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December 18 20162016-12-18October 23 20152015-10-23A photograph of a seated devotional gathering in a hall with a concrete floor and a metal railing. Women in white and cream traditional dress with gold borders and orange or yellow shawls sit cross-legged on woven mats, hands pressed together in anjali mudra with eyes closed in prayer. Several wear gold bangles and bracelets, and one holds a steel water bottle beside her. Many more devotees sit in rows behind them. No figure in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person, and the foreground is filled with devotees rather than a presiding figure.2010-11-12A large indoor hall with orange and white decor where a dense crowd of devotees sits on the floor in rows. Most women wear white dresses or white saris with orange or saffron shawls and orange garlands around their necks, and several wear rudraksha malas. A few women in the front have long dark hair, and one older woman wears a pink top. In the upper right, a gilded deity murti and an ornate red-and-gold throne sit on a raised platform, with orange banners above. Several men in white and orange robes stand near the stage.2015-09-11A large indoor hall with cream walls and red floor mats shows a seated audience of women in white, cream, orange, red and purple saris and salwar kameez, many sitting cross-legged on the floor. Several wear glasses; a few hold notebooks, pens or a laptop. A young girl in red sits at the right. Hanging decorative umbrellas in red and yellow decorate the upper hall, and a framed image is visible at the top left. No swami is visible in this frame, so no in-person candidate is identified.2016-08-21September 19 20142014-09-19A large seated meal in a hall with white floor sheets; many participants sit cross-legged in rows eating from paper plates. Most wear white clothes with rust-orange shawls, and several have white or sandal marks on their foreheads. Some attendants in white stand between the rows carrying plates, and an ornate stage with a gold-framed backdrop is visible at the far end.2015-07-11A photograph of a large seated gathering of monastic disciples in saffron-orange robes sitting cross-legged on the floor in rows along white mats. Each person has a green banana-leaf plate of rice, fried snacks and vegetables, with small cups and water bottles beside them, indicating a shared meal offering. Several figures have white ash or paint on their arms and foreheads and wear rudraksha beads and bangles. A man in the foreground right with a shaved head and a red shawl over orange robes sits among them. Behind them, rows of seated devotees in white clothes and red shawls face the same direction in a hall with pink walls and a stage area at the back.2016-02-23A group of women seated cross-legged on a white tiled floor during a satsang or pada puja gathering. Most wear saffron or orange sarees with red and gold borders, and several wear white sarees with gold borders. Many have white forehead markings and rudraksha malas around their necks. In the foreground a woman in a white saree with gold border sits with hands folded, and a seated woman in orange with a long mala holds a small brass lamp and offerings on a low stone platform with brass lamps, a small bell and a kalasha-like vessel. Behind them, a portrait banner on the wall shows a smiling man in orange with a red turban, and red curtains and stacked red chairs stand at the left.2014-08-17A large outdoor tented gathering with a red carpet where a crowd of devotees sits on the floor, mostly dressed in white and cream clothing, with some women in gold-bordered saris and others in orange or yellow. Many women wear long braids with white flowers. In the upper right, a woman in a gold-bordered cream sari stands and holds a microphone, apparently addressing the audience. Yellow-tinged oil lamps stand among the seated rows, and a fruit offering sits on a plate in the foreground. A video screen and camera equipment appear at the top and right edges. No figure matching the a person candidate criteria is clearly visible.2017-06-08A large group of women sit cross-legged on the floor in a hall with red-orange draped walls, holding lit incense sticks with smoke rising. Most wear white or cream saris with red or orange borders and rudraksha or coral-coloured beaded malas around their necks; some wear orange or maroon tops. Several women have white paste markings on their foreheads. A small oil lamp and brass items sit on the floor at lower left, and other devotees in orange clothing are visible in the background.2014-11-07Annadhan in 20152015-01-01 +1 copies