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December 15 2017

Many seated devotees fill a hall during a group ritual. Women in the foreground wear saffron, red and orange saris and shawls with rudraksha malas and gold bangles, several with yellow turmeric marks on their foreheads, and hold small brass bells or incense while chanting. Men and women in white kurtas with orange shawls sit behind them, and a red-cushioned chair and garlanded altar appear at the back. Trays of flowers and small offering dishes lie on the floor in front. The scene reads as satsang or puja.

A large group of women and girls sits cross-legged on a paved outdoor floor during a group ritual, many with palms pressed together in prayer or touching their faces. Most wear saffron-orange or white saris and kurtas, with rudraksha malas around their necks and white tilak marks on their foreheads. Brass kalasha pots and small brass vessels are arranged on mats in front of them. Some older women wear orange saris and one woman has light hair. The scene is outdoors under a canopy.

A large seated crowd at a satsang with rudrabhishekam on a red carpet. In the foreground a woman in a cream and beige embroidered sari with a long beaded necklace sits with palms pressed together, and a man in an orange kurta with a beaded necklace sits beside her. Behind them, women in orange, red and saffron saris and men in white kurtas and saffron robes sit closely together. A child in orange with a beaded necklace sits at left. A cameraman with a tripod stands at the top right near the stage. Name badges are visible on several attendees' chests. Many people are seated in rows toward the back.

April 16 2017

Evening satsang on a red-carpeted outdoor stage under decorated yellow and red draped tents. A long-haired figure in a rust-red robe sits on an ornately carved white wooden throne-couch with a brown cushion, facing a group of devotees; a second long-haired figure in orange sits beside the throne. Dozens of seated devotees in saffron, orange, red and yellow saris and salwar kameez, many with flower garlands in their hair, sit with palms joined in anjali. Rows of white chairs and a flower-decorated altar with brass vessels and lamps line the back. Two cameras on tripods film the scene. a person is described by his long swept hair and rust-red robe while seated on the throne, shown in a photograph.

A large indoor hall with rows of seated devotees on white plastic chairs and on yellow and orange mats, most wearing white clothing and flower garlands. A woman in red sits center, a woman in blue and purple sits in front, and a man in a yellow shawl sits at right. At upper right a cameraman in white with a red cloth stands beside a tripod-mounted video camera. The scene appears to be a satsang or discourse session with participants listening attentively.

December 07 2016

A seated discourse session under a white tent with red-trimmed white chairs and a red carpet. In the foreground, a figure seen from behind with long dark dreadlocks and bare back, wearing a saffron-orange cloth, gestures toward the audience while holding a microphone; a carved wooden-and-gold chair is at the lower edge. Around them sit a large audience: a woman in a purple sari, a woman in a blue sari, men in white dhotis and kurtas, a man in a teal kurta, and older women in saris and garlands. Several devotees in saffron and orange robes with long dreadlocks sit at the front, and a boy in a blue shirt appears at the upper right. Visible people number roughly twenty-five.

February 12 2013

A crowded indoor assembly hall with many participants seated and standing in rows. Standing in the foreground-middle, a woman in a pink top and orange shawl holds a small beaded purse, while a young woman in a blue top and orange shawl stands beside a young woman in a white kurta with an orange shawl. Further right, a woman in an orange sari and a woman in a white kurta with an orange shawl stand among others. Seated devotees in white kurtas and orange shawls, some with white vibhuti marks on their foreheads, fill the lower half of the frame. A bald man in glasses and a white shirt with an orange shawl sits in the right-centre.

December 23 2017