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January 07 2008

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A group of about a dozen standing people in white and orange clothing stands on a stage in front of a red velvet curtain, with a blue ornate throne-like seat visible behind them. Several are in white kurtas and saris, one in an orange sari, another in a green-and-white sari, and a man in a grey vest stands at a microphone stand. Audience members sit on the floor and in chairs in the foreground, many in white clothing, facing the stage. Stage lights and a wooden table with items are visible at the right edge.

A large indoor hall viewed from behind a dense crowd seated on the floor and in blue plastic chairs. Most attendees wear white clothing, and several women wear saffron or patterned saris and head coverings. At the far end, a raised red-carpeted stage with a dark maroon curtain holds a few seated figures in white and saffron, with potted plants beside them. A standing figure in white with an orange cloth stands at the stage edge. Overhead, decorative blue, yellow and red banners hang from the white tent ceiling, and a blue sign on the left carries printed text.

Wide view inside a white tent pavilion during a seated ritual gathering. A large crowd sits on white floor mats in front of a raised stage with a dark maroon curtain and a cushioned chair. Many participants wear white dhotis and white shirts with orange or saffron shawls and orange-robed sannyasis among them, some with white headbands. In the foreground a figure in orange robes with a headband stands near the stage edge, while a woman in white sits on a cushion beside a microphone. Hanging colourful vertical banners with patterned panels frame the tent, and a painted backdrop of a temple scene with a deity image sits at the right. Two speakers hang from the poles and a few blue plastic chairs sit along the right side.

A photograph of a seated audience in white plastic chairs facing a stage in a large hall with a dark maroon curtain and white ceiling fans. On the stage, a person in orange robes sits centrally, and a second figure in white sits to the right, with an orange cloth draped near the stage edge. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt raises his hand as if asking a question, while others in white and a woman in a green sari sit among the audience. Decorative colourful painted pillars hang from the ceiling on the right. Several people wear white clothing and garlands or beaded necklaces. The scene resembles a discourse or satsang session.

December 25 2007

Photograph from the back of a hall showing a large seated audience, mostly women and girls in white, cream and bright salwar kameez, sitting on mats and folding chairs facing a stage. On the stage, several musicians perform: a man seated at left with a drum-like instrument, a woman playing a stringed instrument in green at center, and another musician with a veena-style instrument at right. A decorated deity murti with flower garlands sits in a canopied alcove at left, beside a camera on a tripod. Patterned ceremonial pillars and a dark drape frame the stage, with flower arrangements and a brass lamp visible.

A large audience of men in white shirts and white clothing sits with their backs to the camera, facing a stage in a hall with dark red curtains. On the stage, a figure in orange robes sits on a white-draped chair set on a red platform, with a small pink flower arrangement on a table beside them. Two standing fans and potted palms flank the stage, and a microphone stand is visible. The seated figure has long dark hair and orange clothing, consistent with the probable Swamiji appearance cues, and is shown teaching or addressing the seminar audience in a formal discourse setting.

A photograph of a large indoor hall during a seated session. Dozens of people in white clothing sit on red and patterned floor mats and white plastic chairs facing a raised stage with a red-draped backdrop, two brass lamp stands and potted palms. On the stage a figure in orange robes sits on a white seat, with a woman in white standing at the right side holding a microphone. Blue and white painted pillars with yellow fringe decorate the walls. A printed poster on an easel at left shows a diagram titled 7 Stages of Transformation. Several women in orange and saffron saris sit in the foreground. The orange-robed figure on stage is a person by appearance, though the image is small and distant.

Photograph of a seated audience in white clothes facing a raised stage inside a tent-covered hall during an evening gathering at Aadhi Peetha, Bidadi. On the stage, a central figure in orange robes sits on a white chair with a microphone, flanked by two people in white standing, and another standing figure in white at left. Hanging decorative panels with geometric patterns, a maroon curtain and small framed portraits decorate the stage. A woman in orange sits at the left edge near the audience, and a cameraperson with equipment stands at right. Audience members sit on mats in white garments, some wearing rudraksha malas.

December 25 2007

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