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January 06 2013

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Outdoor ashram event under orange-striped tent poles. A long table draped in red brick-patterned cloth holds hundreds of small steel bowls of food arranged in rows around a square stone fire pit. Behind, a crowd sits on blue and white plastic chairs under a white canopy; women in colourful saris and men in white dhotis and shirts watch. A flat-screen TV on a stand displays the event. A small brass pot sits in the lower left foreground. No individual person is clearly identifiable as a person.2013-01-06Outdoor festival gathering under long white canopies decorated with red, orange, green, yellow and purple bunting, supported on wooden poles. Banana plants and palms line the paved courtyard. Rows of stainless steel tiffin-style food vessels with lids are arranged on a raised red-brick platform around a central square fire pit. Hundreds of seated devotees, mostly women in colourful saris and men in white, fill the tented area. Several men in white dhotis and shirts walk through the courtyard, and a small black speaker stands at left. The scene resembles an annadan or community meal event.2013-01-06January 06 20132013-01-06Outdoor satsang under a large white canopy strung with colourful pennant bunting in red, pink, orange, green and purple, supported by orange-painted poles. A crowd of many seated devotees fills rows of blue plastic chairs and white-draped tables; many women wear saris in red, orange, pink and green, and some men wear white dhotis and shirts. A flat-screen television on a stand shows the discourse to the audience. In the foreground, rows of metal plates holding food offerings surround a small stone fire pit. Palm trees and more tents stand in the background.2013-01-06Outdoor satsang gathering under a long pavilion of white cloth edged with multicoloured fringes and supported by orange-painted poles, with palm trees behind. Hundreds of seated devotees fill blue and white plastic chairs and mats, many women in colourful saris and men in white shirts and dhotis. Near the foreground, a flat-screen TV sits on a stand facing the crowd, and a row of brass plates or bowls holding yellow flowers and offerings lies on the ground. No individual speaker is clearly identifiable among the visible people.2013-01-06September 11 20102010-09-11A large outdoor ritual gathering on bare brown earth, with hundreds of participants seated in rows on mats and cloth before small square brick enclosures holding bundled sticks and offerings. Many attendees wear white dhotis and kurtas, while women wear saris in pink, red, orange, green and blue. Some hold small brass vessels and bowls. White-clad helpers stand among the rows, and white plastic chairs line the far side. Low hills, trees and a small white building appear on the horizon under an overcast sky.2008-07-29July 29 20082008-07-29Annadhan in 20152015-01-01 +1 copiesJuly 29 20082008-07-29February 11 20072007-02-11Outdoor homa or yagna gathering on bare ground with hundreds of seated participants arranged in rows behind small brick fire pits. Many devotees wear white clothes, while women wear saris in green, pink, maroon, and red; a few wear orange. Each pit holds dried sticks and offering items such as flower petals and small packets. A raised stage at the far end displays a banner and a decorated seat under a canopy with a golden kalasha-like ornament. Coconut palms, distant hills, and a power line sit beyond the field under an overcast sky.2008-07-29