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December 28 2006

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A dimly lit hall filled with a large seated audience, mostly men in white shirts and white dhotis, many in rows on the floor gazing toward the front. Some wear rudraksha or beaded necklaces and a few wear dark shirts. Hanging lanterns and a yellow and white draped banner are visible overhead along the ceiling. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in this frame.

A large indoor hall with a white fabric ceiling and white walls, filled with hundreds of seated devotees dressed in white shirts and white dhotis, many wearing lanyards. Rows of colourful cloth banners in orange, yellow, red and blue hang from the ceiling. A screen or framed picture is visible at the far end of the hall above the crowd. The audience sits closely packed on the floor facing the front, attending a discourse or satsang. No single presenter or a person candidate is clearly identifiable in the visible frame.

October 01 2008

A large indoor tented hall filled with a dense audience of men seated on the floor, most dressed in white shirts and white trousers, several wearing lanyards. Hanging from the white tent ceiling are many tall cylindrical banners in orange, yellow, and multicolored patterns with elephant motifs. Lights are on, and a stage or screen is visible in the distance at the back of the hall. No clearly identifiable speaker is visible on stage in this view, and the crowd fills the foreground and midground.

A large seated gathering of men in white shirts and grey trousers sits cross-legged on white mats across a tiled hall under a tent-style ceiling. Hanging yellow and multicoloured embroidered banners with elephant motifs decorate the roof. Many attendees face the front of the hall, where no clear central figure is visible. Nearby stands a dark wooden door and framed panels on the wall. Overall the scene shows an orderly convention or satsang with a crowd of roughly several dozen participants.

A large hall filled with a seated audience of devotees, mostly men dressed in white shirts and dhotis, with some wearing saffron or yellow shawls and lanyards. Decorative cloth-wrapped pillars with red, yellow, white and orange patterns and orange tassels hang from a white draped ceiling. At the far end a stage holds a decorated altar with a deity murti and a small figure seated in front, with a projection screen to the left. Ceiling fans, windows with red curtains and a white ceiling complete the scene. The crowd appears to number in the hundreds.

2010-10-22 +2 copies

December 20 2006

A large crowd of seated devotees fills a white-walled hall under a curved white tent-like ceiling. Most people wear white shirts and white clothing, sitting closely packed on the floor in rows facing forward. Tall cylindrical hanging banners decorated with colourful geometric patterns, elephants and birds, mostly red, yellow and blue, hang from the ceiling. Stage lighting and speakers are visible at the upper edges, and a framed picture hangs on the far wall. Toward the right, a few people sit at the edge of the crowd. No single presenter is clearly identifiable in the frame.

A large seated congregation fills a hall during an evening ritual, with many men and boys in white kurta-style clothes and rudraksha malas, sitting cross-legged on mats with eyes closed or heads bowed in meditation. A few wear orange shawls or saffron wraps, and a boy in a dark blue shirt sits near the front. A video camera on a tripod stands at the left edge. Hanging decorative banners in yellow, orange and patterned fabric line the upper right, and metal scaffolding frames the stage area. Crowd size is large, with many people visible across the room.

A large indoor hall filled with a dense audience of seated devotees, mostly men in white shirts and light trousers, many with hands pressed together in anjali or seated with eyes closed, attentive to a satsang talk. Colourful cloth tassel banners in red, blue, yellow and green hang from the white canopy ceiling, and ceiling fans and lights are visible. Devotees sit on orange and mustard floor mats, some wearing lanyards and name badges. The stage area at the far end is largely obscured by the crowd, with a few ceremonial items visible at the far right. A small number of people sit near the left edge in pink and yellow saris. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person in this view.

December 25 2007

A large seated congregation of women fills a tented hall, many dressed in white saris with coloured borders and wearing mala beads, some with pink, maroon and orange garments, eyes closed or hands folded in prayer. Colourful woven hanging panels and a lit lamp fixture hang overhead, and framed photographs line the side walls. The scene suggests a satsang or energy darshan session; no single speaker or a person figure is clearly visible in the frame.

2006-12-23 +1 copies