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Night-time outdoor gathering on a cloth-covered ground with seated devotees facing a standing speaker in an orange saffron robe holding a sheet of paper, beside a brass stand with two decorated deity murtis, a kalasha and small oil lamps. Seated attendees wear white dhotis and white shirts, some with orange or red shawls and flower garlands. A large ornate golden chair stands to the right, and a figure in white stands at a table at left. Bright floodlights and string lights illuminate the scene.

Night outdoor gathering with a large crowd seated on mats and blankets facing a figure at the upper left, who stands near a golden trident and golden ornamental pillars. Many attendees wear white dhotis and shawls with gold borders, while others wear saffron-orange robes and some have long dreadlocked hair. A cooling unit stands in the background.

Night outdoor ritual at an open-air pavilion with a tin roof and yellow pillars. Priests in white dhotis with red-bordered shawls stand at a raised platform holding ritual implements and trays, with a small fire or lamp glowing at the left edge. Dozens of white-clad devotees sit on woven mats in rows facing the platform, many with shaved heads and some wearing white garments and neck lanyards. Behind them stand banners and a tall brass lamp stand, and a tented area with orange and pink draping. Sacred leaves hang from a pillar at the left. The scene is a Vedic homa or puja gathering. Several dozen people are visible.

Night-time outdoor ritual with a large crowd seated on colourful striped mats facing a raised stone platform. A brass kalasha-style altar and a golden throne-like seat draped with white garlands sit at the centre, with a lit oil lamp and a small flame on the platform. Many devotees wear white dhotis and shirts, some with orange or saffron shawls, and a few wear yellow and red. In the right foreground, a large figure in a dark gold-embroidered shawl sits with his back to the camera beside a wooden bench. A priest in orange stands at the right edge, and a woman in white stands at the left. A lit screen shows an image in the background and string lights hang overhead.

October 14 2012

Night outdoor satsang on an open ground lit by a few distant lights. A large seated crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts sits in rows on orange and purple striped mats. At the front left, a figure in saffron-orange robes sits facing the audience, appearing to address them. Further back, several women in saffron and orange saris stand under a corrugated roof on the right, near a dark tree line.

Night-time outdoor gathering on a sandy, cloth-covered ground where a large seated crowd of devotees sits in rows. Many wear white clothing with red or orange shawls and flower garlands; some women wear saris in purple, pink and green. Two men in the foreground left wear cream and white garments with marigold garlands, and a man in the bottom right wears a red shawl. A small brass vessel sits on a tray at lower left. Behind the crowd stand white pillars, a low wall and several stone deity statues under street lamps.

Night outdoor satsang on an open paved courtyard lit mainly by a glowing shrine. Many seated devotees in white clothes sit on the ground facing a small illuminated temple shrine with a deity murti decorated in bright light. Near the shrine a figure in orange robes sits on an orange seat, and another person in orange stands at left in front of the crowd. Women wear pink, yellow and saree colours among the audience, with several men in white dhotis and shirts in front. The scene feels like a devotional discourse under the night sky.

September 02 2009

2009-09-02 +1 copies

Dusk outdoor gathering of a large seated crowd at an ashram event. Most attendees wear white clothing with orange-saffron shawls. In the centre, a figure in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair and a dark rudraksha-style mala sits before the crowd; a man in white and orange holds a decorated ceremonial umbrella with blue, red and green panels and a pale green flag beside it. Strings of small lights, flower garlands and a framed deity image on a decorated altar appear at right, with dense trees behind the scene.

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