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April 06 2012

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April 06 20122012-04-06April 14 20122012-04-14A large indoor hall with a white draped ceiling and hanging orange and multicolored decorative banners. Rows of seated women and girls fill the floor, many in white, cream, pink, orange and teal saris and salwar kameez, several wearing lanyards with ID badges. Some sit on blue and maroon mats with papers and booklets beside them. The hall is crowded toward the back and no clearly identifiable speaker or a person candidate is visible on the stage area.2010-10-21June 06 20162016-06-06A large seated audience fills a hall during a satsang-style discourse. Rows of devotees sit cross-legged on striped mats and red-and-white runners, with metal stanchions dividing the aisle. Many women wear white or cream saris with coloured borders, and several have rudraksha malas around their necks; a woman in front wears a striped brown-and-teal sari and is looking forward. Brass lamps, a water bottle, small plates and offerings sit on the floor near the front row. Men in white shirts and dhotis sit at the back, and plastic chairs line the far wall. Woven colourful toran hangings decorate the pillars, and a shrine area and no visible presenter are in view.2012-05-18April 06 20122012-04-06April 19 20082008-04-19August 24 20142014-08-24A large hall with a tiled orange floor and whitewashed walls. Rows of seated participants sit cross-legged on blue-bordered mats, facing forward toward the front of the hall where a few stacked plastic chairs are visible. Many women wear white sarees or salwar kameez in pastel, blue, orange and green tones, and several men wear white kurtas and white dhotis. Some attendees hold small notebooks, a blue water bottle sits on the floor in front, and bags rest beside them. Wooden-framed windows with orange curtains and a thatched roof with fans complete the setting, with the audience appearing attentive to an unseen speaker at the front.2010-02-06April 08 20122012-04-08February 27 20162016-02-27A seated assembly of devotees fills a open-sided hall with red curtains and a concrete floor. In the foreground, women in white and pastel saris, several wearing rudraksha malas, sit attentively; one woman in a blue floral salwar kameez holds a white folder. Behind them, men in white kurtas and dhotis sit on colourful mats and woven rugs, with a tripod-mounted camera visible at the centre. Several people hold notebooks and papers. No clear a person candidate is visible in the frame.2009-12-20