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A large seated gathering in a decorated tent with white and blue patterned walls and a white canopy. In the foreground, a man in an orange shawl over white clothes sits near a flower arrangement with pink and yellow blooms and lit candles. Beside him, a man in an orange robe sits near a brass urn. Behind them, many devotees in white, yellow, orange and pink garments sit in rows on a green mat and red carpet, with a woman in a red-and-gold sari prominent in the centre. On the right, a raised platform with a blue cloth holds further flowers. Gold-coloured cloth covers a low platform in the lower right, with lit candles.

Large outdoor event under a white tented pavilion with blue-and-white side draping and yellow marigold garlands on the tent poles. Foreground rows of devotees sit on the floor, many women in yellow, orange and white saris and shawls, some with orange shawls, and a child in white at right. Behind them, a raised green-carpeted dais holds rows of seated men in white and cream ritual clothing and a few in saffron. Two young men in saffron-orange robes with orange shawls and gold necklaces stand at left and centre-left near a low table with brass vessels and marigold garlands. A vast crowd fills the tent, and speakers and a camera are visible.

January 01 2009

A large open-air tented gathering with a white and blue pleated canopy overhead. In the foreground, rows of seated devotees, many women in saffron, orange, yellow, pink and green saris, sit on red carpets and blue-draped tables. On the left, a raised platform is decorated with marigold garlands and brass lamps. Several men in orange robes stand in a line at the front raising arms with ritual objects, while a figure in white stands on the right near a camera on a tripod. Brass kalasha-style vessels and oil lamps are arranged on the platform.

A large seated congregation fills a tented hall decorated with hanging colourful cloth banners in yellow, red and patterned panels. Rows of devotees sit on the floor; many women wear saffron and orange shawls over white, while others wear red, green, blue and purple saris. Several people press their palms together in anjali. A standing man in white clothing operates a camera on a tripod at the right edge, and a few people sit near a small stall with shelves of items at the left. Standing figures in white and a white-clad man at the far left complete the scene.

September 11 2015

2015-09-11 +1 copies

May 20 2016

2016-05-20 +1 copies

A large hall filled with seated devotees performing a group puja. Front rows of young women and girls wear saffron-orange sarees and rudraksha malas, with white tilak marks on their foreheads, holding brass oil lamps and small handbells. Behind them, women in white and cream clothing and some in red-brown sarees hold lit oil lamps and bells, with a few wearing red shawls. Brass plates with flowers and offerings lie on the floor in front. The crowd appears to number well over twenty people.

January 01 2007

2007-01-01 +1 copies

A large photograph of a tented hall packed with a seated crowd, mostly women and girls dressed in white with some yellow and orange shawls. A young man at the left edge wearing a white dhoti and an orange shawl holds a camera. A red carpet runs down the centre aisle, scattered with white flower petals, and the tent is trimmed with orange and blue bunting, with ceiling fans and hanging lights overhead. Stacked speakers and white plastic chairs stand along the back wall.

December 12 2016

A photograph of a large seated audience inside a hall decorated with tall cylindrical banners in red, blue, yellow and white hanging from a white canopy ceiling. Many women in white and yellow saris and orange shawls sit on orange mats facing a screen and a small stand near a video camera on a tripod, with a camera operator in white and yellow at right. A few men in white kurtas and yellow shawls sit at the far right on the platform, and a shaved-headed devotee in a white robe sits among the front rows. Orange and white flower decorations and a seated figure appear near the back. The room is filled with white-clad devotees during a satsang gathering.