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A large crowd of women sits cross-legged on a red carpet inside a tented hall at a person Spurana programme. Most wear white saris and white dresses, while a few wear pink, red, blue and cream. Several hold small metal plates with flower petals and offerings in their laps. Behind them, rows of seated participants stretch back under white draped ceilings, and a man in white stands at the right edge near a white-covered table. A woman in a red blouse and white sari sits at the left foreground.

A large hall with rows of devotees seated on mats on the floor, most dressed in white with orange or yellow-bordered shawls, some women in green, lavender and yellow saris. A woman in a white and orange sari stands at the centre bending forward, apparently serving or offering near a metal vessel, while others sit with hands folded and brass plates or cups before them. At the far end of the stage is an ornate gold and red throne with flowers beside it and a white-draped table where an orange-clad figure sits. Blue and gold banners hang from the ceiling. The scene reads as a ritual or puja gathering.

2009-01-02 +1 copies

December 17 2006

A photograph of a crowded hall during a Guru Purnima satsang, with many devotees in white and cream clothing lining a long queue along the left and centre. Several women wear white saris with gold borders, and some have garlands. In the foreground, a woman in a maroon sari sits on the floor beside flower garlands and offerings, and a woman in a white sari sits nearby. A man in white kurta with a red shawl stands at right, apparently guiding the line. Behind the crowd is an ornate silver-coloured shrine arch with carved figures and a golden doorway, and a stage light on a stand. Ornate framed pictures hang on the walls. Dozens of people are visible, many partially shown.

September 21 2016

December 17 2006

A photograph of a large seated gathering inside a metal-roofed hall with yellow steel trusses and bamboo-screen walls. Rows of devotees sit cross-legged on mats and cloths, mostly women and men dressed in white, with some in pink, orange, grey and blue saris and shawls. Many hold small paper plates or dishes. Behind them a large decorated deity murti with garlands stands against the wall, flanked by a red draped backdrop and a flower-garlanded ceremonial arrangement. Several people stand near the back and a few chairs are set along the right side. Bottles of water sit on the mats in the foreground.

A large indoor hall with a white tiled floor where many devotees gather for a meal service. Men in white dhotis and white shirts and women in white and yellow saris stand and sit holding leaf plates and small bowls. Some seated women in pink, grey and striped clothing eat from plates, and a young child in a blue shirt sits among them. A decorated pillar with coloured bands and tassels hangs from the ceiling beside draped dark fabric. The scene suggests a communal food offering or annadan.

2014-08-24 +1 copies

March 07 2016

A large indoor hall with pale pink walls, grey ceiling fabric and colourful hanging banners, where many devotees sit cross-legged on orange mats across the white tiled floor. Most wear white or cream dhotis and saris with coloured borders, and a few wear orange or red saris. Brass thalis, oil lamps, flower offerings and small bowls sit before them, and several hold open papers. At the far end a raised white stage with a throne-like seat holds a figure in white, surrounded by seated attendants, while a large projection screen and a camera on a tripod record the gathering. Two people at the front left sit in front of an oil lamp and brass plate, and a figure with long hair and a beard sits in white at the left edge.

A large white-tented hall with hanging colourful banners on yellow-tasselled poles. Many devotees sit cross-legged on mats across the white tiled floor, mostly dressed in white and cream traditional garments with yellow and orange borders and yellow shawls. Several women in white saris bend forward to serve food from steel vessels and pots into leaf plates, while standing attendants in white move among the seated crowd. A stage with dark drapes and a dark backdrop stands at the right, with some figures at the far end in orange garments. The scene appears to be a communal meal or annadan service at an ashram gathering.

A hall floor with many seated people eating a communal meal served on leaf or steel plates. In the foreground a woman in a cream and gold-bordered white sari bends forward to ladle food from a steel bowl into a plate held by a seated woman in a pink shawl. Beside her, another seated woman wears a red top and white garment, and a round orange-and-white badge with a portrait is pinned on several of the women's clothes. Rows of seated participants in white and cream clothing extend into the background, some in orange garments, with additional servers standing in cream and gold attire.