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A photograph of seated men at a satsang gathering, indoors beside metal stanchions and a chain. In the foreground a shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron cloth with a rudraksha mala and white horizontal tilak sits with eyes lowered. Behind him, a man in white dhoti with gold border and a red bindi, wearing glasses and a mala, sits with eyes closed. Another man in white dhoti with gold border sits with eyes closed at left, and a man in a light yellow-green checked shirt with glasses sits behind. The figures appear to be in meditation or chanting.

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November 14 20112011-11-14Seated group meditation in a plain room with peach walls and a red curtain. In the foreground a young man with shaved head, glasses, a red bindi and a wooden rudraksha mala sits cross-legged in white dhoti and white shawl with gold borders, eyes closed, hands resting on his knees. To his left a man with short grey hair and a white kurta sits in meditation, also wearing a rudraksha mala. On the right a shaved-headed man in white dhoti with a mala and a gold-coloured bracelet sits nearby. Other participants sit on mats in the background and a prayer book lies at the lower left.2011-11-01Photograph of seated devotees at an indoor satsang with orange floral curtains behind them. In the foreground on the left, a bald man in white dhoti and shawl with gold border sits with arms folded and a rudraksha mala. In the centre, a man with a red tilak on his forehead wears white kurta and cream shawl with orange stripe, hands clasped. On the right, a man with white tripundra and red bindi wears saffron robe and rudraksha mala with eyes closed. Behind them a shaved-headed man in white with beaded necklaces sits near a black backpack, and a person with a microphone appears at the upper left. Nobody here is identified by face.2012-09-09A seated group of devotees with eyes closed during a satsang or meditation gathering on a blue-striped mat. In the foreground, a bespectacled man in white kurta with a rudraksha mala and a lanyard badge sits with hands folded. Beside him, a man in white with vertical tilak on his forehead sits with eyes closed, and a bald man in white looks down. On the right, a bare-chested man with white ash markings on his arms and forehead wears a white dhoti and red cloth. A child is blurred in the lower foreground, and other seated people are visible in the background.2011-10-15September 08 20122012-09-08Three men sit in a row before a red-orange wall during a puja. The central man, eyes closed, wears a saffron-orange robe and has white tripundra lines and a red bindi on his forehead. On the left, a bespectacled man in white dhoti and shawl with maroon borders, wearing gold beaded necklaces and white ash markings on his forehead and arms, looks down. On the right, another man in a white dhoti with maroon borders and gold beaded necklace, with a red mark and white lines on his forehead, sits close behind the central figure. No figure in the frame has distinctive a person cues such as long hair, crown, rudraksha mala or ceremonial gold necklace beyond the ordinary gold beads worn by the priests, so identity is uncertain.2010-09-03October 07 20112011-10-07A seated group of men in white dhoti-style cloth with gold borders and bare upper torsos or white shawls, many with white tripundra markings on forehead and arms, sits on the floor during a ritual or satsang. In the foreground, a man in orange saffron robes with rudraksha mala and a tilak listens attentively. Behind them, a whiteboard and a maroon cloth backdrop; at upper right a man in orange clothing stands. A small green bowl and a small wooden stand are visible on the floor, along with a handheld device held by one seated man.2011-10-31A photograph of a seated group in meditation during a satsang gathering. In the foreground a shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron shawl over bare shoulders wears a long rudraksha mala, eyes closed, with a red bindi and white vertical tilak, and glasses. Beside him on the right, a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with a gold border sits with eyes closed. On the left, a man with long swept-back hair, white forehead band and white shirt wears a dark cord with a pendant, eyes closed. Behind them several other seated participants in white clothes meditate in a pale yellow hall. Presentation cues for the foreground figure are not distinctive enough to confirm identity.2012-07-13 +1 copiesMarch 20 20132013-03-20Seated devotees in white cloths meditate with eyes closed on a floor, several with white sacred ash marks on their foreheads and arms. The central man wears a dark rudraksha-style mala and a white dhoti-style wrap, hands resting on his knee. Men to the left and right wear similar white clothes, some with beaded necklaces, and a brass vessel sits on the floor at left beside a metal table with a red cloth. Figures in the foreground are partly cropped.2011-09-30Two young men sit side by side in white dhotis with gold borders and white shawls, both with rudraksha malas around their necks. The man on the left has a red bindi on his forehead and looks forward; the man on the right, wearing glasses, has white vertical tilaka lines on his forehead. Blurred figures and a seated group are in the background.2011-11-19