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February 16 2009

February 16 2009

A row of women in white sarees with gold borders sit on mats along a corridor beside long rows of brass oil lamps, lamp stands and bells. Several are seated with hands folded in prayer. A man in an orange robe and a beaded garland stands at the left, and two men in white with orange shawls film with video cameras from a raised counter at the right. The scene suggests a devotional ritual setting with brass lamps arranged for ceremony.

Indoor ashram hall with a large crowd of devotees seated on the floor in an evening gathering. Front rows hold palms joined in namaste; many wear saffron/orange robes or white clothing, and a woman in a yellow garment sits in the foreground. Brass ritual items including lamps and a kalasha-style vessel are arranged on a mat in front. A microphone stands on a stand at right. Wall posters and framed photographs line the back wall, and a banner with printed text hangs above. Several seated figures in the front row appear to be in a devotional or satsang setting.

A seated man in saffron-orange robes with a long swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala sits on a red and gold ornate throne, gesturing while speaking. Around him in an orange-walled hall, many devotees sit on the floor: women in yellow and white garments and orange shawls, and shaved-headed men in white dhotis with tilak marks. Brass and silver ritual plates with offerings and small vessels sit on a gold tray in front, and men in white shirts hold lamps and cups. A blue sign on the wall reads Silence please. This is a devotional satsang or puja gathering. Swamiji (probable): the seated saffron-robed teacher on the throne shows long hair, rudraksha mala and saffron garments, but his face is not used for identification.

February 16 2009

A large seated congregation of devotees in white and cream traditional clothing fills a hall, many women in white saris with orange or saffron shawls and rudraksha malas, some with a tilak on the forehead. They sit cross-legged on mats with brass oil lamps, bells and small brass vessels in front of them, and several appear to be chanting or meditating with hands folded. A man in a white shirt with a yellow shawl sits among them. The scene suggests a morning satsang gathering with a ritual atmosphere.

October 06 2010

Interior of a plain whitewashed hall with a corrugated roof, used for devotional worship. In the centre, a woman in orange clothes with a garland sits on a chair beside brass oil lamps and a low platform. Around her, a group of girls and young women in white and cream dress sit and stand, some holding brass items and offerings. A woman in a white sari stands at the right, and several women in orange saris and orange garments stand nearby. Behind them, a framed portrait shows a seated figure in orange robes with an orange turban, set in a wooden shrine-like cabinet on the back wall. A smaller framed image of a seated figure in orange sits on the platform in front. Ornate brass lamps and decorated murti stand at the edges. Fluorescent lighting hangs from the ceiling, and a doorway with an orange curtain opens at the right.

A photo of a satsang or seva event in a red-walled hall. A man in orange robes with a long rudraksha mala stands behind a wooden lectern at left, a tray of bananas and flowers on it, and a trident-marked red cushioned seat is visible. Seated devotees in white clothes with yellow shawls press their palms together in namaskar; a woman in a white and red shawl at front center holds her hands folded beside a silver tray of brass bowls. A man in white with a yellow shawl sits at right, and a bald man in a white shirt is seen from behind at lower center. Behind them a woman in white and a child in blue sit on mats, and a microphone stand stands at right. A sign on the wall reads Silence please.

Women seated cross-legged on woven mats in a hall during a ritual puja, holding small brass vessels and lamps before brass thalis of offerings on orange cloths. The women wear white saris with orange or yellow shawls and a woman in an orange sari sits centre-front. Brass bowls, a kalasha-style pot, and food on plates surround them. Behind them a seated crowd fills the room, with tall pillars decorated in patterned fabric.

Indoor puja in a plain hall with a raised platform. On the platform, a woman in white with an orange-red shawl sits before brass puja plates and a tall brass lamp, facing a seated murti dressed in orange and red on a zebra-print seat. A row of women in white saris sit on mats on the floor, holding brass bowls, plates and small oil lamps on coloured cloths, with hands folded at one. A framed picture of a saffron-clad figure hangs on the wall, and a television and sound equipment sit along the back wall beside deity statues.