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A photograph of a ritual gathering in a hall with an orange-carpeted stage. Many men sit cross-legged on the floor facing the stage, mostly with shaved heads, wearing white dhoti-style cloth with red borders and some bare-shouldered; a few wear orange robes. Several wear headphones. Gold ornate throne-like furniture and a gold lion figure stand on the stage, with a small floral arrangement and an orange cloth on the stage edge. Video cameras on tripods and a speaker stand at right. Plates, bowls and offering trays sit on the floor in front of the seated group.

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October 18 20102010-10-18October 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copiesNovember 10 20102010-11-10 +1 copiesPhotograph from the back of a seated audience in a hall with white floor and orange mats. Foreground: a bald man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala, wearing a headset, with a clipboard and papers at right. Several men in white dhotis with red borders sit cross-legged, some wearing headphones, and a few in orange shawls among them. At right, a brass thali with flowers, a small oil lamp, a framed picture and a yellow cloth sit on an orange mat. On a stage at back, a figure in orange robes sits on a gold and red throne, hands raised in discourse, beside a microphone. A large screen behind shows a colourful deity murti with garlands. Blue curtains frame the stage and a white candle stands at right.2010-10-22 +1 copiesFebruary 05 20112011-02-05November 10 20102010-11-10Indoor satsang hall where seated devotees face a raised dais at left. On the dais, a figure in saffron-orange robes sits on a red-cushioned gold throne decorated with garlands and flowers, with a golden canopy above. The audience sits cross-legged on striped woven mats and white floor cushions, many in white kurta or dhoti with saffron or orange shawls, others in cream and yellow garments with yellow scarves. A video camera on a tripod at right films the gathering, and a speaker stands on the wall behind. The room has white walls, wooden doors and a hanging banner at upper right.2008-12-27A seated congregation of mostly men and boys in white dhotis and white upper cloths sits on orange mats facing a stage in a hall. On the stage, a golden bull (Nandi) sculpture and an ornate throne-like seat decorated with garlands and a red-and-gold canopy hold a deity murti or seat. A single person in an orange robe sits near the front of the stage area. Blue drapes, a projection screen, and white steps frame the stage, with a few oil lamps and brass offerings on the floor in front of the seated devotees.2010-12-27July 25 20172017-07-25A photograph from behind a seated congregation in a hall with a white fabric canopy and ceiling fans. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts sit on orange mats on the floor, some with shaved heads and red-and-white cloth over their shoulders, facing a raised stage. On the stage stands an ornately decorated deity murti set amid gold and floral arrangements, with a seated figure in orange and red at its centre. Two projection screens flank the stage, and tall decorative banners with orange tassels hang from the ceiling. Steel tiffin-style containers and plates of offerings sit before some participants. No figure on the stage can be clearly identified from appearance.2010-11-19February 05 20112011-02-05A large hall with pink walls and a white tiled floor shows rows of seated participants performing a puja. In the foreground, men in white dhoti and shawl with red-bordered cloth sit on red and green mats before brass plates, lamps and bells. Behind them, many people in white and orange sit in orderly rows facing a stage. A man in orange robes sits near the stage area, and orange and multicoloured hangings decorate the pillars, with a projection screen and a camera on a tripod at the front.2010-09-18