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April 14 2018

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A large crowd of devotees sits on red striped mats inside a decorated hall with flower garlands and colourful pillars. In the foreground a golden ritual pot with a spout stands beside a long silver-tipped ceremonial staff. A man in white dhoti and shawl with a red tilak on his forehead stands at left with hands folded in namaskar. A bearded man in white and gold-bordered dhoti wears a rudraksha mala and sits with hands joined in front. Several men in white shawls and women in white or teal saris sit or stand with palms pressed together, and some wear rudraksha malas and saffron cloth. No figure visible in the image is clearly presented as a person, so the scene is a satsang-style gathering of devotees.2018-04-14November 11 20172017-11-11July 25 20172017-07-25 +1 copiesA large crowd sits on a red carpeted floor under a white tented pavilion hung with colourful paper lanterns and fairy lights. In the right foreground, a long-haired man in an orange and purple robe sits with palms pressed together, apparently the swami figure, with a distinctive long swept-back hair and orange clothing; the identity is uncertain from appearance alone. Around him, devotees wear white dhotis and garlands of white and red flowers, many with sandalwood or vibhuti marks, some with hands folded in namaskar. Women wear saris in yellow, green, pink and purple. Video cameras on tripods film the gathering, and ornate arches frame a shrine area at the back.2016-12-19Devotees in white clothing sit on striped woven mats in an open temple courtyard, facing a golden canopied shrine with a deity murti at centre. Many wear green and white lanyard-style garlands. In the foreground a bald man in white with an orange-gold sash sits with his back partly to camera, and a brass trident stands at left beside a small brass lamp stand at right. A seated figure in saffron-red robes is visible at far right near a stone pillar, and an older woman in white sits in the background among other attendees. Banana and palm trees frame the open-air setting.2016-01-01May 06 20162016-05-06A seated congregation of many devotees fills a bright hall with pale walls and gold-topped railing posts, all facing forward in prayer. Men sit bare-chested with rudraksha malas and white dhotis edged in gold, some with hands folded or raised in namaskar. Women wear orange or cream saris with rudraksha malas, and a woman in a cream sari with gold border sits in the foreground. Two men in orange robes and rudraksha malas sit near the front. No individual is identifiable as a presiding figure in the visible frame, so no candidate is identified; the scene reads as a satsang or puja gathering.2017-06-10A seated group of devotees in a hall during a satsang, with a large audience of women and children in orange and white behind them. In the foreground, several men sit cross-legged on orange and pink mats wearing white dhotis and shawls, with rudraksha mala garlands and red-brown beaded necklaces; one wears a black beaded mala and arm bands, and another wears a bright white cloth with orange-gold border. A man on the right in beige clothing sits with arms resting on his knee, and a person on the left has hands folded near a white cloth.2016-08-17May 06 20162016-05-06A large indoor satsang hall with many seated devotees in prayer postures, hands joined at the chest. In the foreground, several women wear orange-red garments with yellow borders and long dark hair, seen from behind. Mid-ground, men bare-chested or wearing orange shawls and white dhotis sit on red mats, with rudraksha malas, orange neck ropes, and white vibhuti or sandalwood marks on their foreheads and arms. Women in white and orange saris sit among them. Behind them, a golden deity murti and a red-cushioned throne stand in the background, and a person in a white shirt stands at the upper left near a camera. Water bottles sit on the floor among the devotees.2016-09-30A large indoor tent hall filled with hundreds of seated devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas, many wearing rudraksha malas and dark red-brown shawls. In the foreground, several men sit cross-legged on colourful mats with eyes closed in meditation, one in a white kurta with gold-coloured necklaces. Strings of orange and yellow flags hang from the ceiling, and a golden ceremonial structure stands at the right edge beside a golden deity murti or ornament. Speakers and screens are visible at the far end of the hall.2016-05-06July 30 20172017-07-30 +1 copies