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October 02 2008

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A large seated assembly of devotees in white ritual clothing fills a tented hall, sitting on striped woven mats on the floor. Many wear white kurtas or saris, some with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and some with long plaits. Colourful hanging fabric panels with embroidered elephant and figure motifs hang from the tent ceiling, and a tripod-mounted camera stands at the right facing the crowd. The gathering appears attentive and oriented toward a front area not visible in the frame.2008-10-02A large tented hall with seated audience of devotees wearing white clothes, mostly women with long braids and men in white shirts, sitting on mats in rows facing a stage at right. On the stage, several monks in orange saffron robes sit on mats, with a navy draped backdrop and small decorative hanging panels. A video camera on a tripod films the gathering near the centre. Colourful woven pillar banners decorate the tent posts, and white overhead lights hang from the ceiling frame.2008-10-02A large indoor assembly of devotees seated on the floor under a white tented ceiling hung with tall decorative pillars in red, yellow and blue patterns. Many people wear white, with some in orange and yellow shawls or saffron wraps. A tripod-mounted camera and black speakers stand at the left, and a small stringed instrument rests near the front. A kolam-style carpet in pink, yellow and purple lies at the lower right. A wall-mounted screen and banners hang at the back. The crowd fills most of the frame.2008-07-17A large indoor hall with a white tent-like ceiling and tall hanging cylindrical banners in yellow, blue and red patterns. Hundreds of seated devotees, mostly women in white saris and some in orange, pink and green, sit on blue and red floor mats facing a central area. A cameraman stands on the left with a video camera on a tripod, and at the right a woman in an orange sari sits near a small platform. No clearly identifiable central figure is visible in the frame.2008-01-25October 02 20082008-10-02A large photograph of a crowded indoor satsang hall with a white tent-like ceiling and hanging yellow and multicolored decorative panels. Hundreds of devotees, mostly women and girls in white and pastel clothing, sit on red mats on the floor facing forward. Some hold books and rosary-style malas. A man in white standing near the back stands out, and a video camera on a tripod is visible at right, with staff standing along the side walls.2008-01-01A photograph of a large hall where a seated congregation of many devotees, mostly dressed in white with some in gold-bordered white saris and one woman in an orange-red garment, sit cross-legged on colourful patterned mats facing a distant platform. Many have hands folded in prayer or are seated quietly with eyes closed. Tall colourful cloth banners in yellow, red and blue hang from the white ceiling, and white draped curtains line the side walls. A small framed notice board is mounted on the left wall. No individual person is identifiable as a presenter in the foreground; the focus is the assembled audience.December 25 20072007-12-25December 20 20092009-12-20A large seated congregation fills a bright, white-roofed hall decorated with tall hanging pillars in colourful patterned fabric and green garland swags along the walls. Most attendees wear white clothing with yellow, orange or saffron shawls and sit on orange and yellow mats, some holding notebooks. In the foreground, several women in white saris with orange or yellow borders and orange scarves sit attentively. At the far left, a person in saffron robes is partly visible near a seated figure. A camera on a tripod is set up at the right edge, filming the gathering during a meditation programme at an ashram.2009-08-29June 20 20092009-06-20November 22 20092009-11-22