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December 21 2009

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December 20 2009

A large crowd of devotees stands inside a covered hall with a corrugated metal roof and exposed trusses, with ceiling fans overhead. Many men wear white shirts and white dhotis, some with rudraksha malas and pendants, and several stand with palms pressed together in namaskar. A man in a purple shirt with an ID badge stands at front with arms folded. Women in white saris and salwar stand at left. Behind them, colourful painted pillars with floral and geometric designs line the wall, and a wall mural shows mountain and temple imagery with a banana plant in the foreground.

December 12 2009

Indoor photo of a seated gathering in a temporary tented hall with a corrugated roof, banana plants, and tall decorative pillars wrapped in patterned cloth and hanging with leaf garlands. In the foreground, several men sit on a straw mat dressed in white kurtas and white dhotis; one wears a brown lungi and watch, another a grey shirt and a bracelet, and another a white shirt with a mala. Behind them, a larger crowd of devotees in white clothes sits and some have their hands folded in namaskar. A wall behind shows framed pictures and a banner. No individual is clearly identifiable as a specific figure from the scene itself.

A large crowd of seated devotees fills a covered open-sided hall under a corrugated roof with ceiling fans. Most men wear white shirts and white dhotis, some with lanyards, seated on mats on the floor. Women in saris sit at left behind a metal railing beside potted banana plants. Tall cylindrical decorations with patterned red, white and blue panels line the hall. A framed poster on the left shows a red-robed figure and text, and a red wavy line is painted on the right wall. Hundreds of people are visible.

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A photo inside a covered hall with a corrugated metal roof, hung with yellow and white paper decorations and orange banners. On the left, a banner reads "Growing Consciousness" beside portrait images of saffron-robed figures. A row of people with palms pressed together in namaste stands at a steel railing, several in white and cream clothing and one in a red-and-beige salwar. In the centre, a tall figure with long dark hair in a flowing orange-saffron robe stands with hands in namaste, and a man in a blue shirt and a shaven-headed person in white greet them. Flower garlands and a tray sit at the lower left. Probable Swamiji (probable) is the central figure in saffron robes with long swept-back hair, pressing hands together in greeting at the railing.

December 15 2009

A photograph of a large indoor hall packed with devotees standing with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, many in white traditional clothes. Men in white shirts and dhotis, women in white sarees with orange and maroon borders, and a few in colourful shirts stand in rows. Some wear badge lanyards. A man in the foreground wears a headset microphone and a white shirt with an orange lanyard. A young boy in a blue shirt stands among the adults. Framed devotional posters decorate the wall behind, and red curtains hang at the right. The gathering appears to be a satsang or darshan, with the speaker not visible in frame.

A crowded covered hall decorated with banana leaf stalks, red and white flower garlands and yellow marigold strings along metal railings. Seated devotees in white and coloured clothes fill the floor, several with hands joined, while a man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala in the foreground watches. A boy in a striped shirt raises his arm between rows. Behind them, a wall display shows framed photographs and a banner with a printed heading about Growing Consciousness. Tall decorated poles hang from the ceiling.