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January 31 2016

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Large indoor satsang hall with a crowd of several hundred seated devotees on mats and carpets, facing forward. In the front rows, men in white dhotis and orange-saffron robes with rudraksha malas sit cross-legged, some with hands joined in prayer. Women in orange and red saree-style attire sit among them. Walls display framed portraits and banners, and ceiling lights illuminate the hall. The atmosphere is one of focused gathering for a teaching session.

September 03 2011

2011-09-03 +1 copies

A large seated congregation fills a bright hall, with rows of people in white and saffron clothing sitting on a light-coloured floor with palms pressed together in namaste. In the foreground, a saffron-robed monk with a rudraksha mala sits in the centre, flanked by men in white dhotis and shawls with sandalwood tilak on their foreheads and chest. Many devotees hold their hands in anjali, and several tall white-and-gold candles stand between rows. Framed photographs and a painting hang on the walls behind them. The crowd fills most of the room, with more people standing near the back.

November 20 2016

A large hall with cream walls and framed portraits hung in a row high on the wall, with red and white lighting strips above them. Many seated devotees fill the floor in rows, mostly men in white dhoti-style cloth with red and gold borders, many with shaved heads and hands in anjali. Each seated group has small brass plates of offerings, oil lamps and flowers on orange cloths in front of them. Some wear orange robes at the left edge. Chairs with red cushions are visible along the right wall. Ritual satsang or puja gathering.

A large hall with cream walls and a polished white floor holds a seated congregation of many devotees on mats. Front-row men wear white dhotis and shawls, several with white-painted foreheads and bare shaved heads, and others wear saffron or orange robes. Behind them, rows of seated participants wear white, red, yellow and pink clothing, and small brass lamps and offering plates sit on the floor in front. Framed portraits hang along the back wall above red-draped windows, and a small emblem appears in the upper left corner.

2011-09-04 +1 copies

A large indoor satsang hall filled with seated devotees, the front rows dressed in saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas and forehead markings, others in white. Several in the front row clap with palms together while a man in white dhoti sits at the left edge with hands folded. Framed portraits and banners line the walls, and a stage with a deity image is visible at the far back. The crowd is dense, numbering well over a hundred people.

A large indoor hall filled with hundreds of seated devotees in rows on the floor, many with palms pressed together in prayer or namaskar. In the foreground a shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron robe and rudraksha mala sits with hands folded, next to a woman in orange with a mala. Nearby men and women wear white dhotis and sarees with red-orange shawls and malas. Cushioned mats, a brass aarti plate, and a small lamp sit in front of the front row. Golden deity murti and framed pictures decorate the far wall under ceiling lights, and columns with banners line the room.

A large crowd of devotees sits cross-legged on a tiled floor in a pale pink hall during a satsang-style gathering. Many men wear white dhotis with gold borders and rudraksha malas; several wear orange or saffron cloths. Most sit with palms pressed together in anjali, and a few hold hands folded at the chest. Bright wall panels, a tripod-mounted camera stand and a large screen at the back frame the scene. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance cues.

2017-07-09 +1 copies

July 09 2017

A large hall with cream walls and framed portraits along the back wall, hung with red and maroon drapes. Several dozen seated participants fill the floor: in the foreground, about five monastics in saffron/orange robes with shaved heads sit on mats before small brass lamps, steel plates of offerings and red and yellow pots, while behind them devotees in white dhotis and shirts, some with white shawls and forehead markings, sit in rows. Plates of food, small lamps and mats are arranged in front of them. No individual's identity is established from appearance; the portraits on the wall are printed pictures, not physical people.

A photograph of a large hall with a pale pink wall and polished floor, where a seated congregation of many people sits on mats in rows facing forward. In the foreground, several men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas sit cross-legged, with small brass pooja plates, offerings and oil lamps placed before them on the floor. Men in white dhotis and white shirts sit among the crowd, and others wear white and red garments. Framed portraits hang on the back wall between red and white bunting, and a pale orange cloth is visible at the far right. No speaker's face is clearly identifiable from the visible cues, and the page does not name anyone present. The scene suggests a group satsang or puja session.