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July 29 20072007-07-29A large indoor satsang hall under a white tent-style ceiling, hung with colourful patterned cloth pennants in yellow, red and blue. Hundreds of devotees sit cross-legged on the floor in white clothes, many wearing orange shawls and rudraksha malas, with brass oil lamps and offering plates set on the floor in front of them. At the left, a man in white clothing stands at a raised position near a video camera on a tripod. Framed portraits hang on the back wall. The crowd fills most of the frame, with rows receding toward the far end of the hall.2007-07-29July 11 20062006-07-11January 01 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesA large hall with a white tent-like ceiling hung with rows of striped and fringed yellow, orange and brown banners. Hundreds of devotees in white clothing sit on the floor in rows, many with hands folded in namaskar. In the foreground, a group of people in white and orange-saffron robes kneels on mats before brass puja plates, oil lamps and small brass lamp stands, performing a ritual. A man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits near the right foreground beside the offerings, and a camera on a tripod films the gathering from the left. Small children in white sit among the adults.2007-07-29October 04 20082008-10-04A large indoor hall with a white tent-style ceiling hung with colourful cylindrical banners and yellow fringed lanterns, filled with hundreds of seated devotees in white clothes and saffron-orange shawls, hands pressed together in prayer. In the foreground, a man with long hair in an orange shawl sits at the front, and a bald man in a white shirt with an orange shawl sits beside him. Brass lamps and ritual vessels rest on the floor before the crowd. At the left edge, a man in orange stands near a camera on a tripod, and a few figures stand near a stage area at the back. Dense seated congregation, satsang or puja setting.2007-07-29A photograph of a large crowd gathered in a white tented hall at a convention, with many men in white kurtas and dhotis standing and sitting closely together. Tall cylindrical hanging banners with colourful geometric patterns, yellow fringes and elephant motifs hang from the white tent ceiling. In the background, a raised stage area holds a small seated group near a dark-red wall. Right of centre, a large banner shows framed portrait photographs of smiling people. A man in the foreground wears a white shirt with a rudraksha-style mala and looks toward the stage. A person in an orange garment stands among the crowd near the centre. The scene is a devotional gathering with a strong sense of an audience at a religious convention.2008-06-20June 19 20082008-06-19June 18 20082008-06-18July 29 20072007-07-29A large hall filled with a seated congregation in white ritual clothing, many wearing white kurtas and dhotis with lanyards, sitting on mats before brass plates and small copper or steel offering vessels. Ceremonial bunting in red, yellow and blue hangs from the ceiling, and a painted deity image appears on the left wall. Several men in orange or saffron robes are visible among the rows, and some seated devotees hold papers and pens. The scene suggests a homa or tharpanam ritual session in a temple hall.2009-07-01