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A seated congregation fills a hall with red and orange walls and red chairs at the back. Most men wear white dhotis and shirts and sit on pink and red mats on the floor, several with white forehead markings and rudraksha beads. In the centre, a man in a white shirt and white trousers stands among the seated devotees, gesturing with one hand. Children in colourful shirts sit among the adults, and small brass or steel plates with offerings are placed on the mats in front of the crowd.

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Photograph of a seated congregation at a satsang gathering in a hall. In the foreground a man in an orange saffron robe sits with palms pressed together in namaste, smiling. Beside him a younger man in white dhoti and shawl with a red-bordered cloth and rudraksha mala sits with hands joined. Other men in white ritual dhotis and shawls, some with shaved heads and some with rudraksha malas, sit with palms together. Small oil lamps flicker on the floor in front of the group, and a table with a cloth and a stand stands at the back right. Several people stand at the rear of the hall in white shirts.2011-02-02July 23 20112011-07-23October 25 20102010-10-25A photograph of a large hall where many seated men and boys in white ritual dhotis and shawls with maroon borders perform a puja. In the foreground, a man in a white dhoti with a red-striped shawl and a tilak on his forehead holds a brass lamp, while others sit before brass plates of offerings, flowers and small oil lamps on mats. A shaved-headed man in white with a rudraksha mala sits at right. A man in orange robes sits at far left. Red curtains and framed pictures line the back wall, and many more seated and standing people fill the room.2011-09-25January 01 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20102010-09-21A photo of a seated congregation in an indoor hall with pink walls, a draped side table holding brass vessels, and small oil lamps flickering on the floor. Most men wear white dhotis and white shawls with red borders, bare-chested, with rudraksha malas; several have ash or sandalwood marks on their foreheads and arms. Hands are pressed together in anjali or clasped in prayer. A man in the lower left wears saffron-orange robes with hands folded, and a man in the centre-right wears a white dhoti with a red-striped shawl and a mala. Standing spectators line the back of the room in white shirts. The scene suggests a satsang or puja gathering, with the people seated close around the lamps.2011-02-02December 04 20102010-12-04 +1 copiesA crowded indoor satsang with a large seated group of devotees, mostly men in white dhotis and shawls with red-striped borders, many with bare upper bodies and rudraksha malas. Several are pressing palms together in anjali mudra, and small oil lamps flicker on the floor in front of them. A man in the foreground wears an orange-saffron robe and smiles with hands folded. Others stand or sit in the back, and a table with a white cloth and a kettle stands at the top right beside a red curtain. A printed copyright line runs across the centre.2011-02-02April 25 20152015-04-25May 21 20172017-05-21May 18 20122012-05-18