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December 27 2009

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Indoor ritual hall with an orange-carpeted floor where many devotees sit in rows in white clothes, several wearing orange or yellow shawls. Brass puja plates, small oil lamps and bowls of offerings sit in front of them. At the left, a figure in an orange robe sits on a raised white platform near a black curtain, facing the audience. A projection screen on the wall shows a small image. Decorative black and white swags with tassels hang from the ceiling. Participants appear to be performing a puja or paada pooja.2009-12-27October 24 20102010-10-24Interior of a hall during a seated satsang. Rows of shaved-head and young men in white dhotis and white shawls with red borders sit on orange mats, many with brass plates and small lamps before them. A figure in orange robes sits at the front on an ornate gold throne beneath a painted backdrop of deities. A camera on a tripod and a projection screen stand at the side, and orange and blue banners hang from the ceiling. Whether the seated figure on the throne is a person is uncertain from appearance alone.2010-11-10A large hall with white ceiling drapes and tall decorative banners hanging above rows of seated devotees on orange and patterned mats. Most attendees wear white dhoti-style garments, some with red-bordered cloth, and many hold small plates, offerings or notebooks. Some wear headphones. On a raised stage at the far end, a figure in orange sits on a golden throne before a decorated altar with a deity murti and lights, with a large projection screen on the left. Camera equipment stands near the audience.2010-10-22 +1 copiesNovember 13 20102010-11-13December 27 20092009-12-27October 17 20102010-10-17A photograph of a large hall during a pada puja, with rows of seated devotees on the floor facing a raised stage at left. Front-row participants in white dhoti-style clothes and some in saffron/orange robes sit before brass plates of offerings, lamps and flowers on mats. A man in white sits cross-legged on the stage beside a gold throne with red cushions, and a framed deity image and a large backdrop with a golden lotus-like ornament and a cosmic blue-purple background are visible. A tripod-mounted camera and a projector screen are also present, and a large portrait hangs on the far wall.2011-07-30December 31 20102010-12-31November 10 20102010-11-10 +1 copiesA seated group of devotees fills an indoor hall with a white draped ceiling and maroon swag valance, during a paada pooja-style ritual. Most attendees wear white clothes with orange or yellow shawls, sitting on an orange cloth with brass puja plates, lamps and incense sticks in front of them. On the stage, a figure in orange robes sits centrally with hands together, flanked by seated people in yellow shawls and white clothes; a projector screen on the back wall shows an image. A camera on a tripod records the scene at left, and a few people are seated along the right side near a table.2009-12-27November 10 20102010-11-10