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2004-JUNE-032004-06-03A seated speaker in an orange saffron robe and orange turban reads from a printed sheet into a microphone at a wooden lectern beside a carved wooden lion. Facing him, a large group of devotees in white clothes sits on the floor on blue and striped mats, with brass plates of food before them. Some are eating or sorting items from plates. Behind them, older attendees sit on chairs, and a woman in a white sari with gold border sits at the back. Wooden pillars and a green floor fill the hall. The speaker appears to be Swamiji (probable), identified by his orange robe and turban and central position as speaker, with the wooden lion and microphone marking him as the teacher.2004-06-03 +1 copiesA photograph inside a thatched-roof hall during a seated gathering. A man in a saffron-orange robe with an orange head wrap stands at right, holding a small booklet and speaking into a microphone on a stand. In the foreground a large carved wooden lion figure occupies the lower right. Rows of seated people in white clothes sit on mats; some in the front row hold plates. A framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure hangs on the left wall, and a small framed picture is below it.2004-06-03A photograph of a large group of devotees seated cross-legged on the floor of a hall with thatched bamboo walls, dressed in white clothing, many wearing white badges. Several women in the foreground sit on striped blue and red mats holding small plates of food with eyes lowered. Behind them, rows of seated participants and people on white plastic chairs fill the room. On the back wall hang framed photographs of saints and sages in meditation poses, and a small framed picture of an orange-robed figure sits near the top right. A television set is mounted on the wall. The room has a wooden ceiling with hanging lights and a green door in the center.2004-06-03A large group of people in white clothing sits cross-legged on striped blue and red mats in a hall with a thatched ceiling and red-and-cream walls. Many hold round plates with food, seemingly for a shared meal. Framed portraits and posters hang on the walls, including a framed image of a seated saffron-robed figure at the upper right and a vertical row of religious images at the top left. Blue curtains and a wooden pillar are visible. Most attendees wear white, with some in yellow or light-coloured saris and a few in pale kurtas. Plastic chairs are set near the back wall. The atmosphere suggests a communal meal or annadan in an ashram-style hall.2004-06-032004-JUNE-032004-06-03A seated group of devotees in plain white ritual clothes fills a hall with blue and orange striped mats. In the foreground, several women and a young woman sit cross-legged, each holding a round metal or leaf plate of food, and some are eating or preparing offerings with their hands. Behind them, rows of men and women in white sit in similar postures, some with plates before them. Chairs and a small altar with brass lamps and a green cloth are visible at the upper left. The setting suggests a communal meal or annadan during a satsang gathering. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person.2004-06-03A photograph inside a hall with red-painted lower walls and a green-and-yellow banner reading DHYANA partly visible at right. Seated on a raised ornate golden throne at right, a figure in orange robes with an orange head covering holds a small white sheet of paper. Seated on striped blue-and-red mats in rows, many people in white clothing eat from round plates. In the foreground, a few seated devotees, including a man in white with grey hair, face the throne. A standing man in white stands near the left centre. A small standing fan and a laptop sit beside the throne, and a green map hangs on the back wall.2004-06-03A photograph of a covered ashram hall with orange-painted walls and a corrugated roof, where a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes stands at the left beside a wooden lectern and offering trays. Seated on mats in rows, many devotees wear white and yellow shawls, and several men in white dhoti-style clothes with red-bordered cloth sit near the front. Brass vessels and small plates lie before them. A large framed garden photograph hangs on the back wall, and a camera on a tripod records the gathering. Roughly two dozen people are visible, along with more seated in the background.2010-09-06A large hall with white walls, a thatched ceiling, ceiling fans and tube lights hosts a seated gathering of roughly forty men and women in white clothing, many wearing lanyard badges, sitting on orange and blue mats across the floor. In the foreground at right, a person in an orange robe and orange shawl sits in an orange armchair with a microphone stand in front of them, facing the audience. Orange curtains hang at the right wall and a row of white chairs is visible at the back. The person in the orange robe is a seated speaker, identity not established from appearance.A large group of devotees sits on striped woven mats in an open-sided, whitewashed hall with a corrugated metal roof and a standing fan. Many women and men fold their hands in anjali, most in white or white-and-orange clothing, with a few in lavender and orange saris. At the front right, a woman in orange robes with a white flower garland sits on a white-covered chair on a patterned rug, appearing to address the gathering. A man in white stands at left beside a bull statue, and another orange-clad figure sits near the right edge. Several people sit on the floor at the back. Visible people number roughly 40 to 50, though the crowd may extend beyond the frame.2007-02-24A photograph of a large hall during a seated ritual gathering. Many devotees sit on mats in rows, most in white clothes with yellow or orange shawls and orange-bordered garments; several women have orange shawls, and some sit with hands folded in namaskar. Brass plates, small brass lamps, steel vessels and bowls with flower petals sit on orange cloths before them. On the right, a priest-like group in white dhotis and bare-chested sits near a golden throne-like seat, some holding books or chanting. A camera on a tripod and a microphone stand are visible, and a banner with photographs hangs on the orange back wall. Colourful striped pillars line the left side.2010-09-08