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December 02 2009

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A photograph of a crowded indoor hall with white walls and open windows with curtains. Many women and some men in traditional white and cream dhotis and saris with yellow, orange and red shawls and stoles are gathered, several clasping their hands in anjali greeting and embracing one another. A woman in the centre wears an orange sari and folds her hands together, while a man on the right in a cream dhoti and red shawl bows his head. An elderly person in cream clothing bends forward in the lower centre. The scene suggests a devotional gathering or satsang among devotees, with no clearly identifiable a person figure visible.2011-03-05Devotees in white ritual clothing gather at the entrance of a terracotta-brick building while a woman in white with a yellow shawl stands with palms pressed together at a draped table holding brass plates and offerings. Several women wear yellow shawls, others carry black tote bags, purple water bottles and a woven bamboo basket. Long red and pink flower garlands decorate the open white doorway, and tall decorated kalasha-style pots in red, blue and yellow stand along the wall. A man in white with a black backpack and an orange garland walks in the crowd. The scene appears to be a welcome for delegates at a program hall entrance.2009-12-02December 17 20062006-12-17A crowded indoor hall with a corrugated metal roof and yellow steel scaffolding poles, filled with people dressed in white. In the foreground a woman with long dark hair wears a white garment with gold-bordered cloth and another woman in a white shawl embraces a companion. At right, a smiling woman with wavy light-brown hair holds a white shawl and wears white, while nearby a woman in a teal-striped shawl and white top stands among the crowd. At left a yellow wall displays a framed portrait of a man in a white head covering and robe, presumably a printed photo rather than a person present. Plastic water bottles sit on the floor at lower right. The scene suggests a group gathering with people hugging and greeting one another.2005-12-15A busy communal kitchen during a large event. A woman in an orange saffron sari with an orange head wrap stands center-left, smiling and serving food from a steel bowl to people in line. Around her, devotees in white kurtas and white dresses, some with orange scarves and lanyards, wait and help. Steel cooking vessels and serving counters line the left side, and pink tiled walls with notices stand behind. Many women with long braids in white, yellow, pink and orange saris fill the foreground and background. Several people appear to be serving or organizing the meal. The woman in orange is not clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so no identification is claimed.2006-12-15December 23 20102010-12-23May 10 20172017-05-10December 29 20112011-12-29Interior of a small yellow-walled shrine room with a corrugated metal roof and a white meditating-figure emblem above the altar. A young person in an orange-red robe with a white and dark flower garland and an orange bead necklace stands centre, hands clasped at chest, in front of an altar with a framed image and offerings. Devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas, and women in white saris with gold borders, stand around, several with hands folded in greeting. A large framed picture of a temple-like scene hangs on the right wall. a person is not indicated for this event, so no identification is made; the central figure is described by role only as a robed person receiving devotees.2009-11-25December 15 20062006-12-15A photograph of a crowded, plainly furnished room with pink walls and barred windows, where a group of people stand and share refreshments. In the foreground, a man in a white t-shirt and orange-bordered dhoti faces a woman in a white sari with gold border, a rudraksha-style black bead mala and a pink sash, holding a basket of bananas and white sweets and a tray of small cups. Several women in white saris with gold borders, one in a yellow shawl, another in an orange-and-white sari, and a woman in a pink patterned sari holding a cup stand nearby, some drinking from paper cups. Metal wall fixtures and an open doorway are visible at right.2009-08-03December 02 20092009-12-02