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October 27 2008

A group of devotees sit cross-legged on mats in a covered hall at night, many in white and saffron-orange garments, with some wearing orange shawls. A woman standing at right in a white sari with orange shawl holds an open book and appears to lead recitation. A person in white seated in the center with a shawl faces her. On the far left, another figure in orange sits near a microphone stand. Behind the group, wall panels show framed saffron-robed figures and a display of white and orange garments. Blue curtains hang at left.

October 27 2008

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October 27 2008

A photo of a covered hall with a corrugated roof and exposed metal beams, where a large group sits cross-legged on mats in rows. Many wear white or cream clothing with saffron/orange shawls or sashes; some wear orange robes. A man in an orange shawl and white dhoti stands at right beside a wall with a painted banner and framed pictures, holding a book as if teaching. Others seated near him and at left appear to be listening or reading. A blue curtain hangs at left beside a small staircase, and a ceiling fan is visible at upper right. Pinkish and white fabric accents and a black bag rest on the floor.

A hall with white walls, a corrugated metal roof and a row of orange-and-white striped curtains hung with long bamboo-like staffs. On a raised red stage, a person in an orange robe sits holding a yellow sheet, behind a small table with a microphone. A large framed portrait of a seated figure in orange hangs on the back wall beside a small altar with flowers. A camera on a tripod films the proceedings. Thirty or more seated attendees in white clothes and orange shawls sit cross-legged on mats facing the stage, listening attentively.

December 10 2007

Indoor photograph of a large hall where a group of seated students attend a Vedic chanting class. In the foreground, a woman with long dark curly hair in a white sari with gold border and an orange shawl sits cross-legged on a mat, facing the group and holding a book. Dozens of seated students in white clothing with orange and yellow shawls sit on mats in rows, many reading or holding books and papers. Along the back wall, a shrine area with a lit lamp is visible through a doorway, and framed panels with colourful imagery hang on the walls. Fluorescent lights and a corrugated metal roof are overhead. Several people stand near the windows at the left.

A photograph of a seated group session in a hall decorated with colourful striped pillars and draped garlands. Rows of women and girls sit on woven mats wearing white and saffron-orange garments, some with saffron shawls. A woman in an orange sari sits at the front on a low seat before a whiteboard on an easel. On a raised stage at the right, three robed figures in orange and white sit in the background. A blue sign hangs on the left wall.

A photograph of a satsang in a plain hall with a bamboo-and-thatch ceiling, white curtains and striped mats on the floor. A seated figure in saffron robes and a dark head covering reclines on a raised orange-draped seat at right, with a microphone stand nearby and a brass plate of offerings and flowers beside. Around twenty seated devotees sit in rows, many women in white with saffron or yellow shawls, some in orange. Two or three others in orange stand or sit in the foreground and near the left wall. A standing man in an orange shawl is at the back. Small lamps and a kalasha-style vessel sit near the speaker. Overlay text in the corner reads a copyright line.

A large tented hall with a sheer white canopy and hanging yellow, orange and patterned fabric banners holds a seated congregation on colourful striped mats and orange cloths. Many dozens of people in white clothes sit cross-legged in rows, several men in orange shawls in the foreground, one in a yellow shawl, some with books and pamphlets on the floor. A front dais with a small speaker and microphone stand suggests a teaching or satsang session; no clearly identifiable speaker is visible at the front.