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A photograph of a large seated congregation inside a hall with green floor matting and striped blue-and-white mats. Many men sit cross-legged in rows, mostly in white shirts and white dhotis, with some in grey or green shirts. A bald man in front wears a white shirt, a rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark, and sits with eyes closed. Another man in a white kurta holds his hands in namaste. Each participant has a small name badge on the chest. Bags and small brass items sit on the floor in front, and a banner hangs on the back wall. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in the frame, so this is a satsang gathering of devotees.

A large seated gathering of men dressed in white shirts and white dhotis, many wearing white or sandalwood tilak on their foreheads and some wearing rudraksha or beaded necklaces. Many have eyes closed, appearing to meditate or chant, seated on a hall floor with pillars and framed pictures on the wall behind. Several attendees wear green or white ID badges on their chests. Some sit cross-legged while others sit with hands folded. The scene is densely packed with hundreds of people filling the room in rows. A small orange-robed figure appears at the upper right among the crowd.

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May 18 2012

A photograph of a large seated audience inside a hall during a satsang or discourse. Men in white dhotis and shirts sit on striped mats and cloth, with several men in orange shawls at the back and women in colourful saris along the left. A few men wear rudraksha malas. Metal barrier poles stand in front of the rows.

2012-05-19 +1 copies

A large seated gathering of men and some women in white clothes fills a hall, many with lanyard badges and rudraksha malas, listening intently and writing in notebooks. In the foreground, two monks in saffron-orange robes sit with bare upper bodies, one reading or writing in a small book. A camera on a tripod is visible at the top of the frame. White walls and a wooden door frame the room, and one man at right wears a rudraksha mala and a white dhoti with gold-bordered cloth.

October 09 2012

July 30 2017

2017-07-30 +1 copies

A photograph of a large seated congregation inside a hall with pillars and sunlight from the windows. Many men sit cross-legged on striped blue and white mats, with most of them wearing white shirts and white dhotis. Several have rudraksha malas around their necks. In the foreground, a young man in a white t-shirt sits with his palms pressed together in prayer, and a bald man in a white shirt sits beside him with a lanyard. An older man with white hair and a white beard, wearing tilak on his forehead, sits at the left edge. A man in a yellow shirt presses his hands together at the right, and a man in a blue checked shirt sits further right. The crowd appears to be in satsang or meditation.

September 20 2012

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July 14 2011

A large seated gathering of men in white dhotis and white shirts sits cross-legged on mats in a hall, many writing in notebooks or on printed sheets. Several wear orange-red beaded garlands around their necks, and some have white lanyard name badges. A few wear gold bangles and wristbands, and one man in the foreground wears thin-rimmed glasses. A standing figure in white is visible in the background near a golden pillar. The scene reads as a structured note-taking session during a seated programme.