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February 12 2009

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Indoor hall with striped mats on the floor where devotees sit in prayer with palms pressed together. In the foreground an elderly man with white hair and a white beard, wearing white clothes and a beaded necklace, sits with hands folded. Nearby a woman in an orange and blue shawl over white clothes sits with palms joined. Many others in white garments, some in orange or saffron, sit or stand along rows of chairs and mats in the background, with a blue curtain and a doorway visible. Plain walls and ceiling light suggest a hall in an ashram or temple.2009-02-12A photograph of a seated congregation in a bright hall with barred windows and a tiled floor, many devotees sitting cross-legged on striped and plain mats with hands pressed in anjali. Most wear white dhotis and kurtas or white saris, while a few women in front wear orange-bordered saris and one man wears an orange garment. A man on the right sits on a chair in white, hands joined. The scene suggests a puja or satsang gathering in progress, with rows of devotees facing forward. A date stamp in the corner reads 12.07.2008 09:16.2009-02-12A photograph of a smoky room with white walls and barred windows where a group sits on mats in white clothing for a fire ritual. At the right, a man in white with a rudraksha mala tends a small fire on a low stone platform, with offering plates nearby. Seated devotees in white, some with hands pressed together, face the fire. Above the window on the right hangs a framed portrait of a man with light hair and saffron clothing, a depiction, and a smaller framed picture hangs on the wall. A small fan stands in the left background. The scene suggests a homa or yagna with devotees gathered around the fire.Indoor temple shrine at night where a group of people sit on a striped cloth in a semicircle facing the altar. A large framed painting on the back wall shows a smiling saffron-robed figure with a white-and-orange turban, and a smaller framed portrait sits beside it. On the altar stands a decorated lotus-shaped kalasha or sacred vessel with white swan-like ornaments, flanked by brass lamps and a lit oil lamp. A seated man in white dhoti and white shawl and a man in saffron-orange robe lead the gathering, with devotees in white shirts, an orange shirt and a woman in a lavender sari in the foreground. Brass vessels and offering plates sit on the floor before the altar.2011-10-02November 02 20072007-11-02A photo of a seated satsang in a plain whitewashed hall with a tiled floor. Three people sit on a raised white-covered seat and red chair at the front, one in a white robe with hands folded, another in white with a shawl. Behind them hangs a framed portrait of a woman in orange, beside a brass lamp stand. Thirty-odd devotees sit cross-legged on striped mats, mostly in white, some hands joined in prayer. A small vase of flowers sits on the front table.2011-04-17April 17 20112011-04-17A photograph of a volunteers' meeting in a plain white-walled hall with ceiling fans and a row of wooden chairs along the right wall. Dozens of seated people in white shirts and white dhotis or trousers sit on striped mats facing the front. At the front, a man in an orange robe stands near a small table with brass lamps, and a woman in an orange sari stands beside him. A second man in orange sits cross-legged nearby. A framed portrait of a woman hangs on the left wall, and a banner with a blue robed figure in meditation pose hangs next to it. Several attendees wear lanyards.A seated satsang in a whitewashed hall with a crowd of devotees on striped red-and-green mats. In the foreground, many people in white shirts and dhotis sit with their backs to the camera, one older man with grey hair in a bun wearing a red-and-white sacred thread. At the front left, a figure in orange robes sits cross-legged on a raised platform beside a framed portrait of a woman in orange, a white cloth draped over a chair, and brass lamps. A chalkboard stands on the wall behind.2011-04-17July 13 20092009-07-13April 17 20112011-04-17April 17 20112011-04-17