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December 12 2009

October 07 2006

A large hall with white walls and a high white ceiling holds a group session of many people seated cross-legged on colourful yoga mats in rows, hands pressed together at the chest in a prayer or meditation gesture. Most wear white kurtas, white shirts or white tunics; one standing woman in a white dress with a red shawl stands at the back, while a bearded man in front wears a white kurta with a rudraksha mala and a red tilak. Mats are blue, pink, purple and yellow-green, and decorative banners hang from the ceiling. No a person candidate is visible, so the figures are participants and an instructor.

A hall with a white draped ceiling and colourful striped pillars with orange tassels. A smiling person in an orange-saffron robe with a long rudraksha mala walks down the centre aisle, hands together, while white-clad devotees stand on both sides with palms pressed in namaste. A woman in white with a gold-bordered sari and glasses stands at left, a man in white kurta at right, and a person in white holds a brass plate with a yellow cloth. The scene suggests a satsang gathering. a person: the orange-robed figure carries rudraksha malas and a warm ceremonial presence, though the appearance is only partly clear.

Indoor ashram hall with a white ceiling canopy and orange-and-patterned hanging drapes. Along a central aisle lined with devotees pressing palms together in anjali, a woman in an orange sari with a dark shawl walks forward, while a man in a white dhoti and orange sash carries a brass aarti tray. Another man in white dhoti with a bare chest raises one arm toward the aisle. Devotees in white kurtas, saffron-trimmed garments and red or green saris stand on colourful woven mats along both sides. Projector screens and a stage backdrop are visible at the far end. The scene resembles an aarti welcome procession.

December 14 2009

A photograph of a large hall with white floor sheets laid out in lines and a red carpet at the front. A crowd of roughly forty people in white ritual clothing, including white kurtas and white saris, stands and kneels on the sheets. Near the left foreground, a bald man in a rust-brown dhoti with gold borders faces the group. Tall decorated pillars in red, green and yellow patterns, crystal chandeliers and purple lattice panels decorate the room. A microphone stand stands at the right edge, and a dark backpack rests on the floor.

A photograph of a large hall with a white tented ceiling, hung with tall cylindrical banners decorated with painted elephants and geometric patterns in red, yellow, blue and green with yellow tassels. Many people in mostly white clothing, including white kurtas and saris, crowd the floor, with some in yellow and green salwar outfits. Several wear white shawls and garlands. Orange mats, bags and rolled yoga mats are scattered in the foreground. A man at right in a white kurta and garland stands among the crowd. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible from appearance alone.

A large tent-like hall with white fabric ceiling and hanging colourful decorative panels with elephant motifs. Many devotees stand in rows on red and orange mats with palms pressed together in anjali. Foreground includes a young girl in pink with hands folded, a woman in white with hair in a braid, a child in a striped top, and men and women in white and orange-saffron robes. At the far end, a figure in a saffron-orange robe stands in a bright doorway, and a cushioned seat with a red cushion is visible at right beside a spotlight on a stand. Some devotees hold small books.

A large hall with a tiled and orange-mat floor and a corrugated roof with ceiling fans, where a group of people in white and orange practise a standing yoga pose with both arms raised overhead and palms pressed together. In the foreground, a woman in a white kurta and white trousers with an orange shawl draped over her shoulders walks along the aisle, while a woman on the left wears an orange stole and a man on the right in a white shirt and white dhoti-style trousers wears a rudraksha mala. Several participants wear identification badges on their chests. Sandals sit near the edge of the mat. The scene is a group yoga session with many people following the same posture.

December 16 2009

Indoor hall with a white tented ceiling, hanging decorative pillars with yellow tassels, and strings of lights. Many devotees kneel on mats with arms raised overhead in a group practice. A man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl walks down the central aisle between them; he has short dark hair and is barefoot. Women in white and yellow clothing kneel on blue and green mats at the front right. A stage backdrop is visible at the far end.