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December 27 2007

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A large tent hall with a seated audience dressed in white, many women in white saris with gold borders and rudraksha malas, sitting on red mats facing a raised red-draped stage. On the stage a figure in orange robes sits on a seat. A standing attendant in white with an orange sash stands near the front. Decorated pillars with patterned panels hang from the tent ceiling, and a video camera on a tripod is set up in the aisle. Foreground: a man in white with an orange shawl sits with his back to the camera. Darshan or satsang setting.

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.

May 13 2012

A dense seated audience fills a open-sided pavilion during a satsang or discourse. Men in white dhotis, many bare-chested with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, sit cross-legged on red mats in the back rows. Women in white and cream saris with gold borders, and in orange and mustard tones, sit in front, several smiling, one woman with palms pressed together in anjali. A small child in white sits with an adult in the lower right. Blue tarpaulin and green foliage frame the hall, and at the top edge a figure in orange stands near the stage. The people are seated listeners, with no identifiable central speaker clearly visible.

A large seated audience fills a white-walled hall during a satsang. In the foreground, women in orange, red, blue and pink saris and salwar sit with palms pressed together in namaste; some wear rudraksha malas and red-and-white vibhuti or kumkum marks. Further back, men in white shirts and dhotis sit and clap, and many devotees raise their hands. A young child with light hair sits at the lower left. No speaker or central figure is clearly visible in this frame.

August 21 2016

2016-08-21 +1 copies

A dimly lit hall filled with seated devotees on mats, most dressed in white kurtas and shirts with lanyards and rudraksha-style malas; a few women wear saffron and orange saris, and one man wears a red patterned shirt. Many smile and look toward the front. Large painted banners hang on the walls behind them, and a stage light is visible at top. No identifiable a person figure is visible in the scene.

A photograph of a large evening session in a hall with a white floor. Many seated participants in white clothes, several women wearing yellow dupattas or yellow scarves, sit in rows on orange mats and white mats facing the front. A few people in white and orange garments sit nearby, and a man in white stands at the front near a camera tripod. A small plate sits on the orange mat in the foreground. A man in white with a white shawl and beaded necklace sits at the far right edge.

January 05 2007

December 22 2010

A photograph of a large seated congregation inside a hall with a red and gold draped backdrop and a framed picture on a stand at the right. Many devotees sit closely packed on the floor, most wearing white clothes, with some women in pink, yellow and orange-bordered garments. Several men wear orange shawls and white ceremonial garments, and some men in white stand along the back wall. Many are pressing their palms together or sitting with eyes closed, with heads raised toward the front. A man in white with a camera stands at the upper right. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person in this image.

A large hall of seated devotees, mostly women in white and cream sarees with some in red, yellow, pink and blue, sits on red-and-white striped mats in rows facing a stage. A standing figure in an orange-saffron robe stands at the right side of the stage near a camera and a black speaker, in front of draped red, cream and white fabric swags and a green floor. Some attendees have their hands pressed together in a respectful gesture, and a few hold books or papers. A banner is visible at the lower right of the stage.