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Photo of a seated crowd at an evening gathering in a hall with blue plastic chairs along the left wall and woven mats on the floor. Women in saris and salwar kameez in orange, pink, yellow, green and blue sit in front, with a woman in a red-and-orange sari pressing her palms together in prayer. Men in white shirts and dhotis sit at right, and a man in a white shirt faces the camera in the foreground. Several attendees hold small printed handouts. A panel with printed text hangs on the wall at upper left. No a person is visible in the frame.

A seated crowd of devotees fills a plain floor in a hall with a wooden pillar at left, facing toward the front. In the foreground, two men in white shirts and white dhotis sit near the pillar, one wearing glasses, and a young boy in an orange shirt sits at lower left. Women in saris of green, yellow, teal and pink sit in rows behind them, and children including a small girl in a yellow top and blue dungarees sit among the group. A woman in a teal blouse and white sari sits at center right, and a red plastic basket rests near a man in a grey shirt at right. The scene appears to be a gathering for a ceremony, with the attendees seated attentively.

2003-04-02 +1 copies

February 15 2007

February 15 2007

A seated congregation fills a bright hall with white walls, a corrugated roof and ceiling fans, with colourful painted cylindrical hangings along the top of the walls. Many people sit on the floor and on blue plastic chairs, including women in white and cream saris, men in white shirts and dhotis, men in saffron and orange robes, and a bald, shaved-headed man in saffron cloth in the foreground. A young boy in a white shirt sits among the adults. A saffron-robed monk on the right wears a rudraksha mala, and a framed deity picture hangs on the far wall, with a clock nearby. The audience appears to be listening attentively at a satsang-style gathering.

A large crowd of devotees, mostly women in colourful saris and men in white dhotis and shirts, sits and stands under a open-sided hall with white walls and a corrugated roof. Tall decorated pillars wrapped in patterned cloth and draped with bunting line the space, and a red and gold altar area with flowers appears at the far end. Many women wear garlands, kumkum and gold necklaces; several hold flower garlands or wear marigold garlands and small rosette badges. The gathering appears to be a ceremonial programme in a hall, with attendees looking toward the front.

A photograph of a large open thatched hall with blue metal pillars and a bamboo-pole frame, where a crowd sits seated on the bare floor. Most men wear white shirts and white dhotis, some with yellow or orange shawls draped over shoulders. Women in saffron, pink and blue saris sit among them, and a standing man in a dark shirt with a young boy watches from the left.

June 05 2012

A seated crowd fills a stone-pillared hall decorated with striped cloth banners in blue, yellow and red, and hanging bananas. A standing elderly man in white shirt and dhoti, with a rudraksha mala, raises his hand and points while addressing the audience. Women in saris and salwar kameez, white and green and purple, sit on the floor, along with men in white and checked shirts. A young man in an orange shirt with a rudraksha mala sits in front. Many spectators are visible, with partially visible heads at the frame edges.

A large crowd of seated devotees fills a hall, many men in white shirts and dhotis and women in saris in orange, red, purple and black. Most look toward the front with hands raised or folded in attention. A man in a blue checked shirt sits at the lower right, and a woman in a purple sari holds a green bag at lower centre.

2006-10-29 +1 copies

October 09 2011

A photograph of a large open-sided thatched pavilion with a palm-frond roof and tube lights, filled with seated devotees on blue plastic chairs and mats. Colourfully painted wooden pillars with floral and bird motifs stand among them. Men in white shirts and dhotis, women in saris in pink, yellow and blue, and saffron-robed sadhus sit in rows facing forward. Exhibition panels with printed text line the side walls. At the right foreground a saffron-robed elderly sadhu sits with an orange cloth.