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Dimly lit hall where a large crowd of devotees sits on the floor in prayer, hands pressed together in anjali mudra. Most wear white clothes, many with orange or saffron shawls draped over their shoulders, and several women wear gold-bordered white saris. A small child in an orange outfit sits among the seated devotees. Ceiling lights and latticed windows are visible behind them, and a few people wear gold necklaces and bangles.

A photograph of a large seated congregation inside a hall with a tented roof and hanging decorative banners. Many devotees, mostly women, kneel on green mats in white ceremonial clothes with yellow or orange-bordered saris and orange shawls, hands pressed together in anjali mudra. A small child in red sits among them. Some wear white and gold garments; a few have their eyes closed in prayer. Chairs and a stage area with lights are visible at the back, and a camera tripod is at the right edge.

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February 24 2007

A dimly lit hall with a white-walled interior and a corrugated metal roof shows a large seated gathering of devotees in white clothing. Many women and young people sit cross-legged on a mat, most with hands pressed together in anjali, some with eyes closed in meditation or prayer. Several women wear orange shawls or saris, while most others wear white with white head coverings. Two banners with printed images hang on the back wall, and a small framed picture and a small table stand near them. Some standing figures in white are visible at the rear and left edges. The atmosphere suggests satsang or meditation.

A photograph of a large seated gathering of devotees on a mat inside a white tent-like hall, many with palms pressed together in namaste or raised in gestures of devotion. Most wear white clothes; women wear white sarees, one in a yellow and blue saree, another in a green patterned top, and one in an orange shawl. Colourful woven hangings with orange tassels hang from the tent roof, and white plastic chairs stand at the back. Several people with grey and white hair sit near the front. No single leader is clearly visible in the frame, and no person is identified as a person.

A large audience of devotees sits cross-legged on a bare concrete floor inside a covered hall with a corrugated metal roof and fluorescent tube lights. Most wear white ritual clothes, several with white or orange-bordered shawls and beaded necklaces. A man in the foreground left with an orange shawl holds a camera at his shoulder and looks toward the front. A woman in white with a yellow-bordered sari sits with hands pressed together in namaste. In the bottom right corner a monk in orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits with palms joined. Framed photographs and banners line the far wall behind a metal railing, and a standing man in white stands at the right edge. Several people in the crowd are visibly smiling, and some are seated on a raised area near the rear. The setting appears to be a satsang or discourse gathering.

A crowd of devotees sits cross-legged on woven mats in a hall, palms pressed together in anjali mudra with eyes closed, apparently during an evening prayer or arati. Many women wear white saris with yellow shawls or borders and rudraksha malas; some men in white clothes sit in the background. Several young girls in white and pastel dresses, one with a white flower in her hair, sit in the foreground with hands folded. Orange-robed figures appear at the left edge and a metal railing runs along the right side of the hall.

2010-10-04 +1 copies

A large seated congregation of devotees, mostly women and some men, sits on the floor of a white-tiled hall with palms pressed together in prayer. In the foreground a young woman in saffron-orange robes with a red shawl and bangles looks upward, while an older woman in orange sari with a beaded necklace sits to the right. Behind them women in white, yellow, pink and red saris, and a boy, join in devotion. Brass plates with offerings, small oil lamps and candles sit on mats in front of them, and open books lie on the floor. No prominent figure matching the page's a person reference is clearly visible, so no identification is made.

A seated crowd of devotees, mostly women and girls, in an indoor hall during a Paduka Puja gathering. In the foreground a woman with short light brown hair and an orange scarf over a white outfit sits with clasped hands beside a woman in pale pink, both wearing glasses. A young girl in a purple top with an orange lanyard sits in front, and a young boy sits behind them. At right a woman in a green and white sari with a mala presses her palms together. Behind the rows, many people in white kurtas and white clothing sit in meditative postures, some with white forehead markings, and metal railings run along the right edge.

A large photograph of a seated congregation in white clothing at a white-canopied hall, with hands pressed in anjali mudra during a homa or tharpanam offering. Dozens of devotees in white kurtas and sarees sit on the floor before small brass oil lamps, plates of offerings and red and orange bags. A bald man in white kurta with a mala stands in the foreground, hands folded in prayer, while other people in white and a woman in a purple sari sit nearby. Blue and gold pillars and rafters frame the tent in the background, with many more people seated beyond.

February 25 2011

2011-02-25 +1 copies