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July 17 2008

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December 25 20072007-12-25July 11 20062006-07-11A large indoor hall with white walls and a white tent-style ceiling hung with colourful striped cloth banners. Many people sit on the floor in white clothes, while rows of seated devotees in white, some with orange shawls, face a performance area at the front. Musicians in white stand near a turquoise backdrop, one playing a drum. In the foreground a bald man wears an orange robe and a woman wears an orange and cream sari beside rows of white plastic chairs. Children in green and white clothes sit among the audience.2009-06-22A covered hall with a corrugated metal roof and white walls hosts a group ceremony. Several standing and kneeling devotees in white dhotis and saffron/orange shawls perform a ritual with brass lamps and vessels on low orange stands, and a standing man in white holds an offering. Behind them a seated crowd in white clothes fills the floor, and tall striped cloth-wrapped pillars hang from the ceiling. On the left a man in an orange shawl stands near a drum. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance; the visible people are devotees and priests in white and saffron.2007-08-09May 13 20182018-05-13Wide view inside a white tented hall during a large seated gathering. Hundreds of people in white clothes sit on the floor facing a stage draped in blue with a banner reading Brahmotsav. Men in white shirts, many wearing lanyards and rudraksha-style beads, fill the foreground, while women in white saris and a few in orange sit near drummers playing barrel drums. A cameraman in an orange-and-white outfit stands at center. Colourful striped pillars line the ceiling and confetti lies scattered on the floor.2008-12-29December 27 20072007-12-27 +1 copiesMay 13 20182018-05-13 +1 copiesA large hall with white tiled floor and hanging decorative lanterns, where a seated audience sits in rows facing the front. In the foreground, young men and women in saffron-orange robes sit on orange mats, several playing drums; a woman in a green and gold sari sits among them. Behind them, a crowd of people in white and orange clothing sits in rows under a ceiling with fluorescent lights, with wall banners and a decorated stage area at the far end. Scene suggests a satsang or puja gathering.2018-04-25Wide view of a large hall during a puja or satsang with many seated attendees. In the foreground, rows of young performers in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas sit on white cloth, several playing drums such as dhol-type drums with metal shells and skin heads. Behind them, a crowd sits on white chairs and mats, many in white ritual clothes. Hanging colourful cylindrical banners decorate the ceiling, and large screens and framed devotional artwork line the walls. A stage area at the far end holds a decorated seating platform. Several people in orange and white are visible in the distance.2018-04-25December 25 20072007-12-25April 10 20162016-04-10