October 07 2008 - Nithyanandapedia

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October 07 2008

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A seated group of devotees and children fills an indoor hall with a grey floor mat and white plastic chairs along the back. Most people wear white clothes, including white kurtas and shirts, and many wear small pendant necklaces. Several adults in front sit cross-legged, and a boy in the front centre has his palms pressed together in a prayer gesture. Some children wear striped and coloured shirts. Along the back, a few figures in saffron or orange shawls sit among the crowd, and a figure in a white robe sits near the upper centre. Large framed photographs line the wall on the upper left, and a stage area with speakers is visible on the right. Ceiling vents and lights are above.

October 16 2010

Night photograph of a large outdoor gathering seated on woven mats in front of a raised orange platform with a small deity murti and offerings at its centre. Many devotees, mostly women in white and cream clothing with some in red and yellow saris, sit with palms pressed together in namaste. A microphone stands in the lower right foreground, and a tall ceremonial pole with curled decorative loops rises behind the platform. Rows of sculptures line the dark background, and a photographer in white stands at the right edge.

A night-time outdoor satsang crowd seated on white plastic chairs behind a white rope barrier, with a red carpet runway at left. Many men wear white shirts and white dhotis or trousers with rudraksha malas and lanyard badges; a few wear pink or saffron tops. A man in the foreground at left has palms pressed together in prayer, and a man in the centre right holds his hands folded in namaste. A man in an orange robe sits at the right edge. Strings of multicolour lights and a crowd fill the background under a dark sky.

A night-time outdoor gathering of devotees seated on mats in front of a white stone temple structure. In the left foreground, a black Shivalinga-style image is draped with a yellow marigold garland. Many devotees sit with palms pressed together in anjali, most dressed in white, with some in orange and red saris. A man in a white shirt and grey trousers and a man in white kurta sit with hands folded. Lamps and a dim night setting surround the crowd.

October 15 2010

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A large evening satsang gathering of seated devotees filling an open hall, mostly in white ritual clothing with some in bright saree and kurta colours. Many wear rudraksha malas and white or pink marks on their foreheads; a few women in the foreground wear glasses and saffron-yellow, pink and blue sarees. Rows of men in white shirts and dhotis sit behind them, and a man with an orange shawl appears on the right. The seated crowd gazes forward with eyes closed or attentive.

Night outdoor satsang on woven straw mats with many seated devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas, some in saffron and some in yellow shawls, several women in white saris with orange or yellow borders. Many have palms pressed together in anjali or hands folded in meditation. A saffron-and-orange shrine with a deity murti stands in the background beside tall ceremonial poles with colourful fabric, lit by stage lights.

October 08 2010

August 21 2016

A dimly lit hall filled with many seated devotees in white clothing, sitting cross-legged on mats in rows during an evening energy darshan. Most wear plain white kurtas or shirts and white dhotis, some with white shawls and beaded necklaces. Several people in the foreground have their hands in meditative mudras on their knees. A man in the front centre has a shaved head and white attire. Faint shapes of a stage or hangings are visible at the top of the dark room.