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2004-JUNE-03

A large group of people in white clothing sits cross-legged on striped blue and red mats in a hall with a thatched ceiling and red-and-cream walls. Many hold round plates with food, seemingly for a shared meal. Framed portraits and posters hang on the walls, including a framed image of a seated saffron-robed figure at the upper right and a vertical row of religious images at the top left. Blue curtains and a wooden pillar are visible. Most attendees wear white, with some in yellow or light-coloured saris and a few in pale kurtas. Plastic chairs are set near the back wall. The atmosphere suggests a communal meal or annadan in an ashram-style hall.

A photograph of a large group of devotees seated cross-legged on the floor of a hall with thatched bamboo walls, dressed in white clothing, many wearing white badges. Several women in the foreground sit on striped blue and red mats holding small plates of food with eyes lowered. Behind them, rows of seated participants and people on white plastic chairs fill the room. On the back wall hang framed photographs of saints and sages in meditation poses, and a small framed picture of an orange-robed figure sits near the top right. A television set is mounted on the wall. The room has a wooden ceiling with hanging lights and a green door in the center.

A photograph of a seated session in a tented hall with red and grey draping and a large saffron cloth behind. A person in saffron robes sits on a cream armchair holding a microphone, while a man in white kurta stands at a podium holding papers and speaking. A framed portrait of a saffron-clad figure with long hair hangs on the draped backdrop. Many women in white clothes and blue-bordered saris sit cross-legged on a striped mat, many writing or reading papers. A water bottle and bags lie on the floor and a standing fan is at right.

A seated speaker in an orange saffron robe and orange turban reads from a printed sheet into a microphone at a wooden lectern beside a carved wooden lion. Facing him, a large group of devotees in white clothes sits on the floor on blue and striped mats, with brass plates of food before them. Some are eating or sorting items from plates. Behind them, older attendees sit on chairs, and a woman in a white sari with gold border sits at the back. Wooden pillars and a green floor fill the hall. The speaker appears to be Swamiji (probable), identified by his orange robe and turban and central position as speaker, with the wooden lion and microphone marking him as the teacher.

2004-06-03 +1 copies

Ritual gathering in an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof and woven bamboo screens. Many seated participants in white clothes with orange shawls sit on the floor on green leaf plates holding brass vessels, metal cups and garlanded offerings, while tall bamboo poles topped with orange cloth stand among them. A large portrait of a smiling woman in a white head covering hangs on the back wall, and white-clad helpers move about near a table with ritual items at left. Around fifteen to twenty people are visible.

A photograph of a covered ashram hall with orange-painted walls and a corrugated roof, where a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes stands at the left beside a wooden lectern and offering trays. Seated on mats in rows, many devotees wear white and yellow shawls, and several men in white dhoti-style clothes with red-bordered cloth sit near the front. Brass vessels and small plates lie before them. A large framed garden photograph hangs on the back wall, and a camera on a tripod records the gathering. Roughly two dozen people are visible, along with more seated in the background.

Indoor seated gathering of devotees in white clothing on a striped mat in a hall with red walls and wooden pillars. In the foreground, a man in white kurta sits with hands folded, and beside him a man in white holds a mat edge. A woman in the middle wears an orange-yellow shawl, and a woman on the right wears a white outfit. Many more participants sit behind them, some wearing name badges. On the upper wall, several framed pictures and a poster show seated saintly figures, including an orange-robed seated figure at the top centre.

A photograph inside a thatched-roof hall with wooden pillars and lattice windows, where a large seated crowd in white clothing sits on mats and striped rugs. Many men wear white shirts and dhotis with rudraksha malas around their necks, and several women in white saris sit among them, some holding books or hands in prayer. On the back wall hangs a framed portrait of a bearded man in orange and white robes seated in meditation, and beside it a large framed portrait of an elderly white-bearded man in white with a white head covering. Decorative tassels and small garlands hang from the walls and beams, and a sign with printed text is mounted at the left. The scene suggests a seated programme gathering.

Indoor hall with a thatched ceiling, white walls and tall windows, where many devotees sit on striped floor mats. In the centre a man in a saffron-orange robe stands with his back to the camera beside a woman in white clothes who bends forward to hand over a small book or offering. Nearby a woman in orange sits before a microphone stand, and a figure in white is seated in the lower right. Devotees in white and orange clothing line the room, some holding books.

September 05 2006

A photograph of a large hall where a crowd of devotees sits cross-legged on purple mats, most dressed in white with some in colourful saris and salwars. A raised seat at the far right holds a figure in orange and white robes seated behind a microphone stand, addressing the gathering. Several framed portraits of a smiling woman in pink hang along the upper walls, and an open doorway lets in daylight at the right. Yellow painted lines run along the floor between the seating areas. The scene resembles a satsang or meditation session.