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September 05 2015

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A large seated audience of hundreds fills a hall at a Shiva diksha session, most men dressed in white shirts and white dhotis with some in checked or striped shirts. Many wear lanyard badges, and a few have vibhuti or tilak on their foreheads. In the background, a golden ornate stage holds a central throne-like seat flanked by golden deity-themed panels, while large screens display colourful religious imagery. Behind the rows, a row of metal stanchions lines the aisle at right. The crowd watches attentively toward the stage.2015-09-05September 05 20152015-09-05May 31 20152015-05-31A large crowd of devotees sits closely packed on the floor of a temple hall, many in white dhotis and white shirts. Several men wear rudraksha malas and pendant necklaces, and one man in the foreground at right has long hair and a red tilak on his forehead. Faces turn in different directions. Blurred figures and a bright background fill the upper part of the frame. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in this view.2017-02-24May 21 20172017-05-21September 22 20122012-09-22A large seated congregation fills a hall during a ritual gathering. Most attendees wear white dhotis and white shirts, many with white vibhuti forehead markings and rudraksha malas. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt sits with eyes closed, and a young girl in a pink and multicolored floral dress sits beside him on a red mat. Behind them, a man in white with gold-bordered cloth and a rudraksha mala sits with a broad smile and glasses. Several people wear ID lanyards. Dozens more rows of devotees, many in white, extend toward the back of the hall beneath framed pictures on the walls and a standing statue on the left.2016-03-07A large indoor satsang hall packed with seated devotees, mostly men in white shirts and dhotis, sitting on the floor and in rows of chairs facing a stage. A large screen at the left shows a figure in saffron-red clothing with long hair, and framed portraits hang on the pale pink walls. Some men in the front row wear rudraksha malas and vibhuti marks, and one bare-chested man sits in the middle of the crowd. The audience faces forward attentively as a Life Beyond Limits workshop session takes place.2017-05-21August 21 20162016-08-21A dense crowd of devotees, mostly men in white dhotis and white shirts, sits packed together in a hall, many with tilak or vibhuti marks on their foreheads. Several are shaved-headed or older with white beards, and one bearded sadhu-like figure with long grey hair and ash-smeared face sits near the center-right. In the upper background, a large colourful screen or banner glows, and a golden deity figure is partly visible at the top left. The attentive faces suggest a satsang or discourse session, though no speaker is clearly visible in frame. A purple logo appears in the upper left corner.2017-05-22A large seated audience of men fills the frame, dressed almost entirely in white shirts and white dhotis, many with white vibhuti or sandalwood-paste tilaks and red kumkum marks on their foreheads. Several have short hair and moustaches, and some wear red or orange threads on their wrists. Faces are turned toward a stage out of view. Nobody in the foreground is clearly identifiable as a person, so no candidate is confirmed. A red flag is visible at the upper centre among the crowd.2016-10-16A dense crowd of devotees seated closely together in a temple hall, watching a discourse. Most men wear white shirts and white dhotis, with a few in white kurtas; several have forehead vibhuti or tilak marks. Women in saris and salwar-style dress with bindi and kumkum sit among them. A man at right with a beard and long hair wears a white kurta and a rudraksha-style necklace. A bald man in front wears a white shirt. A young boy at left wears a dark top with markings on his forehead. No single figure is identified as a person; the frame shows only seated attendees. The overall setting suggests satsang or darshan.2017-02-05