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December 25 2015

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A large hall packed with seated devotees on a gold patterned carpet, many wearing white kurtas and saffron-orange shawls with red stoles. Water bottles sit on the floor among them. At the front, a large ornate gold-and-brown throne stands empty near a small stage, with a projector screen on the right wall. Many attendees are visibly seated in rows across the frame, some with hands folded.2015-12-25A large photograph of a packed convention hall with a crowd of several hundred seated devotees, mostly on chairs and floor mats facing a stage. Many wear orange, saffron and red shawls, and some wear white kurtas or pale clothes; a few women wear pink saris and flower hair decorations. Wide screens flank the stage, a golden lion-shaped throne or seat is visible at right, and a ceremonial trident stands near it. A woman in the foreground looks off to the side, another rests her head on her arms, and several devotees sit with hands folded.2015-12-25 +1 copiesA large hall packed with seated devotees on gold-patterned carpet, facing a stage. Many wear orange, saffron and white clothing, with red and orange shawls and lanyards. A golden throne-like seat with ornate carving and a tall ceremonial staff stands near the stage, but no one is clearly seated on it. Women in the foreground wear flowers in their hair, and several people sit with hands pressed in namaste. A projection screen and speakers are visible at the back, with arched doorways and cream walls.2015-12-25December 17 20162016-12-17A large indoor hall filled with hundreds of seated devotees on blue and red mats, many with bags, water bottles and notebooks at their feet. In the upper centre, a raised red and gold throne stands at the front, with a figure in orange and white near it. Two large screens hang above, and orange and yellow festoons decorate the ceiling. Devotees wear saris in orange, red and green, white kurtas and western casual clothes. Several people stand at the sides and rear of the hall. Crowd is dense and extends to the edges of the frame.2016-12-19December 25 20152015-12-25December 09 20152015-12-09A large seated audience fills a hall during a satsang or discourse. Many women and men sit close together on the floor and on white chairs, most in colourful saris, kurtas and salwar outfits in red, pink, purple, green and yellow. A woman in the centre wears a red shawl over a dark outfit, and a woman in a white dress with a flower in her hair sits at right. A large screen at the top shows a crowd. A woman in a saffron-orange garment stands on the stage at the back, with red curtains and white drapes framing the hall.2016-12-07December 25 20152015-12-25A large indoor audience sits on the floor of a hall, filling the frame with many rows of people. Most wear white or cream traditional clothing, and many women wear rust-red or orange shawls and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, with white and red forehead markings visible on several. Some participants have their hands pressed together in namaste or clapping, and a woman in the foreground wearing a white and pink sari with a headset microphone smiles and claps. Other people in the rows wear orange robes. Framed artwork hangs on the back wall and there is a blue-white logo in the upper left corner. The scene suggests a satsang or discourse gathering. No single person can be identified as the speaker.2015-08-09A large indoor satsang hall filled with seated devotees, mostly women, wearing saffron, orange, maroon and white saris and salwar. In the foreground, a woman in a maroon sari with a rudraksha mala and a gold pendant sits upright, and an older woman in a rust-coloured sari with a red bindi and rudraksha mala sits beside her. Behind them rows of people in white and orange clothing sit on mats, and framed paintings hang on the pale walls above the crowd.2016-09-30October 22 20152015-10-22 +1 copies