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Large seated gathering on red carpeting under a white tented pavilion. Many participants wear orange and saffron garments with rudraksha malas, while others wear white ritual clothes and red shawls. Several young men in the foreground have white tilak markings on their foreheads and sit cross-legged with folded hands or resting on their knees. A woman in a yellow sari sits among them. A tabla or drum with a leopard-print covering is visible at the lower left. Ceiling fans and air conditioners line the tent roof, and a speaker stands at the far wall.

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A photograph of a large seated satsang gathering in a hall with cream tiled floor. Foreground rows hold children and young adults in saffron-orange and white dhotis and shawls with rudraksha malas; several boys wear orange with gold borders. Behind them, a dense crowd of devotees in white and orange sits on mats and red cushions, many with vibhuti or tilak on their foreheads. A woman in white with gold-bordered sari sits at right. Wall paintings and framed images of deities decorate the back wall.2016-08-13April 21 20162016-04-21August 13 20162016-08-13A large indoor satsang hall filled with seated devotees on a patterned carpet. In the foreground, young people in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls with yellow-trimmed borders sit cross-legged, some with yellow tilak marks and rudraksha malas; a brass bell, a small drum and a water bottle lie nearby. Behind them, rows of attendees in white kurtas and red-and-white shawls sit attentively. Two large framed portraits hang on the wall at top right, one showing a seated saffron-robed figure. A projector screen and white-draped tables appear at the back of the hall.2016-07-01A large seated audience fills a pink-canopied tent with a red carpet, attending a satsang. Many devotees sit cross-legged in rows, most women and some men, wearing saffron and orange shawls, white and cream sarees and kurtas, with rudraksha malas and orange headwraps. Several women in the front row wear bright orange and green sarees. A tiered arrangement of offerings or flowers appears at the left edge, banana plants and decorative banners frame the back, and a speaker hangs from the canopy. No individual speaker is clearly visible in the frame. The image carries an archive copyright notice.2015-01-13April 17 20162016-04-17April 19 20162016-04-19December 16 20172017-12-16April 22 20162016-04-22A large seated gathering inside a decorated tent with yellow and gold draped ceilings, red and maroon drapes, and hanging floral strands. Many young people in orange and saffron clothing sit on an orange floor covering, several wearing rudraksha malas. Behind them stand people in white and colourful outfits, and two large screens show a deity murti and a figure in red. Camera operators stand at the sides, and a few older attendees sit among the crowd. The scene looks like a satsang or darshan gathering.2017-12-16A large seated congregation fills a hall during a satsang, with many devotees in white dhotis and kurtas and others in orange or saffron robes. In the front rows, a bald man in orange cloth with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged, and beside him a man in white holds his hands in a mudra. Other devotees wear white, pink, orange and maroon clothing, and a banana leaf with fruit and a small offering sits on the floor in the foreground. Orange-robed figures and a deity murti appear at the upper right edge of the hall.2013-01-01 +1 copiesA large tented gathering of seated sadhus and devotees at the Kumbh Mela, many in saffron and orange robes. In the foreground, men in yellow and orange sit on green matting, one holding a small bundle; a man in orange stands at centre, and a woman in a floral patterned dress with a green headscarf moves among seated figures near a table with offerings. Rows of seated renunciates with grey and white beards and orange turbans stretch to the right over a red carpet, under pale yellow drapes and bunting. The scene reads as a shahi snan camp gathering.2016-04-22