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January 25 20172017-01-25January 25 20172017-01-25January 20 20172017-01-20A photograph of a crowded open-air courtyard hall with a red-tiled roof, wooden beams and dried straw hangings. A man with long dark hair and an orange robe sits cross-legged on a raised pink-cushioned platform in front of a dark dancing Shiva (Nataraja) backdrop, with a small orange-cushioned seat beside him. Dense audience of devotees sits on the floor in front of him, many women in saffron and orange saris and salwar, some in white, with a few people in blue, green and red. A man in an orange shirt stands at the far right near a stone pillar, and a person films or photographs the scene at the left edge. Offerings and flowers sit before the platform beneath hanging lamps.2017-01-25A large crowd of devotees sits on the floor of a covered open-air courtyard with exposed wooden rafters and a tiled roof hung with dry straw mats and string lights. In the right foreground a robed figure in orange clothing sits on a raised pink-and-white cushioned platform, with a Nataraja dancing Shiva image and a framed deity picture on the pink wall behind. Several devotees near the front wear orange and saffron garments, and some are writing or reading. On the left, a small table holds flowers and a decorated display. Pillars frame the scene. Some attendees wear orange robes while others wear everyday Western and Indian clothing.2017-01-25Photo of an open-air courtyard session under a tiled roof hung with woven straw mats and bare branches. A bearded man in orange robes and long hair sits cross-legged on a red-cushioned dais between pillars, in front of a small shrine with a deity figure and flowers. A large seated crowd of devotees, mostly women in orange, green and blue saris, faces him, some with hands folded. A dark Nataraja-style dancing figure hangs on a pink wall nearby.2017-01-25January 25 20172017-01-25A packed open courtyard session under a tiled roof with fringed straw-thatch valances. Seated on a raised red-cushioned platform at the right, a bare-chested man with long dark hair and a crown-like headpiece sits in meditation, with a bronze Nataraja (dancing Shiva) statue and a framed deity painting on the wall behind him. A ceremonial trident leans beside the platform. Below, a dense audience of over a hundred devotees sits on the floor, many women in orange, red and saffron saris and shawls, plus men in white; some wear rudraksha or beaded necklaces. Brass lamps and flower offerings sit near the front. Pillars with hanging lights frame the scene.2017-01-25January 25 20172017-01-25Photograph of an open-sided pavilion with a red-tiled roof, wooden beams and hanging dried grass fringes, filled with a large seated crowd of devotees. On a raised pink-cushioned platform at right, a man with long dark hair wearing saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged, appearing to address the gathering. Behind him hangs a dark metal Nataraja-style dancing deity silhouette, and a framed deity picture is at the upper right. Foreground attendees in orange, teal and saffron saris and white kurtas sit close together, some holding notebooks and pens. Stone pillars frame the hall, and a small decorated altar with flowers, a lamp and a kalasha-like vessel appears near the centre-left.2017-01-25May 05 20172017-05-05A courtyard session at an ashram pavilion with a wooden canopy hung with brass bells and lamps. A man in a rust-orange cloth sits on a raised seat holding a microphone, with a leopard-print cushion beside him. Around him, a seated crowd of ascetic-looking participants in orange robes and beaded necklaces listens, many with long matted dreadlocks. To the right a woman in orange stands near a brass trident and a stone pillar, and another woman in a brown-red wrap stands beside the canopy. A bronze Nataraja-style disc hangs on the back wall with a framed deity picture. A standing man in orange on the left wears a beaded mala. Several brass trident staffs and a small table with an offering bowl are visible.2017-02-17 +1 copies