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November 06 2013

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Wide indoor hall at Aadikailaasa where many children in saffron-orange robes and beaded rudraksha malas sit on the floor facing a row of large video screens. A woman in a brown garment with gold bangles sits in the left foreground beside gilded lion-shaped seats. Two cameramen film from a raised platform near the center, and a stage with a red carpet and blue draped table is in the background. A banner on the left shows a temple image with the text Jnana Awakening Celebration. No individual figure can be confidently identified as a person, so no candidate is marked.2013-11-06June 01 20142014-06-01July 28 20142014-07-28November 06 20132013-11-06August 23 20142014-08-23Wide view from the stage of a large hall filled with seated devotees, many in white and saffron-orange clothing, facing a raised stage. In the right foreground, a figure with dark hair and a red-and-orange shawl sits on an ornate golden throne with a carved golden lion and leopard-print upholstery, a trident-like staff rising behind. Several video monitors along the stage edge show close-up images of people in saffron and red robes. Camera tripods and a boom camera arm are visible, with a purple-lit backdrop and a few technicians at the front. The scene suggests a satsang gathering.2016-03-07June 01 20142014-06-01July 26 20142014-07-26A satsang hall where a large crowd of seated devotees in saffron and orange robes faces a large video screen showing a man in orange robes and a red-and-white beaded mala, seated on red cushions before a golden backdrop. Many devotees in the foreground have shaved heads and wear saffron clothing with white dhotis, some with gold-bordered white cloth. A second smaller screen on the left shows the same seated figure. A white-draped platform holds the main screen, with metal stanchions guiding the seating area. Most people are seen from behind. The screen image may depict a person, shown on screen as a seated teacher in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala on a throne.2014-09-03November 01 20142014-11-01A hall with a polished tiled floor and many seated people facing a stage. Dozens of monks and devotees sit in rows in orange and maroon robes, some on colored mats, while several men in white shirts and dhotis sit in the foreground with their backs to the camera. A framed portrait of a bearded saint on a gilded stand and a television screen showing a similar portrait stand on a small platform at the front. A blue banner with printed text hangs at the side, and metal stanchions with ropes separate the seating areas. Overhead lights and a projection screen are visible.2014-07-26September 24 20132013-09-24