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A photograph of a seated congregation at an ashram gathering, most participants in white clothing with red-orange shawls draped over their shoulders. In the foreground a bald shirtless man sits with a red shawl, and a young woman in the centre wears a white top and red shawl while touching her forehead. Several people raise small brass or steel cups to their foreheads, and a brass tray with a small box sits on the floor. A purple shawl is visible on a woman behind them. The background shows other participants and a standing man in a light cream kurta. No a person appearance cues are clearly visible.2017-06-28June 28 20172017-06-28A seated congregation at a satsang or meditation gathering, with many participants wearing white clothes and orange-red shawls with embroidered borders. Several people in the foreground and middle rows press a hand to the forehead or brow, as if focusing at the third eye. A man at left wears a white shirt, an orange lanyard and a watch; the man beside him in glasses wears a white top and orange lanyard; a long-haired man in the centre wears a white kurta, green lanyard and pendant. Women behind them wear saffron shawls and a woman at upper left wears a teal sari. Water bottles sit at the left edge.2016-10-10Seated devotees in white kurta-style clothing with orange-brown shawls sit on a wooden floor at a group event. Several hold small white objects to their faces or foreheads, apparently cotton or a cloth, while others sit with eyes lowered. A man in front wears wire-rimmed glasses, a lanyard and a gold bracelet, touching his forehead. Another man beside him wears a white outfit, orange shawl and gold watch. Green and orange clothing of others is visible at the top left, with water bottles and a pair of sandals on the floor. No one is identified as a person.2016-10-08A crowded indoor gathering of devotees dressed in white kurta-style clothing with orange-red shawls draped over their shoulders. In the foreground a man with short greying hair closes his eyes and touches his brow with his fingers, while a bald man at left raises his hands near his face. Behind them more seated participants, some with tilak marks, sit close together in a warm, red-lit hall.2015-10-23A seated group at an Inner Awakening convention session in a gold-decorated hall, with a video camera on a tripod at the upper right. In front, a bare-chested man with a shaved head, a white forehead band, white painted arm and chest markings, rudraksha malas and a white dhoti sits with eyes lowered. Beside him, a man in white kurta and orange-red shawl sits with eyes closed and hands folded. Other seated participants in white clothes wear orange-red shawls and lanyards, with white forehead marks, and a woman in a yellow-and-orange sari sits at the far right with hands folded. Behind them is an ornate gold carved shrine panel.2016-10-02November 08 20152015-11-08Large group of devotees seated on a patterned carpet during a ritual, most dressed in white kurta-style clothing with red-and-black woven shawls. Several men in front have a sacred ash or kumkum mark on the forehead and touch their brows or foreheads with their fingers, while others behind also raise hands to the forehead. Some wear lanyards and name badges, and a woman in the middle wears a white top. Warm red stage lighting and a blurred background suggest a large hall during a meditative or puja-style gathering.2016-07-02August 24 20142014-08-24Dense seated congregation of devotees in white clothes with red shawls and orange lanyards at a morning satsang in a red-walled hall with grey pillars. Foreground men sit with eyes closed in meditation; one man in front has white vibhuti marks on his forehead and rudraksha malas around his neck. A man in dark glasses and a woman in white sit among them. No single presiding figure is clearly visible in this frame, and no identifiable a person appearance is present among the seated people.2012-12-26June 28 20172017-06-28October 08 20162016-10-08