one in the frame is clearly identifiable as a person by appearance, so no candidate is marked.2014-05-20A seated congregation of devotees in white ritual clothes and orange-red shawls sits in rows on a tiled floor in an ashram hall, facing toward the front. Several men and women wear rudraksha malas and orange lanyards, and some have forehead markings of vibhuti or kumkum. A man in front wears glasses and a dark cap with a salt-and-pepper beard, and a young boy in white sits beside him holding a water bottle. Orange cushions lie along the floor, and a video camera is visible at the upper right. No individual in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person, and none of the seated figures is presented in a distinctive ceremonial position.2015-10-21 +1 copiesMarch 11 20132013-03-11