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October 02 2011

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October 09 20112011-10-09A large indoor hall with pale yellow walls, ceiling fans and tube lights holds a seated congregation on green-and-white striped mats. Most men wear white shirts and white dhotis, while women wear saris in blue, orange and white; several sit with palms pressed together in prayer. In the foreground a young woman in an orange sari and a woman in a white-and-blue striped shawl kneel with hands folded. A framed portrait hangs on the far right wall beside barred windows, and a few marigold-like flowers lie at the lower right corner. The seated crowd fills the room back to the far wall.Evening group meditation in a plain whitewashed hall with a corrugated metal roof and strings of small lights overhead. Many devotees sit cross-legged on colourful woven mats in rows, mostly in white kurtas and dhotis or white shirts, with some in saffron and red saris. Women in green, orange and maroon saris stand at the back. A laptop sits on a wooden stand at left beside a power strip, and a tall striped textile hangs on the wall. Several boys in white sit in the front row. The scene reads as a satsang or meditation session; no single figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance.2007-10-18April 19 20082008-04-19December 16 20092009-12-16A wide indoor hall with white-painted walls and metal truss supports. Rows of seated devotees fill the floor on orange and purple striped mats, many dressed in white, with some wearing red, pink, blue and green clothes. A large group of seated men and women in white fills the frame, with a plain green-striped covered platform and orange chairs at the front. Several seated attendees wear lanyards. A standing man in white is visible near the back, with fans, wall curtains and wooden cabinets around the room.2010-08-08A photo of a seated satsang in a plain whitewashed hall with a tiled floor. Three people sit on a raised white-covered seat and red chair at the front, one in a white robe with hands folded, another in white with a shawl. Behind them hangs a framed portrait of a woman in orange, beside a brass lamp stand. Thirty-odd devotees sit cross-legged on striped mats, mostly in white, some hands joined in prayer. A small vase of flowers sits on the front table.2011-04-17April 17 20112011-04-17A photograph of a large hall with a corrugated metal roof and white walls, filled with seated devotees on the floor during a satsang. In the left foreground a person in saffron-orange robes stands near a small table with a microphone, and a man in white bends forward to attend to a seated woman in a red sari. Rows of men in white dhotis and shirts, some with hands folded in prayer, sit on mats; a man in an orange shirt and a man in a brown striped shirt sit in front. Women in red, pink and yellow saris sit among them. Colourful woven hangings hang from the ceiling beams, and black speakers are placed along the walls. A man with a camera stands near the back.2012-01-08A photograph of a large seated congregation inside a bright white hall with a tin roof and exposed steel trusses. Rows of devotees sit on the floor and on blue plastic chairs, many men in white dhotis and white shirts with rudraksha-style neck beads, women in cream, orange and pink saris, and children among them. At the lower right a shaven-headed man in orange robes sits near the foreground. Colourful woven hangings in orange, yellow and blue hang from the ceiling, and a wall shows a framed picture.2011-10-09A photograph of a seated group of devotees in a plain whitewashed hall with a green and striped mat on the floor. In the foreground a woman in a light-coloured garment with long dark hair sits with palms pressed together in namaskar. To the right an older woman in a tan and orange sari presses her palms together, and nearby a woman in a lavender shawl sits with hands folded. Behind them a boy in a white shirt and striped tie, several women in bright saris and men in white shirts and orange or red tops sit in rows, some with hands folded in prayer. A standing man in white clothes stands at the back right. No deity murti, throne or a person figure is visible.2009-10-10A seated group of devotees in a hall with orange floor cloths and folded blue and orange mats, most with palms pressed together in anjali. Men in white dhotis and shirts with lanyards and name badges sit in the foreground, while women in saris and salwar kameez sit behind them and in the upper left. The background shows orange draped cloth and rows of white plastic chairs near pillars. The scene looks like a satsang or meditation session with eyes closed. No central figure is visible, and no one is identified as a person.2010-02-07