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A seated satsang gathering inside a hall with red floor mats, where a central group of young people in saffron and orange robes sit cross-legged with hands raised in greeting or devotion. A man in the center wears a saffron dhoti, rudraksha malas and ash markings on his forehead and arms, his palms pressed together. On the right, a man in white dhoti and shawl with a long rudraksha mala and red tilak sits with palms joined. Behind them rows of seated devotees fill the room, several women in saffron and colored saris, a standing man in white robes, and a golden statue or deity figure at the top right near a shrine. Brass bowls sit on the mats in front. Several people are clearly visible, with a larger crowd behind.

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July 05 20172017-07-05 +1 copiesSeptember 03 20172017-09-03July 27 20172017-07-27 +1 copiesA large seated congregation fills a tented hall during a satsang or ritual gathering. In the foreground, several young boys and men wear saffron-orange dhotis and shawls with red borders, rudraksha malas, and white horizontal tilak marks on their foreheads, hands pressed together in prayer. Behind them, rows of men in white shirts and white dhotis sit on red mats, many clapping or with hands folded. A young boy in orange lies or rests head-down in the front right. Offerings and small brass plates sit on the floor before them. The crowd fills the frame and extends to the back of the hall under white ceiling fabric and pillars.2013-04-21A seated congregation of devotees at an indoor satsang or talk, many sitting on orange mats. In the foreground, several men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas and white vibhuti stripes on their foreheads and arms sit with palms pressed together in namaskar or clapping. Behind them, men and women in white dhotis and white kurtas, some with yellow or white forehead marks, sit attentively, and a few people in the back raise their hands. Two women in orange and white saris are visible in the background, along with a wall with a framed sign. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance in this image.2018-11-22A seated audience at a large gathering, with a central bare-chested man in orange dhoti and a rudraksha mala clapping, his body marked with white sacred ash stripes. Around him devotees in white and orange garments sit, including a man in a white dhoti with an orange shawl and a bald man with a red tilak. Two children in orange clothing sit in the foreground, one wearing a rudraksha mala. Nearby an older man with white hair wears an orange shawl. No clearly distinctive a person cues such as long swept-back hair, crown or ceremonial gold necklace are evident on any candidate, so the identity is uncertain. Roughly twenty to thirty people are visible in the scene.2016-11-24 +1 copiesA seated group of devotees in an ashram hall during a satsang. In the foreground, a man with long hair and white sacred ash stripes on his forehead and arms wears a white dhoti with an orange border and sits with palms together. Beside him a younger priest in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged with hands folded, and to the right a shaved-headed monk in orange with a mala sits with eyes lowered. Brass puja vessels and small oil lamps rest on the mat. Behind them, many men and boys in black and white clothes, orange lanyards and red or maroon shawls sit closely together, some with hands in anjali, while a man in white stands near the back.2013-02-20July 19 20172017-07-19November 22 20182018-11-22July 26 20172017-07-26January 08 20172017-01-08July 30 20172017-07-30 +1 copies