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A photograph of a ceremonial gathering in a hall with wood-panelled walls. In the foreground a older man with grey hair and glasses, wearing a white shirt and red-orange patterned shawl, stands with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, a wired earpiece visible. To his left a man in a white shirt with a red shawl stands facing forward. Behind them other people in white and red shawls stand, and at right an orange and red decorated banner on a pole is visible. The scene suggests a puja or satsang setting.

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August 24 20142014-08-24A photograph of a devotional blessing in an indoor hall with red curtains and a projection screen behind. A man with swept-back long dark hair, orange-saffron robe with yellow edge, a rudraksha mala and a gold earring stands at right, palm placed on the head of a bowing man in white kurta with grey hair and glasses, hands folded in namaskar. Other people with folded hands stand at left and behind, and a shaved-headed man in white is partly visible at right. Probable Swamiji (long hair, saffron robe, rudraksha mala cues) is giving a blessing to a devotee; the blessing gesture is a head touch.2013-09-23A photograph inside a gold-pillared hall with red and pink drapes and hanging yellow and orange tassels. In the foreground a man in a white kurta with a tilak on his forehead stands with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, looking upward; a gold-banded wooden palanquin-like structure is at the left edge. Beside him a man in a white shirt with a tilak and black backpack also stands with hands folded. Further right a man in cream dhoti-style white clothing with a tilak raises his hands in greeting, and a woman in an orange sari with gold border stands at the right edge. Several other people in white and orange are visible behind, among a crowd of delegates in the background.2018-12-20October 22 20152015-10-22 +1 copiesA crowded indoor gathering of devotees dressed in white kurta-style clothing with orange-red shawls draped over their shoulders. In the foreground a man with short greying hair closes his eyes and touches his brow with his fingers, while a bald man at left raises his hands near his face. Behind them more seated participants, some with tilak marks, sit close together in a warm, red-lit hall.2015-10-23Seated devotees in white kurta-style clothing with orange-brown shawls sit on a wooden floor at a group event. Several hold small white objects to their faces or foreheads, apparently cotton or a cloth, while others sit with eyes lowered. A man in front wears wire-rimmed glasses, a lanyard and a gold bracelet, touching his forehead. Another man beside him wears a white outfit, orange shawl and gold watch. Green and orange clothing of others is visible at the top left, with water bottles and a pair of sandals on the floor. No one is identified as a person.2016-10-08September 24 20132013-09-24A photograph of seated devotees at a satsang in an ornate hall. Three women in the foreground sit with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, eyes closed in prayer. The woman on the right has an orange tilak on her forehead and wears a white top with a red-orange beaded necklace. The woman in the centre wears a white outfit, a rudraksha-style bead bracelet and a red-brown shawl. The woman on the left wears glasses, a white kurta and a red-orange beaded necklace. Behind them, a few people in orange and red clothing are seated with garlands, and a partially visible figure in red and gold sits near the back. Two more devotees with folded hands are visible at the right edge.2016-07-15A seated audience at a satsang listens attentively in rows of cushioned chairs. Most men wear white kurta or shirts and cream trousers with red-and-maroon shawls draped over their shoulders. A man on the left wears glasses, a white kurta and a beaded mala, and another in the foreground has his arms crossed. Several attendees wear lanyard badges. Behind them, a framed photo and a wall of printed posters fill the background, and a saffron-robed figure appears in a picture at the upper right. No speaker's face is shown, and no one in the scene is identified.2015-07-04A photograph of a seated older man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala and an orange lanyard, white vibhuti lines on his forehead, and dark-rimmed glasses, looking intently toward another seated man whose back is to the camera, wearing a black cap and white clothing. Behind them, blurred figures in white sit near golden carved decorations. The seated man in white holds his hands folded in his lap.2016-09-27December 10 20122012-12-10September 11 20112011-09-11