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A large seated audience of men in white traditional dress fills a hall for a session, sitting cross-legged on maroon mats with yellow sheets in front of them. Many wear white shirts and white dhotis, and several have lanyard name badges. In the foreground, a man in front wears a white shirt and eyeglasses, while a bare-chested devotee beside him wears an orange-and-gold cloth, a red shawl, a rudraksha mala and vibhuti or sandal marks on the forehead and arms. Warm wooden carvings and a red digital clock appear on the back wall.

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February 28 20162016-02-28January 31 20162016-01-31January 20 20132013-01-20 +2 copiesA large seated assembly of men in white ritual clothes, white dhotis and shirts, sits on the floor of a hall facing forward. Many wear name badges on their chests and some have rudraksha or beaded necklaces. Several hold or sit near yellow and orange cloth bundles and prayer mats with red and green borders. A bald older man in the foreground wearing glasses and a mustache sits with hands together. The audience appears attentive, as at a satsang or Shiva Deeksha program. No person in the image is shown in an identifiable a person depiction, and the front of the hall is out of frame.2016-01-31August 21 20162016-08-21A packed indoor satsang hall where a large seated audience of devotees fills the floor on colourful striped mats. Most men wear white dhotis and kurtas, some with saffron or red shawls, rudraksha malas and forehead marks; a few wear coloured shirts. A man in the front centre has a vibhuti or sandal mark and a rudraksha mala, and a man on the right wears a white angavastram over bare skin. Many people are seated with eyes closed or looking forward, attending a discourse. Paper name badges hang on several chests. A pink wall, a small framed picture and a stage-like backdrop appear behind the crowd, with a mounted screen at the far left. No a person candidate is clearly visible in the crowd.2017-05-21May 20 20182018-05-20August 21 20162016-08-21A large seated congregation in a hall fills the frame, with many men dressed in white dhotis and shirts sitting on mats in rows. Most wear red rudraksha-style beaded mala garlands and have name badges on their clothing; several have sandalwood or vibhuti marks on their foreheads. Hands are folded in prayer or raised in pranam, and the rows extend back toward the entrance where more people stand. A gold deity murti and framed pictures are visible along the back wall. The setting suggests a satsang or initiation gathering.2015-09-05September 06 20152015-09-06July 15 20172017-07-15 +1 copiesApril 10 20162016-04-10