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October 21 2006

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October 21 20062006-10-21 +1 copiesJune 20 20152015-06-20A seated audience fills a bright hall with cream walls and orange-and-white floor mats. Women in white and cream sarees, several with white flower garlands in their hair and rudraksha-style necklaces, sit cross-legged on striped green and red mats in the foreground, listening attentively. Behind them rows of men in white shirts and white dhotis sit on the floor and in blue plastic chairs. The scene reads as a satsang or discourse audience; no speaker is visible.2011-10-10October 11 20142014-10-11A large hall filled with seated devotees in white and cream clothing, many women in white saris and salwar kameez with red-brown rudraksha malas around their necks, sitting on red mats in rows facing forward toward a stage. Several women wear red bindi or forehead markings. Some wear pastel or green and pink dupattas. Microphone stands are visible near the front rows. Red curtains and a framed picture hang on the back wall, and an orange bag rests on the floor in the foreground.2015-04-25June 17 20122012-06-17 +1 copiesA photograph of a crowded temple hall where many devotees sit cross-legged on a wooden floor beside a carved stone pillar. Women in white saris with gold borders and maroon-clad young women with jasmine-style ornaments and beaded necklaces sit close together, some reading a small book. A bare-chested man with white vibhuti on his forehead and a rudraksha-style bead necklace sits in white dhoti at right, while men in orange and white shirts sit behind. A red-draped table stands at left. No one in the frame is clearly identifiable as a person; the scene shows seated devotees listening to a discourse.2012-06-05December 20 20062006-12-20A large seated audience at a satsang-style gathering, with men in plain white kurtas and dhotis sitting cross-legged on a red floor mat. Some hold papers or booklets, and yellow pole-like railings separate rows. Several women in white and cream saris sit in the background, and a few wear orange or yellow garments. Most faces show calm attention toward the front. Visible name badges hang from some shirts. Multiple people are fully or partially visible, with a bald man in the foreground and a man with a clipboard-like sheet near the center.2017-06-08November 27 20122012-11-27March 11 20132013-03-11Seated devotees fill a hall during an evening ritual, with brass pots and bowls on white square platforms and marigold petals scattered before them. In the foreground a woman in a blue sari with gold borders sits with hand to chin, beside a man in white dhoti and shirt and a shaved-headed man in white clothes. To the left a woman wears a purple sari with gold border, and a woman in a red blouse sits nearby. Behind them many people in white and colourful saris watch, some holding children. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance cues, so no presence claim is made.2007-09-30