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November 09 2006

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A two-panel collage of a large indoor hall under a white tent-style roof with hanging fans and banners. Both panels show a seated audience facing a raised stage with a red curtain and a central stage backdrop. In the left panel, rows of people in white clothes sit on white plastic chairs, several with bags beside them, facing a small figure on stage. In the right panel, a dense crowd of mostly white-clad attendees sits on chairs and floor, with colourful vertical banners hanging from the ceiling and a large round decorative image on the stage. The collage is a photograph of a seated congregation rather than a single portrait.2010-02-10Indoor satsang hall during a Bhakti Spurana convention at AadiKailaasa. A central stage with a dark red curtain and a white circular platform holds a robed figure in orange and saffron, flanked by other robed attendants in orange and white. Standing devotees in white dhotis and kurtas line the left side, while women in white and saffron saris stand on the right. Many seated devotees in white fill the foreground, with yellow floor markings and ornate gold-trimmed valance above the stage. a person at this event per page, but no appearance cues clearly confirm identity, so the central figure is described by role only.2008-06-20A wide photograph of a convention hall with a dark maroon curtained stage framed by tall decorative pillars. On a white-draped platform at centre, a seated figure in orange-saffron robes sits near a few other people in orange and white. Standing devotees in white and cream clothes line the stage and aisle, while many seated attendees in white, cream and pastel saris and shirts fill the floor in front, with a yellow line marking the aisle. A man in a grey shirt stands at the left edge. The scene suggests a satsang or assembly held under a tent-like ceiling with spotlights.2008-06-20October 23 20152015-10-23June 20 20082008-06-20A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate silver-and-red throne in a large hall with pink walls, hanging decorative tassels and chandeliers. Around him sit a crowd of devotees in white and cream dhotis and saris, many wearing orange shawls and rudraksha malas, some bare-chested men with sacred threads seen from behind in the foreground. A metal stand with a flame or lamp stands before the throne, and a standing fan and a camera tripod are visible at right. Framed paintings and a small deity shrine line the walls, with tables of brass vessels at the back. Roughly two dozen or more people are visible.2018-05-21A large group of devotees, mostly dressed in white, sits and stands in rows in a hall before an ornate gold throne with a red cushioned seat, empty of any visible occupant. Many wear white garments with rudraksha-style necklaces and some wear coloured saris in orange, pink and maroon. The backdrop is a dark panel painted with orbits, planets and stars, and a red curtain is visible at right.2009-09-08October 26 20102010-10-26September 08 20092009-09-08September 08 20092009-09-08Indoor hall during a ceremony with a decorated stage at the back draped in white and cream curtains, with floral garlands in orange and yellow and a gold-trimmed backdrop. Several people in white dhotis and shirts and women in saris stand on and around a raised orange-carpeted platform, where a central figure in orange and red robes sits. A large crowd of mostly men in white clothing sits on the floor in the foreground, facing the stage. Ceiling fans and recessed lights hang overhead, and a few stand-alone air coolers stand along the side walls.2009-08-02June 13 20092009-06-13 +1 copies