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A large crowd of men and some women in white clothing fills a tented hall, many wearing lanyard ID badges. In the foreground a man in white kurta with a red bindi holds a microphone and reads from papers seated on a striped cushion, with a sound mixing console and a laptop in front of him. Beside him a young man in white with a yellow shawl and glasses sits attentively. On the right a woman in white with a yellow shawl holds a handheld microphone. Behind them rows of seated devotees with sandalwood or vibhuti marks watch the proceedings.

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A large seated congregation fills a hall during a ritual gathering. Most attendees wear white dhotis and white shirts, many with white vibhuti forehead markings and rudraksha malas. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt sits with eyes closed, and a young girl in a pink and multicolored floral dress sits beside him on a red mat. Behind them, a man in white with gold-bordered cloth and a rudraksha mala sits with a broad smile and glasses. Several people wear ID lanyards. Dozens more rows of devotees, many in white, extend toward the back of the hall beneath framed pictures on the walls and a standing statue on the left.2016-03-07November 25 20062006-11-25 +1 copiesDecember 01 20162016-12-01June 22 20082008-06-22Photograph of a large seated assembly inside an open-sided hall with a tiled floor and orange curtains at the far end. Many devotees in white ritual clothes sit on the floor in rows, several wearing rudraksha malas and orange shawls. A man in front wears an orange shawl and sits with hands joined, while others sit cross-legged or kneel. A video camera on a tripod is at left. A distant figure stands near the orange drapes at the front of the hall.2007-12-23A photograph of a large seated audience at a satsang, with many monastic men shaved-headed and dressed in white robes with yellow shawls, several wearing rudraksha malas and wire-rimmed glasses. In the foreground, two men wear orange shawls over white. Behind them rows of attendees in white and other colours sit on the floor, with a microphone stand and audio equipment at the left edge.2010-09-16February 27 20092009-02-27October 03 20082008-10-03Photograph of a large seated assembly inside a hall, with many men in white ritual clothing sitting on red mats on a tiled floor. Many wear orange-brown rudraksha beaded garlands around their necks and some carry rudraksha malas. A man in the foreground in white kurta and garland holds a small object in his hands. Behind them, rows of devotees fill the room, and at the back are golden deity murti and altar decorations along the wall. The scene suggests a satsang or discourse gathering, though no speaker is visible in frame.2014-08-23March 11 20172017-03-11 +1 copiesA large indoor gathering of men seated closely in rows, most dressed in white shirts and white dhotis with gold-bordered cloth, many with white vibhuti or sacred ash marks on their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks. Several younger boys in the foreground wear bare-chested gold-bordered dhotis and rudraksha malas, and some wear lanyard identification badges. Behind them, a crowd extends back into a hall with tiled walls and wooden window frames. No speaker or person presiding is clearly visible in this frame, and no identifiable a person candidate appears in the image.2015-08-09 +1 copiesA large seated audience of men fills a tent-covered hall with a green mat floor at a yoga programme. Most wear white shirts and white dhotis with ID lanyards around their necks, sitting cross-legged in rows. A few wear checked shirts, and one man in front has a purple cloth wrapped on his head. Their attention is directed forward toward an unseen stage. Behind them, rows of women in colourful saris sit further back under white draped fabric, and a framed portrait hangs at the upper right. The setting suggests a meditation or yoga session.2006-11-25