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Seated devotees fill the foreground of an evening satsang, most with hands in anjali mudra or pressed together in prayer. A bald man in plain white with a gold-bordered dhoti and sacred thread sits at centre, while a young man in white wears sandalwood tilak and glasses at right. Several boys in striped shirts and white clothes sit in front, a few with eyes closed. Behind them are orange-wood seating and a white-clad man with folded hands. No swami figure is clearly visible in this frame.

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December 30 20112011-12-30Indoor photo of a seated group of men and boys in white dhotis and shawls with gold borders at a ritual or satsang gathering. Several men wear rudraksha malas; the front-right man, bare-chested with a shaved head and a small tilak, sits cross-armed beside boys in striped shirts. Chairs behind hold more men in white, and a red curtain hangs at left. The page places this at a 2011 event listed under Pratyaksha-Pada-Pooja, Bhagavad-Gita-Satsang and Rudra-Homa, but no ritual fire or deity is visible, so no specific rite is shown.2011-12-28A seated congregation at an indoor satsang or discourse, with many devotees filling the hall. In the foreground a young man in white dhoti with an orange-red shawl and rudraksha mala claps his hands, beside a man in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark. Another man in white clothes with a grey-streaked head and white tilak sits with hands folded. Behind them, devotees wear orange and saffron robes, rudraksha malas and white forehead markings, and a young boy in a patterned golden robe sits at left. a person is not clearly identifiable here, so no ceremonial figure is named. Watermarked archive photograph of devotees in prayerful attention.2016-04-10May 27 20172017-05-27May 31 20122012-05-31A photograph of a large seated gathering of men in white ritual clothing during a satsang or ceremony in an indoor hall with orange drapes and banners on the walls. Many participants wear white dhotis and shawls with tilak markings and rudraksha malas, and several sit with hands folded in prayer or namaskar. Some men hold small brass vessels and pots near the front. Lanyards with name badges are visible on several people. A blue wall sign and an Om-emblazoned shirt appear among the crowd. No single figure is clearly identifiable as the a person from the visible cues, so no in-person candidate is asserted.2010-12-02October 07 20112011-10-07A large seated gathering of devotees in white kurtas and dhotis, eyes closed in meditation, filling a hall. In the foreground a man with a white forehead band and a rudraksha mala sits with head bowed; a bespectacled man in white with a rudraksha mala sits centrally, and several men on the right wear gold chains and small tilak marks. Many others fill the background, with a few children visible. No speaker or throne is clearly visible; the scene shows a satsang or meditation session with people sitting in silent stillness.2013-05-12A seated group of men and boys with palms pressed together in prayer on a polished white floor inside a temple hall. Several men in front wear white dhotis with gold borders and bare upper bodies, some with sacred ash marks on their foreheads and arms. Brass plates, small oil lamps and offering trays sit on mats in front of them. Behind, rows of red-cushioned chairs and gold deity murti and a golden cow figure line the room. A man in a blue shirt stands at the back.2012-04-03A seated group of men sits on the floor of a hall during a programme. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with a sandalwood-marked forehead and a rudraksha mala wears a white dhoti and a grey shawl, one hand raised to his chin. Beside him, a shaven-headed young man in white ceremonial clothes with white tilak on his forehead, a red bindi and a rudraksha mala smiles and gestures with his hand. Behind them, many men in white shirts, pink checked shirts and white dhotis sit attentively, some smiling. Several wear name badges on their clothing. Yellow mats and papers lie on the floor in front.2014-08-23April 01 20172017-04-01October 15 20132013-10-15