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2004-FIRST-HIMALAYAN-YATRA

A photograph of a ritual gathering in a hall with green curtains and a wooden backdrop. A central figure in an orange-saffron robe and orange turban sits on the floor facing a seated circle of about a dozen devotees in white clothes. Several devotees are seated before a ceremonial setup, one reaching toward a tray or fire-pit area. Behind the central figure, a framed portrait is labelled with a printed name in the frame area showing a figure in saffron. A trident, a decorated kalasha-style canopy, and a wooden throne with a fringed cushion are visible. Other seated white-clad people are arranged along the side of the room, and a pair of white-clad attendants stand at the back.

Indoor satsang in a plain room with a tiled ceiling and white walls. Many seated devotees in orange shawls face a raised seat decorated with a gold-and-red arched canopy and marigold garlands. A man with long dark hair and an orange robe sits at a microphone and reading stand, with another orange-robed figure beside him. Multiple framed and printed Hindu deity posters cover the back wall. Several listeners wear grey, green and maroon woollen caps and jackets. Light is dim. No speaker identity is established from the image itself.

September 29 2006

Evening outdoor gathering beneath a large banyan tree with dangling aerial roots and a branch lit by a spotlight. A figure seated on a rug at right, with long swept-back dark hair and a microphone before him, wears a saffron/orange robe and holds his palms together in prayer; a white shawl drapes over his shoulder. In front of him stands a brass tray with bananas, a brass vessel, small brass cups and oil lamps, and a flower arrangement at the edge. Around them, devotees in white clothes sit cross-legged with hands folded in prayer, including a woman in a lavender sari and a man with a white beard. Several more people in white sit in the background among the trees.

2005-12-19 +2 copies

A night-time outdoor satsang seated beneath a large banyan tree with spreading aerial roots. Before him are brass and silver vessels, a tray with fruit and flowers, and a small brass lamp. Around them, roughly a dozen seated devotees in white clothes sit with hands folded in anjali; a man on the left wears a rudraksha mala, a woman in a lilac sari sits beside him, and a woman in the centre wears a white head covering. A patterned rug and a white sheet cover the ground.

2005-12-19 +2 copies

2005-SWAMIJI-DOING-GURUPUJA-AARATHI

A photograph of an evening outdoor satsang beneath a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots and a bright lamp in its branches. On the right, a long-haired man in a saffron-orange robe and white shawl sits on a low platform, speaking into a microphone, with a brass kalasha-style vessel, fruit, and small cups before him. Seated on white cloth on the ground in front are devotees, including a woman in a lavender sari and white-clad people, some with rudraksha malas, and a man in a white kurta with a red shawl. Several others sit or stand behind them under the tree.

December 11 2008

A seated group of devotees in saffron-orange robes fills a plain room, facing a central figure seated on a low platform before a wooden cabinet. The central person wears an orange head wrap and orange garment with a white dhoti-like cloth and a rudraksha-style mala, seated behind a microphone stand. Audience members sit cross-legged on white sheets, some with long dark hair in braids or plaits, and a camera on a tripod stands at the left. Curtains hang at the right window.

June 06 2005

A photograph of a padapuja-style ceremony in a hall with striped tent fabric and lattice panels overhead. On the right, a man in a saffron-orange sleeveless garment with a gold-coloured ornate necklace sits with palms pressed together in namaskar, facing a gathering. Seated on an orange mat in front, devotees in white and cream attire fold their hands in prayer, including a woman in a red-bordered white sari, a woman in a white blouse, a bald man in white with a red-and-white shawl and a rudraksha-style mala, and children. Several silver-and-gold plates with lamps, fruit and flower offerings sit on a golden tray in the foreground. Behind them, rows of seated people and a standing man in a white kurta with a red shawl are visible. A cameraman stands at the right edge.