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July 22 2013

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A large indoor satsang hall with cream walls and a tiled floor filled with seated devotees. In the foreground, young boys in saffron-red dhotis and shawls, some with bare shaved heads and white markings on their foreheads, sit on red floor cushions. Behind and beside them, rows of men and women in white clothes sit cross-legged; a woman in a white sari with a striped border sits on a red mat near a small brass kalasha-style vessel and a small brass lamp. Red curtains line the windows and a bookshop stall stands at the back of the hall.2013-07-22August 18 20132013-08-18A large indoor hall filled with seated participants in a ritual or satsang gathering. In the foreground, several young boys wear red robes, forehead tilaka with white stripes, and beaded necklaces, sitting cross-legged on mats; one boy holds a bundle of sticks. Two women in white saris with blue lanyards sit near brass vessels and small offering dishes on the floor. Behind them, rows of adults in white clothing sit closely together, and a man in a red shawl sits among them. Overhead lights, pillars with white cloth and a screen on the far wall complete the setting. Visible people number well over one hundred.2013-08-17A large indoor hall filled with seated devotees in white and cream ritual clothes, many with palms pressed together in namaste during a satsang or puja. In the foreground, several boys in maroon and red-brown dhoti-style garments sit cross-legged on mats, with brass vessels, small bowls and red cloth on the floor. A man in white with yellow-bordered dhoti and sandalwood or tilak markings sits at left with hands folded. At the far right, a figure in saffron-orange robes sits with palms together near brass items and a folded orange cloth. Red curtains hang on the windows, wall-mounted air conditioners are visible, and a framed religious picture hangs on the back wall.2013-05-18A large hall with pink walls and red curtains holds a seated congregation on white floor mats. In the foreground, shaved-headed young boys in saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas sit cross-legged, some with white and orange forehead markings. A man in white ritual clothes with a gold-bordered dhoti sits near a low stone-topped seat, and a woman in a white sari with a rudraksha mala sits at right. Rows of devotees in white and orange garments fill the hall, some sitting on mats and others holding books and notebooks. A man in white with a microphone sits toward the centre, and ceiling air-conditioners and a wall-mounted speaker are visible.2013-08-16July 22 20132013-07-22August 18 20132013-08-18May 16 20132013-05-16May 16 20132013-05-16Large indoor hall with white floor and a crowd of mostly men seated on red mats during a satsang gathering. In the foreground, boys wear red and maroon dhotis with rudraksha malas and white vibhuti lines on their foreheads; several young men in white dhotis and orange saffron robes sit with folded hands. A man in saffron robe with a rudraksha mala sits at the front right. Behind them, many devotees in white clothing sit in rows. A cameraman stands with a camera on a tripod near the back. Gold-coloured ritual stands, brass plates and small lamps sit on the floor. Red curtains hang on the left wall and a golden shrine structure is visible in the background.2013-09-14A large hall with a white tiled ceiling and fluorescent lights holds a seated audience of many men in white shirts and white dhotis, most wearing red-and-white or brown rudraksha-style neck garlands. They sit cross-legged on red and peach mats, with yellow notebooks and blue folders on the floor. Red curtains and framed photographs decorate the walls, and a distant small figure in orange robes sits near the front, with golden ritual objects visible beyond. The scene looks like a meditation or satsang session.2014-09-20November 21 20112011-11-21