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A photograph of a crowd of devotees dressed in white. In the foreground, a shaven-headed man wearing rimless glasses and a white shawl smiles toward the side. Beside him, another shaven-headed man in white with a white shawl over his shoulder looks away. Behind them, more people in white clothing stand closely together, and a figure in a purple and white sari appears at the back. A faint logo appears in the upper left corner.

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A photograph of a seated audience at a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam-style programme, with shaved-headed men in white ritual-style shirts sitting on orange and red mats. In the foreground a man with glasses and a dark beaded mala around his neck looks forward, while behind him a man in white with a mala and another in white lean forward attentively. On the left, a man in a white shirt with a dark mala sits near a folded blue blanket. On the right, a person in a striped T-shirt and beige trousers sits, and in the background other seated attendees in pale clothing are visible.2010-08-26A crowded indoor gathering in a temple-like hall with blurred figures behind. In the centre a young man in glasses and a white shirt with a high collar speaks while looking down, seemingly engaged in serving or guiding others. To his right an older man with a grey beard and a red-orange shirt smiles, with a small red mark on his forehead. Children and young men in white clothes and white shirts surround them, and a child on the right has white markings on the forehead. The background is warm with bright lights and a red-orange glow.2017-02-16A photograph of a seated congregation at a devotional gathering. In the centre, a shaved-headed man in a white t-shirt with a brown and gold shawl and a rudraksha mala sits with eyes closed and palms pressed together in namaste, wearing a wristwatch and gold bangle. Beside him, a bald man in white clothes sits in meditative stillness at lower right. Behind them, men in orange, red, striped grey and light blue shirts sit attentively, some with rudraksha malas and name badges. The setting appears to be a hall with a plain background. The page indicates a Pada Puja event, but no ritual objects are clearly visible.2010-08-26A seated group of people with eyes closed in a bright hall, apparently in meditation or prayer. In the centre, a shaved-headed young man in a white dhoti with a yellow border and a rudraksha mala stands with eyes closed, wearing glasses. Behind him, a man in a white shirt stands with hands folded, and a man in a cream shirt stands beside a red curtain. Younger boys in casual clothes sit in the foreground, one in an orange shirt and one in a checked shirt with a red lanyard. Several people wear white clothes and tilak marks on their foreheads.2011-10-11Two young men sit side by side in white dhotis with gold borders and white shawls, both with rudraksha malas around their necks. The man on the left has a red bindi on his forehead and looks forward; the man on the right, wearing glasses, has white vertical tilaka lines on his forehead. Blurred figures and a seated group are in the background.2011-11-19A shaven-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with a yellow border sits with eyes closed and face lifted upward, wearing thin wire-rimmed glasses and a rudraksha mala with a red bead pendant. Behind him, red curtains and blurred figures in white and yellow-bordered cloth sit or stand in a satsang or meditation hall. A purple-clad child sits in the background, and a green-purple logo appears at upper left.2011-11-09A crowded seated gathering of devotees holding small oil lamps, with several lit flames visible in the hands of people in the foreground and middle. Many participants are boys and young men wearing white dhotis and shawls, some with sacred threads and rudraksha-style malas; one bald man in the foreground wears a vertical tilak and white dhoti with a red border, and another bald man in glasses wears a red kumkum mark and white cloth. Ritual fires or oil lamps and a mat-covered floor suggest a devotional ceremony, with attendees seated closely together and absorbed in the rite. No distinctive ceremonial cues identify a person candidate with confidence, so the identity remains uncertain.2011-07-23Several men sit seated on a floor in a hall during a satsang-style gathering, with hands pressed together in anjali mudra. In the centre, a young man in glasses and a white dhoti with a red border wears a rudraksha mala and gold bangles. To the left, a bald man in white cloth and a mala also holds his palms together, and on the right an older man in white with grey beard prays. A man in a bright green shirt and a bald man in the foreground are partly visible. The mood is quiet devotion in a plain room.2011-06-07A photograph of a seated congregation at a person Satsang-style gathering. In the foreground, shaved-headed men in white dhoti-style clothing with red-edged borders sit with white sacred ash marks on their foreheads and arms. A central man wears glasses, a white garment with red border lines, and a small red bindi-like mark. Behind them, other attendees in white and one in orange sit or stand, and a person on the right wears headphones and a lanyard. The background is softly blurred with a green and white backdrop. No one is identified as a person in this image.2010-10-15A photograph of a seated audience at a satsang gathering. In the foreground, a bald man in glasses and a white kurta with a wooden rudraksha-style mala looks upward attentively. Beside him, a young man in a white t-shirt with glasses and dark hair sits close. Behind them, other attendees in white and colourful clothing are visible, including a bearded man in the background. No speaker or dais is visible in frame. The attendees appear to be listening intently.2014-07-15A photograph of a seated crowd of smiling men at a satsang gathering, mostly in white kurta-style clothing. In the foreground a man with a shaved head wears a red shawl and another wears a yellow shawl; a man at lower left wears glasses and a yellow shawl. Several men wear vermilion or tilak marks on their foreheads, and one man wears a white shirt with a beaded mala. A man at upper left has long hair and wears grey clothing. The surrounding setting is an indoor hall.2010-12-28Outdoor crowd scene under a pale sky with trees behind. In the centre a smiling man with a shaved head, round wire-framed glasses, and a dark rudraksha mala draped over a white t-shirt, with a yellow lanyard and a clear badge hanging at his chest. Around him several people in white and cream t-shirts, grey and yellow tops, and a man in dark sunglasses stand close together, many with shaved heads and some wearing rudraksha malas. The central man has no long hair, crown, saffron garment or ceremonial gold necklace, so no a person candidate is visible.2010-09-02