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October 13 20072007-10-13A large hall with a corrugated roof and white walls hosts a seated gathering during Navaratri celebrations at Aadikailaasa, Bengaluru. Many people sit cross-legged on mats in white dhotis and kurtas, with some women in red and orange saris. In the foreground, a row of brass lamps and a set of small brass deity murti or ritual vessels rest on the floor. Tall banners with geometric patterns and bird motifs hang from the ceiling. At the right edge, a man in orange robes stands with hands folded beside a small table, and another person in orange sits near a microphone stand. Decorative paper birds dangle from the rafters.2007-10-13October 17 20072007-10-17February 20 20112011-02-20 +1 copiesPhoto of a large indoor hall with a corrugated metal roof and steel trusses, where a seated congregation sits on mats and rugs in rows. Many participants wear white clothing, and several young people in white and red sit at the front near brass oil lamps, bells and small silver-coloured vessels arranged on the floor. A few women wear orange, red and blue saris. Hanging decorative banners with geometric patterns and bird motifs line the walls. A white plastic chair stands at the left edge beside a small wooden stool. The scene suggests a puja or satsang gathering, with an oil lamp lit before the group. No individual can be identified from appearance, and no candidate for a person is clearly visible.2007-10-15A seated group of young boys and men in white ritual clothes sit in rows on striped mats inside a corrugated-roof hall at an ashram. Many wear white kurta-style garments and some wear saffron or orange robes. In the left foreground, boys sit behind brass bells, bowls and pooja vessels. A green-draped altar holds a deity murti decorated with flower garlands and a framed portrait of a person in orange robes, with a plant beside it. Hanging saffron and patterned fabric banners with dove motifs decorate the ceiling. A figure in orange robes sits at the far right edge near the front. A printed caption on the altar reads 'Amarananda Maha Sankalpam'.2007-10-14January 1st 2013 +1 copiesA large hall filled with seated young men and women in white shirts and kurtas, many with lanyard badges, sitting cross-legged on blue, orange and red striped mats in rows and pressing palms together in prayer or greeting. Tall decorative pillars wrapped in colourful patterned cloth with orange tassels hang from a white draped ceiling. Some older women in saris sit along the left side, and a few figures in orange and maroon garments are visible near the right edge beside brass items. Patterned cushions are stacked near the walls, and the white floor is bright.A large hall with a white tented ceiling and hanging colourful woven banners. Rows of seated devotees in white dhotis and shirts fill the floor, many wearing rudraksha malas. In the front left, a row of monks in saffron and orange robes and white sits on blue and orange mats, with one monk in a yellow shawl and another in an orange-red shawl. A video camera on a tripod films the gathering. A painted backdrop of a deity with a crown and trident hangs on the left wall, and orange cloth covers the floor at right. The scene is a seated satsang or discourse with a large audience, and a banner on the mat reads Dhyanapeetham.2010-08-08January 1st 2013 +1 copiesA large hall with cream walls and a polished floor holds a seated congregation performing a group ritual. In the foreground, a man in saffron-orange robes sits with palms joined before a brass thali of offerings, while other men in white dhotis with golden borders sit on mats in front of brass plates and small brass vessels. Behind them, rows of devotees sit on the floor, many in white and yellow clothing. Framed portraits hang on the back wall above red-and-white drapes, and a golden deity murti stands near the right wall. Several people stand or sit at the far end of the room.2011-08-23October 16 20072007-10-16