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A large indoor hall with a red carpeted floor is filled with a dense crowd of seated men dressed in white dhotis and white kurtas with orange-red shawls draped over their shoulders. Many sit cross-legged on the red floor with water bottles nearby. At the centre-right, one man in a bright saffron-orange robe sits among the white-clad crowd, and a bald man in a white dhoti sits at the lower left. Grey and white partition walls and hanging speakers frame the background.

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May 05 20162016-05-05May 05 20162016-05-05A large seated congregation fills a covered hall with red carpeting. Most attendees wear white dhotis and shawls with red and gold borders, many with rudraksha malas and vibhuti on their foreheads. Some sit with eyes closed in meditation, others hold water bottles or sit cross-legged, and a screen is visible at the upper right edge of the hall. No single figure can be identified as a presiding leader in this view.2016-05-04February 07 20162016-02-07 +1 copiesA large seated assembly fills a covered hall, with rows of devotees on red mats wearing white dhotis and kurtas, many with orange or red shawls and rudraksha malas. Several men in front wear gold ceremonial necklaces, and one has white sacred ash markings on his forehead. Two large screens at the top of the frame display the gathering. Hundreds to thousands of people fill the space, all facing forward attentively during the event.2016-05-05September 15 20152015-09-15 +1 copiesMay 02 20162016-05-02May 04 20162016-05-04May 04 20162016-05-04Large seated assembly in a hall, mostly men in white kurtas and white dhotis, many wearing orange or saffron shawls and rudraksha malas. In the foreground, a young man on the left has white tilak marks on his forehead and long hair, wearing an orange cloth and beaded necklace. Beside him sits a bald man in glasses and a white shirt. A bald man in the centre-right wears a white kurta, red tilak and a beaded mala, with eyes closed in meditation. Behind them rows of devotees sit on red and patterned mats, many with eyes closed, some wearing orange shawls and malas. No central figure with distinctive a person cues is clearly visible, so no identification is made.2017-04-23July 22 20132013-07-22A large seated assembly fills a tented hall with a red carpet, many devotees in white dhotis and saffron-orange shawls with rudraksha malas, some with white tilak on foreheads. Foreground shows a man with a red-stained forehead and a bald older man in an orange shawl. A large screen at top shows a figure in red and white. Children sit among the crowd. Several hundred people are visible.2016-05-05 +1 copies