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March 24 2008

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A large indoor hall at AadiKailaasa ashram with a white tented ceiling and hanging cloth banners with yellow tassels. Rows of seated devotees fill the floor: monks in orange robes and shaved heads sit at the front on orange and yellow mats, while many men and women in white kurtas and dhotis, some wearing yellow shawls, sit in lines toward the back. A camera on a tripod and a stage with a backdrop are visible at the far end, and a small blue book lies on the floor near the front.2008-03-24A large tented hall with striped decorative hangings overhead shows a dense seated audience of many people in white and orange-saffron clothing, many wearing yellow or orange shawls and sitting on orange cushions in rows. In the foreground, a few shaved-headed young men in saffron robes sit closely together. A video camera on a tripod and stage lighting are visible at the front, with a backdrop image of a hill at the far end. No individual is clearly identifiable as the a person in this crowd view, and the speaker's position is not visible enough to confirm.2008-03-24March 24 20082008-03-24June 01 20092009-06-01A large hall with a white tented ceiling and hanging colourful woven banners. Rows of seated devotees in white dhotis and shirts fill the floor, many wearing rudraksha malas. In the front left, a row of monks in saffron and orange robes and white sits on blue and orange mats, with one monk in a yellow shawl and another in an orange-red shawl. A video camera on a tripod films the gathering. A painted backdrop of a deity with a crown and trident hangs on the left wall, and orange cloth covers the floor at right. The scene is a seated satsang or discourse with a large audience, and a banner on the mat reads Dhyanapeetham.2010-08-08A large indoor tent-hall photograph of a dense seated assembly of hundreds of devotees in white dhotis and white shirts, many wearing orange or saffron shawls and rudraksha malas. Many sit cross-legged on the floor with both hands pressed over their ears and eyes closed in a meditative posture. Hanging cylindrical banners with tasselled fringes in red, yellow and patterned fabric decorate the ceiling. Stage lights and a camera on a tripod are visible at the left edge, and a few people sit in plastic chairs at the far right. The image suggests a meditation session in a large pandal, with no legible central figure identified.2008-03-23March 26 20082008-03-26A large tented hall with a sheer white canopy and hanging yellow, orange and patterned fabric banners holds a seated congregation on colourful striped mats and orange cloths. Many dozens of people in white clothes sit cross-legged in rows, several men in orange shawls in the foreground, one in a yellow shawl, some with books and pamphlets on the floor. A front dais with a small speaker and microphone stand suggests a teaching or satsang session; no clearly identifiable speaker is visible at the front.2008-04-13A large hall filled with seated meditators in white clothing, many wearing white kurtas or dhotis with white and orange shawls and rudraksha or bead malas. In the front row, a bald man in orange robes sits on an orange mat facing forward. Rows of people in white and some in yellow or orange stretch back across the floor. Colourful striped cloth pillars with orange tassels hang from a white draped ceiling, and a man in white stands at the left edge near a pillar. The scene suggests a meditation session. Several hundred people are visible.2010-09-07A large tented hall with white canvas ceiling hung with colourful cylindrical banners decorated with elephant motifs and yellow tassels. Rows of seated devotees in white ritual clothes sit on orange and yellow mats facing a stage at the far end. Several men in front wear orange shawls over white garments, with some shaved heads. A camera on a tripod stands at the left, and a small dais with an orange-clad figure sits near the back left. Plain white chairs line the side of the hall beneath wall windows.2008-04-12A large seated congregation fills a hall with pale walls and ceiling fans, many people dressed in white with rudraksha malas. Men in front wear white kurtas and some hold small booklets, while women and others sit further back on mats. Tall decorative pillars with colourful geometric patterns and orange tassels hang from the ceiling. A camera on a tripod sits at the left edge. The seated crowd faces forward toward an unseen stage, with orange cloth visible at the lower left corner. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance.2010-09-13July 17 20082008-07-17