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July 11 2006

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A large crowd of devotees sits on a red mat in an open-sided pavilion for a person Purnima satsang. Most people wear white clothes, many women in white saris with dark hair, and several men in white shirts and dhotis. Brass ritual stands and a tall speaker are visible in the foreground, with red and orange tassel decorations hanging from poles above. Behind the crowd, more people stand and watch near a fence and a white van. The seated congregation fills most of the frame.2017-06-08 +1 copiesA large seated audience of women in white and cream saris with gold borders fills a tented hall at a person Spurana programme. Many wear rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and gold earrings, and several rest their chins on their hands while listening. A man in white stands at the upper left near the stage area, and a video camera on a tripod is visible at the right. Banners and framed portraits hang along the tent walls behind the crowd, and some attendees wear pink, purple and red saris among the white.2006-12-17A large outdoor gathering of a dense crowd, mostly dressed in white, fills a sandy open ground lined with tall palm trees under a pale evening sky. Many attendees wear white shirts, white dhotis and white saris, with some women in colourful saris among them. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and garland stands among seated devotees, and at right a man in white holds a wooden railing. Strings of lights, distant banners and a low red-roofed building frame the scene, with a large stage area visible in the background. Printed billboards on the left show portraits and text.2010-02-18A large outdoor crowd of devotees sits on sandy ground beneath a row of tall palm trees at dusk. Most wear white dhotis and white saris or kurtas, while a few women wear red, orange and green garments. Some women hold flower garlands and small bundles. A standing man in an orange-and-white shirt and a man in a white shirt watch over the seated crowd near a wooden fence. In the background are a yellow vehicle, string lights on poles, a pink-and-white building and a blue-and-white logo at the top left.2010-02-18A large outdoor gathering of devotees seated on a stone courtyard floor in front of a tall grey stone wall, with a bamboo and palm-frond canopy overhead. Most attendees wear white dhotis and saris, with some in yellow, orange and red, and several women wear red or orange shawls. Many sit with palms pressed together in prayer or with eyes closed in meditation, while others stand at the back. A few men are bare-chested with white cloth wrapped around their waists. The crowd is dense and fills the frame. No identifiable a person is visibly present in the frame.2010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29July 11 20062006-07-11A large outdoor gathering of devotees seated on bare ground under a pavilion decorated with banana-leaf and palm-frond festoons, and tall striped cloth pillars in blue, orange and red with floral motifs. Most men in the foreground wear white dhotis and white shirts with rudraksha malas; several sit cross-legged with eyes closed in meditation, and one front-centre man has hands folded in his lap. Behind them a dense crowd of hundreds of seated and standing devotees, with women in saris and some in white.2007-01-01July 07 20092009-07-07A large crowd of devotees sits cross-legged on bare ground under a decorated open pavilion during a ritual gathering. Most wear white dhotis and white shirts or kurtas, and several men wear rudraksha malas. A woman in a white sari with a dark rudraksha mala sits at right, and a woman in a white top stands with hands on her hips. Above them hang orange and red decorative cloth banners with floral motifs, green leaf garlands and strings of fruit. Coconut palms are visible through the open sides, and standing staff move among the seated crowd. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible, so the candidate is unsure.2007-01-01August 17 20072007-08-17A large crowd of devotees sits cross-legged on striped mats under a white tent with red valances, during a satsang or discourse. Women in cream and white saris with gold necklaces and bangles dominate the front rows, including a woman in a green sari and a girl in a teal dress with hair ribbons at right. Men seated behind wear white dhotis, some bare-chested with beaded necklaces. A man in an orange robe and a bearded man in white stand near the back, and a small figure in orange with a saffron turban is visible at left. Some attendees have their hands folded in prayer. Trees and bright daylight show through the tent openings at left.2017-05-26