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November 17 2010

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October 01 20072007-10-01November 10 20102010-11-10A dimly lit hall where a large seated congregation, mostly men in white dhoti and shirt ritual clothes, sits on orange mats facing a shrine. At the front, a deity murti or altar decorated in gold stands on a raised platform with lamps. Tall pillars draped with colourful patterned banners and orange tassels frame the space, and a projection screen hangs at left. The crowd spans the frame, with many backs toward the camera. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person.2010-11-05October 26 20102010-10-26 +1 copiesOctober 10 20102010-10-10 +1 copiesNovember 17 20102010-11-17A seated group of ashramites in white clothes fills a hall with white draped ceiling and tall striped pillar banners with orange tassels. In the foreground, a bald man in an orange robe with a saffron shawl sits facing the stage, and a row of white-clad seated devotees, many with white and red cords, face the front. On the stage a woman in an orange sari sits on a low platform in front of a dark maroon curtain, with orange-cushioned chairs. Two projection screens flank the stage. Several attendees wear yellow shawls. The room is brightly lit with a tiled floor.2010-10-13October 29 20102010-10-29A large indoor hall with a white draped ceiling and tall colourful cloth banners hanging overhead. Many devotees sit cross-legged on orange mats facing a raised stage at the far end, with a backdrop painting of a figure. In the foreground, shaven-headed men wear white dhotis and white shawls with orange borders, seated in rows. No individual on stage can be clearly identified, and the speaker is not visible in this frame.2010-11-21A large hall with white ceiling drapes and tall decorative banners hanging above rows of seated devotees on orange and patterned mats. Most attendees wear white dhoti-style garments, some with red-bordered cloth, and many hold small plates, offerings or notebooks. Some wear headphones. On a raised stage at the far end, a figure in orange sits on a golden throne before a decorated altar with a deity murti and lights, with a large projection screen on the left. Camera equipment stands near the audience.2010-10-22 +1 copiesA large hall filled with many seated devotees in white dhotis and shawls, most with shaved heads, holding lit oil lamps and brass plates with offerings, on a long low platform of rows and mats. Toward the stage, a golden throne-like seat sits before a painted deity murti backdrop, with a figure in orange robes seated on the stage floor among white-clad attendees. Lit lamps dot the foreground.2010-10-28October 28 20102010-10-28 +1 copies