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December 26 2006

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Photograph from behind a seated audience of men in plain white clothes, many with white dhotis and shirts and some wearing rudraksha malas, filling a hall at night. At the far end on a raised stage, a small figure in orange and saffron robes stands at a lectern. Hanging decorative banners in yellow, orange and patterned fabric hang from the ceiling, and framed photographs sit on the stage. The audience sits on the floor in rows facing the stage during a satsang or discourse.

A large seated crowd of devotees, mostly men dressed in white, fills a tented hall facing a raised stage. On the stage a figure in orange sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne before a deep red curtain, with a small attendant in white standing nearby. Colourful tasselled banners hang from the tent ceiling, and a woman plays a stringed instrument at a microphone stand at the right edge of the stage.

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A seated congregation of men in white clothes fills the foreground, viewed from behind, facing a raised stage with a dark red curtain. On the stage, a single speaker in an orange garment with a striped shawl stands at a podium with a microphone. Two wall-mounted fans and a row of framed portraits sit at the right edge of the stage area. Colourful striped banners hang from the ceiling at the top corners. The scene reads as a satsang or discourse hall. a person cues are not clearly present on the speaker, so identity is uncertain.

A large tented hall with white ceiling and yellow and multicolored decorative hangings. Hundreds of seated devotees, mostly men in white clothing, fill the floor on striped mats, facing a raised stage. On the stage, a central figure sits on an ornate golden throne with a canopy, flanked by side tables with decorative items. Red and gold drapes frame the stage, and a cameraman stands at the left edge. A photographer's stand and speakers are visible at the right side of the stage.

January 03 2009

A photograph of a large indoor gathering under a white tent ceiling with hanging yellow and multicoloured decorative tassels. Rows of seated devotees in white clothes face a raised stage at the far end. On the stage, a seated figure in orange and gold sits before a backdrop showing a large framed portrait, with red and gold garlands and draped fabric decorating the stage. Many participants sit cross-legged on the floor with their backs to the camera, with a few wearing orange or colourful clothing. The gathering appears to be an Ananda Samajam convention.

December 29 2006

December 20 2009

A large seated congregation in white clothes fills a tented hall, with men in white shirts and white dhotis or lungis sitting cross-legged on white floor sheets. Many face toward a stage at the front, where a dark backdrop and a framed portrait hang, and a decorated deity murti is set against the far wall. Hanging strings of colourful tassels, floral garlands and red drapery decorate the hall. Some attendees wear rudraksha or other beaded necklaces, and a few have gold watches. The crowd is dense, with many seated figures in the foreground and rows extending back toward the stage.

December 30 2006

A photograph taken inside a large white tented hall during an evening gathering. Rows of seated devotees fill the floor, many women in white and orange, some with long braided hair, a few with short hair. On a raised stage at the back, a group of about eight people stands in front of a dark maroon curtain with gold scalloped trim; several men wear white dhotis and shirts and women wear saris in pink, purple and green. Brightly patterned fabric hangings with tassels hang from the tent ceiling, and framed portraits are visible on the left side wall. Water bottles sit on the floor among the audience.

A large crowd of mostly men in white kurtas and dhotis sits cross-legged on mats in a tented hall with white fabric ceiling, ceiling fans and hanging yellow, blue and white decorative tassels. At the far end a raised stage holds a fire pit with a glowing orange flame in a painted backdrop of a mountain, and a figure in orange or red robes sits near the flame. Some people in the crowd wear yellow and striped clothes, and a few women in saffron and colourful saris sit at the right side. Painted murals decorate the side walls.