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December 23 2007

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July 19 20092009-07-19A large crowd of seated devotees fills a bright hall during a satsang. Most wear white shirts and white dhotis; some wear grey or pale blue shirts and rudraksha malas. Men predominate in the front rows, with a smiling man with long hair in white clothing at lower left and a bespectacled man in a grey shirt with a mala at lower centre clapping with palms pressed together. Several older men and women sit among them, and a woman in a bright orange sari raises her hand near the top left. Decorative striped pillars frame the hall and people stand at the back.2012-05-13February 16 20072007-02-16A photograph of a large seated audience filling an indoor hall with a white draped fabric ceiling and ceiling fans. Many devotees wear white shirts and kurtas, some with lanyards, and some have hands pressed together in namaste. A man in the foreground left wears a tan shawl over white clothing. A bright stage area is not visible; the crowd faces forward toward an unseen front. Hanging banners in orange, red and blue decorate the back wall beneath dark screens. No a person candidate is visible in the frame.2010-01-01A large seated audience of men in white shirts and white dhotis fills a whitewashed hall at AadiKailaasa, Bengaluru, many wearing white lanyards with ID badges and some with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. Rows of attendees sit cross-legged on the floor facing a raised platform at the upper right, where a figure in saffron-coloured clothing stands near a display of orange and yellow banners. Bookshelves stocked with books and DVDs stand along the back wall beneath a window. Several people stand near the left side of the hall. The scene reads as a satsang or darshan session with delegates seated in orderly rows, though the platform figure is too small and distant to identify with confidence.2008-06-22A large indoor hall filled with many seated devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas, many wearing rudraksha malas. Most sit cross-legged on a blue floor covering in dense rows, with a few men in patterned shirts and a boy in a dark blue top among them. At the top left edge, a figure in white with an orange shawl stands near the front. Above the crowd hang orange and yellow lanterns, and a large framed deity image is visible on the back wall.2006-10-21December 23 20072007-12-23A large seated congregation fills a hall during a satsang or ritual gathering, with hundreds of devotees sitting in rows on the floor. Many wear white dhotis and white shirts, while several younger boys in front wear saffron-orange cloths with gold borders, rudraksha malas, and white markings on their foreheads. A man in the foreground with folded hands sits among the crowd, and a bald man with a white forehead mark and a rudraksha mala sits on the right. Rows of white candles or lamps line the upper background near a large video screen on the wall. A purple-shirted man sits at the left edge.2016-03-07A large seated audience in white ritual clothing fills a hall at a session. Many men wear white shirts or kurtas with rudraksha malas, and some have sandalwood or vibhuti marks on their foreheads. Several women in white and cream saris sit among them, and a woman in the back right wears a white garment. Attendees sit on the floor and on chairs in rows, listening attentively. White metal scaffolding poles and wooden lattice screens frame the room. A man with long grey hair and a bead necklace sits near the centre-right, and a few others wear cream or light blue shirts. There are roughly sixty or more people visible in the frame.2008-06-22April 10 20162016-04-10 +1 copiesLarge indoor hall filled with a dense crowd of seated devotees, mostly men in white shirts and white dhotis, many wearing rudraksha malas and lanyard ID badges. A tall cylindrical banner in blue, red, yellow and white hangs from the ceiling, with colourful festoons and a decorated arch in the background. A distant figure in white stands at the far end near the stage. The image is a photograph of a Shivaratri gathering in a whitewashed hall.2007-02-16October 24 20102010-10-24 +1 copies