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A large seated audience fills a hall bathed in blue-violet light, with many men in white kurtas and dhotis, some with shaved heads and others with short hair. In the foreground a bearded man with long dreadlocks wears a white dhoti with an orange-bordered shawl and sits with hands resting in a meditative posture. Another seated man in white, with glasses, sits nearby. Water bottles and bags are on the floor. The scene conveys a satsang or meditation session, with participants absorbed and facing forward toward an unseen speaker.

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December 02 20162016-12-02A large seated congregation in white clothes sits on white mats during a satsang hall gathering, with many people wearing white kurtas and dhotis and some in white saris. Orange-red cloths lie folded on the mats beside devotees, and several men wear rudraksha malas. In the top left a small figure in saffron robes stands near a draped stage with a floral arrangement on a yellow-cloth table. Several participants hold open notebooks or rest their chins on their hands while listening.2015-07-02A large seated audience fills a hall at a discourse or satsang, packed in rows of white-clad devotees wearing red-and-maroon shawls and orange lanyards. Many have yellow turmeric marks on their foreheads. In the foreground a bald man in a white shirt sits with eyes closed, and a man with long hair and a red tilak stands out in the middle. Purple decorative lights glow on the back walls. No one on a stage or throne is visible, and no person is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance alone.2015-05-10June 06 20162016-06-06February 24 20172017-02-24A large seated congregation fills a bright hall, mostly men in white dhotis and white shirts with orange-and-cream shawls, many wearing rudraksha malas. Several have vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads. In the foreground a man with long light-brown hair and a red mark on his forehead sits cross-armed, wearing an orange-bordered white wrap, a rudraksha mala and a gold chain. Behind him and beside him other men sit attentively, some with folded arms and some in glasses. Rows of people extend toward a distant stage area with pink lighting. Dense crowd, visible count well over one hundred.2017-05-29April 02 20172017-04-02December 18 20172017-12-18December 12 20162016-12-12A large indoor hall of seated devotees with eyes closed in meditation or prayer, hands in anjali mudra. Foreground men wear white dhotis and kurtas with rudraksha malas; a man in the centre wears a white shirt and an orange-gold shawl with a rudraksha mala, and a man at right wears a white kurta with a large rudraksha mala garland and a tilak. Behind them many devotees in saffron and orange robes and white clothing sit on red and orange mats across a tiled floor. A bag and notepads lie in front. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible, so role-based description is used.2016-08-28April 17 20162016-04-17August 21 20162016-08-21 +1 copies