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October 22 2011

A seated audience listens to a discourse in a hall with red upholstered chairs behind them. In the foreground a bare-chested young man sits cross-legged on a striped blue mat, wearing a white dhoti with maroon borders, a rudraksha mala and white ash markings on his arms and chest, with hands clasped in his lap. To his left a man in white shirt and mala sits attentively. Behind them older men and younger men in white shirts sit listening, some wearing name badges. The scene conveys a satsang or discourse setting with attentive devotees.

A photograph of devotees seated in rows on striped mats in a hall during a satsang. In the foreground, a bare-chested young priest with white sacred ash on his forehead wears a white shawl with gold border and a rudraksha mala. Behind him, a man in a white shirt and bright orange dhoti sits with a red tilak and bangle. Other seated men wear white shirts, pink and striped shirts, and rudraksha malas, and some have white ash on their foreheads. A white chair-lined stage with red chairs is visible in the background.

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Photograph of a seated group of men at a satsang session on striped mats in a hall with pink carpeting and red chairs in the background. In the foreground a shaved-headed man in a white dhoti with an orange-gold border, a rudraksha mala and a white ash line on his forehead faces forward. Behind him, men in white kurtas, an orange dhoti, a pink shirt and a striped shirt sit cross-legged, several with rudraksha malas and tilak marks. One man at left holds a notepad and red pen. The scene is an attentive morning gathering with no visible deity or fire ritual.

Seated devotees with closed eyes meditate in a bright hall with red curtains and a low table draped in yellow cloth. A man in a white shirt and dark trousers sits cross-legged on a striped mat, another in a light checked shirt and glasses sits beside him, and a man in white dhoti with a red ID lanyard sits with hands folded. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a rudraksha-style mala sits at right, while others stand in the background.

October 25 2011

Men sit cross-legged on a blue-and-white striped mat in a room with red curtains and a bright window, apparently in meditation or satsang. In the foreground a man in a white short-sleeved shirt and white dhoti, with a dark beaded mala around his neck, sits with palms pressed together and eyes closed. Behind him others sit in white kurtas, one in a red shirt, one in a grey knitted cardigan, and one in a striped shirt on the right. No deity, throne or readable signage is visible.

October 25 2011

A seated group of men with eyes closed practises a meditative breathing session in a hall with pink curtains. In the foreground a blurred man in a light blue shirt and glasses sits upright, and a man in a grey t-shirt with a rudraksha mala sits behind. The man in front left wears a white kurta and a rudraksha mala, with name badges visible on several participants. Several people in striped and white clothing sit in rows.

October 31 2011

A photograph of a seated group of devotees on woven mats inside a covered hall with stainless steel railings and a red carpet runner. In the foreground a young man in a white shirt and white dhoti sits cross-legged with hands clasped, wearing a dark beaded mala. Beside him a man in a maroon shirt sits, and a man in a cream striped shirt and grey trousers sits with hands folded. At right a man in a white shirt and black trousers sits with hands in mudra, and behind them many more people sit in rows, several in white shirts and mala beads, while a person in an orange garment walks past at the right edge. Identity cards hang from some shirt pockets.

A seated group of devotees with eyes closed during a satsang or meditation gathering on a blue-striped mat. In the foreground, a bespectacled man in white kurta with a rudraksha mala and a lanyard badge sits with hands folded. Beside him, a man in white with vertical tilak on his forehead sits with eyes closed, and a bald man in white looks down. On the right, a bare-chested man with white ash markings on his arms and forehead wears a white dhoti and red cloth. A child is blurred in the lower foreground, and other seated people are visible in the background.