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October 01 2007

A hall with a striped mat floor where a large group of young men in white ritual clothes sit cross-legged in rows facing forward, many wearing rudraksha or bead necklaces, listening attentively. Behind them hang banners and framed posters on a white tent ceiling, and a dark draped seat stands near the back wall. Several young women in white sit at the right edge. Nobody in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person.

A seated gathering of men in plain white shirts and white dhotis sits on mats in a hall with decorated pillars and banners. Many wear lanyards and name badges; some are bald or grey-haired, and a few boys sit at the front, one in an orange shirt. Along the back wall are large posters of a long-haired figure with a guitar, and a table holds metal vessels. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible among the seated participants, so no in-person candidate is confirmed. Several people sit with eyes closed or hands clasped in attentive listening.

Photograph of a large hall with a white ceiling and hanging decorative banners in red, yellow and black woven patterns. Dozens of seated devotees, mostly men in white kurta-style clothes with orange shawls, sit in rows on a purple and orange striped mat, many with hands pressed together in namaste or holding small papers. Some younger boys in orange and dark clothes sit in front. Framed portraits of women and a poster line the white back wall, and a speaker stands at the left. No identifiable a person figure is visible among the seated crowd.

October 01 2007

A large hall with a white-walled interior and hanging woven banners in orange, purple and blue along the ceiling. A crowd of many men dressed in white ritual clothes sits on the floor and on white chairs, most facing toward the front. Several wear orange or saffron shawls, and one seated figure in the foreground wears an orange-and-yellow shawl with curly hair. A framed portrait hangs on the far right wall, and a white stage frame and lamp are visible overhead. The scene reads as a satsang or darshan gathering.

A large indoor hall with white tiled floor where many devotees sit on striped mats and chairs listening to a discourse. Most men wear white kurta and dhoti-style clothing, several with dark rudraksha malas around their necks. Some seated at the front wear white shirts and dark trousers. Behind them, women in colourful saris sit on chairs near a glass display cabinet, and orange and saffron drapes hang along the back wall beneath decorative striped bunting. The setting suggests a satsang or youth discourse.

February 24 2007

February 24 2007

February 24 2007

A photograph of a seated youth gathering inside a tent-like hall with banners and a stage at the back. Many young participants sit cross-legged on a long mat, mostly wearing white kurta-style clothes, with some in saffron or orange scarves. In the foreground a young man in a white robe with an orange shawl sits at the left edge near a chair. Beyond them, a videographer with a camera on a tripod films the audience, and a man in white stands near the stage. Banners and posters hang on the walls, and orange paper lanterns hang from the ceiling. A figure in orange at the upper right sits among the crowd. The page suggests a youth convention, but no printed event name is legible in the image.

Indoor evening gathering in a hall with a white tent-like ceiling, tall white scaffolding frames and hanging patterned banners in red, blue and yellow. In the foreground, about a dozen boys sit cross-legged on a blue-grey mat, dressed in white kurta-dhoti outfits, several wearing rudraksha beads. Behind them, rows of men and boys in white and saffron-orange shawls sit on white plastic chairs and stand near the back. On the right, a woman in a white sari stands near a small speaker and table. A portrait-style image and printed banners hang on the back wall.