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A photograph of a seated crowd of men at an evening satsang, lit by warm light. In the foreground, an elderly man with a long white beard wears a white dhoti-style cloth and sits in the centre. To the right, an older bearded man wears a red head-wrap and an orange-yellow cloth over his shoulders. Behind them, rows of devotees in white and saffron robes sit closely together, some with tilak marks on their foreheads. A microphone stand is visible at the right edge. No speaker is clearly identifiable in the frame, and no one is confidently identified as a person.

October 18 2012

A photograph of a crowded orange-draped tent at an outdoor satsang. In the foreground, a bald man in white and orange sits on a red-cushioned chair, while an older bearded man in white with a red shawl claps his hands. Beside him, a man in orange robes sits on a plastic chair, and at far right a white-bearded sadhu in orange wraps sits with hands folded. Behind them, several seated devotees in orange, white and saffron clothing listen, and a man in a grey jacket stands near a white pole. A projection screen at upper left shows a larger image of a robed figure. Several people stand in a line at the back in white and saffron robes. Visible physical people number roughly 20 to 25.

January 13 2015

A seated crowd of devotees in blue plastic chairs, many in saffron, orange, yellow and white garments. In the foreground a man in a yellow shawl looks ahead, while a man in a white shirt and a gold bracelet presses his palms together in anjali. Behind them, a bald elderly man in orange cloth also joins his hands, and several men in saffron shawls sit attentively. Some have sacred marks on their foreheads. The setting suggests a satsang gathering in a hall with red chairs visible at the back. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible among the crowd.

October 20 2013

February 08 2013

Night photo of a large seated congregation at a satsang, filling the frame with many people in white, saffron and orange-red robes. Many wear orange or red clothing, and several have orange tilak marks on their foreheads. Men with long grey and white beards sit among younger devotees, some wearing rudraksha malas. Women in orange and maroon saris with rudraksha malas sit at the front. In the centre, a white-robed man with dark hair sits cross-legged beside a bearded elder in white. Stage lights and a tall lamp stand glow above the crowd, and a white-robed figure with a white turban is near the back.

November 19 2017

Crowded outdoor audience seated in white plastic chairs at an evening event, with rows of men in shirts and dress clothes in blues, whites, yellows and maroon. In the centre, a shaved-headed man wears an orange saffron robe with a long rudraksha mala and sits with hands clasped in his lap. Beside him, a bearded man wears an orange turban, and another man wears a green turban at right. The photo is taken from behind and above the seated rows, with faces partly hidden by heads in the foreground. Appearance of the central saffron-robed man is a shaved head and rudraksha mala, which does not establish a specific identity, so his role is described as an audience member in a saffron robe.

A seated audience in an indoor hall with wooden doors and cream walls, listening attentively. Foreground, a bare-chested priest with white sacred ash marks on his arms and forehead wears a saffron cloth and a rudraksha mala. Beside him, a man in a light blue shirt and jeans sits with hands clasped. A man in an orange-red kurta with a rudraksha mala and pendant sits in the centre with eyes half-closed, his white dhoti bordered in gold. To the right, a white-clad figure with braided hair, sacred ash on the arms and a gold-bordered white shawl sits with folded hands. Several men in white shirts and dhotis fill the rows behind, with a small red book on a chair in the foreground. The people in the scene are visible; no caption or name is printed on the image itself.