October 09 2011 - Nithyanandapedia

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October 09 2011

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A crowded indoor hall under a corrugated metal roof with hanging ceiling fans and a wall-mounted speaker. Many women in white and cream sarees with coloured borders, plus a woman in purple and another in yellow-and-orange floral dress, mostly wear marigold garlands and hold hands together in prayer or stand with eyes closed. A young girl in an orange top stands among them. Men in white shirts stand along the back wall near framed photographs, and a small deity figure sits on a shelf at the right edge. Devotees appear to be waiting in a queued crowd.

A seated group of women and girls with closed eyes sits in meditation during a satsang in an ashram hall. In the foreground a woman in a white saree with a gold border wears a long rudraksha mala and holds her hands together in her lap. Beside her a young woman in a green and black patterned saree wears a rudraksha mala and a white tilak on her forehead, with hands folded. Other participants in white and beige clothing sit behind them, with a red curtain in the background. No a person candidate is visible in the frame.

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A large seated audience of devotees in white clothing fills a hall, many women wearing white saris with orange or saffron borders and rudraksha malas around their necks. Several women in the foreground clap or raise their palms, smiling and laughing, while others sit cross-legged on mats. Some wear small identification badges. Rows of people extend back toward the wall, with a black and white zebra-print bag and a dark bag placed on the floor in front.

A dense crowd of devotees, mostly women, sits closely packed in a hall during an evening gathering. Most wear white or cream saris and dhotis with gold borders, rudraksha malas around their necks, and white vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads. Some hold their hands in anjali mudra, and a few wear name badges on their clothes. A woman in a peach-colored sari sits at the center, with a yellow-clad woman beside her. Behind them, banners and other attendees are visible above the crowd. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible in this frame.

A seated congregation of devotees in a hall during a satsang, many with palms pressed together in anjali mudra and eyes closed or gazing forward. Most women wear white or cream saris and white kurta-style clothing; one woman in the centre wears white with an orange beaded mala, a bindi and vibhuti-style marks on her forehead. A woman at the right wears white with a red shawl, and a shaved-headed devotee in white with a vertical forehead mark sits in the lower left. Some wear rudraksha or beaded malas. No clearly identifiable a person candidate is visible in the frame.

A photograph of devotees seated cross-legged on a mat in a temple hall, palms pressed together in namaste in prayer. Women in white clothing sit in a row; the foreground woman in a white kurta with dark wavy hair and the woman at right in a white top wear orange-red beaded necklaces. Behind them stands a decorated deity murti with garlands of white and red flowers, and a colourful painted backdrop with a figure holding a staff. Brass and flower offerings lie at the lower left.

April 21 2017

Seated devotees fill the frame during a group ritual, many with eyes closed and hands pressed in anjali. In the foreground, a woman in an orange sari with gold border and rudraksha mala sits beside a woman in white with gold-bordered cloth and a mala, her forehead marked with white vibhuti. Behind them, rows of girls in maroon dresses with gold trim and white forehead markings sit on mats. A woman in a white top and shawl with a mala presses her palms together at left, with brass items and flowers on the floor nearby. The setting suggests a group puja or satsang.