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December 09 2013

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August 23 20142014-08-23A hall with a polished tiled floor and many seated people facing a stage. Dozens of monks and devotees sit in rows in orange and maroon robes, some on colored mats, while several men in white shirts and dhotis sit in the foreground with their backs to the camera. A framed portrait of a bearded saint on a gilded stand and a television screen showing a similar portrait stand on a small platform at the front. A blue banner with printed text hangs at the side, and metal stanchions with ropes separate the seating areas. Overhead lights and a projection screen are visible.2014-07-26December 16 20132013-12-16 +1 copiesSeptember 18 20132013-09-18December 16 20132013-12-16 +1 copiesSeptember 24 20132013-09-24Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesPhotograph of a large hall with red curtains and framed banners on the walls, where many saffron-robed sannyasis and young boys sit cross-legged on mats. Several sit before silver plates holding brass lamps, bells, small containers and offerings, as in a puja. Adults with shaved heads and white tilaka on the forehead sit with hands in anjali mudra, and one senior figure in saffron wears a rudraksha mala. Children in orange dhotis with shaved heads and white tilaka sit nearby, some with folded hands. Plastic chairs in red are arranged at the back. This is a group puja or satsang scene.2013-12-06A large hall with a white tiled floor and red curtains shows many seated people in rows on mats, performing a ritual. Most wear saffron-orange or deep red robes, some bare-chested, with shaved or short hair. Brass plates, small brass bowls and lamps sit on silver trays before them, with a checkered red and white mat holding puja items. A boy in red in the foreground rests his chin on his hand, while older men in orange sit at left. Framed photographs hang on the walls above the room, and a few people in orange sit at the far rear.2013-12-10A photograph of a large indoor hall with a draped ceiling, where many people sit on red mats facing a stage. Most attendees wear white clothes with red or orange shawls and orange sashes, while others wear orange robes. A small figure in white stands at the stage centre near a shrine with painted deity murti on the backdrop, flanked by red lamps. A projector screen at left shows a portrait, and a tall orange and red cloth hangs from the ceiling beside decorated pillars. Oil lamps and offerings sit on the floor in front of the seated audience, indicating a satsang gathering.2013-03-31December 08 20132013-12-08A seated group of young men in saffron-orange and maroon robes sit on a tiled floor during a gathering in a hall. Many wear white or grey markings on their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks. Some hold small containers or sit with hands folded. Behind them, men in white clothes stand or sit near red chairs, and framed photographs hang on the wall above. Red curtains and wall-mounted air conditioners are visible.2013-12-21