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May 13 2012

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A large seated audience of men in white clothing fills a white-walled hall with red brick ventilation panels and yellow and blue patterned hangings overhead. Many attendees wear white shirts with lanyards and are seated on a long mat, some with hands raised in gesture. Along the back wall are display racks of books and a banner with partial text. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in the frame.2008-06-22August 29 20092009-08-29October 09 20112011-10-09A large tented gathering of seated devotees in white dhotis and white shirts, many wearing rudraksha malas and lanyards with badges, clapping and smiling. Blue-and-white tent edges, hanging decorative banners, and white ceiling fans are visible overhead. The scene is a crowded satsang-style event; no speaker or central figure is clearly identifiable in frame.2007-12-14October 07 20062006-10-07July 16 20082008-07-16A large crowd of men in white shirts and white dhotis sits cross-legged on the floor of a big tent hall with blue fabric edging and overhead lights on poles. Many wear lanyards and beaded necklaces; some clap or gesture with raised hands. Banners and framed photographs hang along the back walls, and a red and white decorated stage area stands at the far end. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person in this crowd view.2007-12-13A large indoor hall filled with seated devotees on mats and blue plastic chairs, many in white dhotis and shirts, some in saffron and orange saris and kurtas. In the front rows a young man in a white shirt sits with palms pressed together in namaskar, and others sit with eyes closed. A decorative brocade banner hangs from the ceiling beams. Along the far wall a small altar with framed images and a deity picture is visible, and a person in an orange robe sits near the front. Bright ceiling fans and white walls frame the satsang gathering.2011-10-09June 21 20092009-06-21A large indoor gathering of devotees seated closely together on the floor under a white tent-like canopy, most dressed in white clothing. Tall pillars wrapped in colourful painted fabric with yellow and multicoloured panels stand along the hall. A few standing men in white shirts and white dhotis are visible at the back, one with hands pressed together in namaste. A video camera on a tripod stands at the right, and black speakers hang from the framework. Pale lattice windows line the walls.2009-06-21A photograph of a large crowd seated on the floor of a whitewashed hall with a corrugated metal roof and fluorescent tube lights. Many people wear white ritual clothing, and several men have rudraksha malas and white headbands. A woman in an orange and blue garment sits near the front right, and a few people wear red, green or beige clothes. Tall decorative pillars with blue, red and yellow patterns and yellow fringed bases line the hall, with string lights overhead. At the lower right, a pile of sticks lies beside a blue mat. Devotees face a distant platform at the far end of the hall, where a figure stands among the decorations. The event is a Shivaratri gathering.2007-02-16A large seated gathering of several hundred men in plain white clothes sits cross-legged on blue floor mats inside a hall with a white tent-like canopy. Many wear rudraksha-style beaded malas and identity badges on lanyards. Some are seated with hands in gesture or holding small books. Hanging colourful woven textile banners with yellow tassels decorate the ceiling, and a lattice of windows lets in light at the back. At the left edge a decorated altar area is partly visible. The scene reads as a healers' training session.2006-10-07