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December 26 2010

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A group of people sit cross-legged on mats and blankets outdoors in a courtyard, eyes closed in meditation. In the foreground, a young person in a turquoise hooded sweatshirt and white pants sits at left; a woman in a red, green and white embroidered tunic and maroon trousers with a red beaded necklace sits centre with hands in a mudra; an older woman with white hair wears a bright blue shawl at right. Behind them more seated participants in white, yellow, green and red clothing fill the space. A red and white painted wall behind them bears a board of printed text, and a few potted plants stand nearby. No one is identified as a person in this image.

Outdoor satsang-style gathering on a raised stone platform before a terracotta-coloured temple wall with white and red striped trim. Foreground devotees sit cross-legged on woven mats, several in white and blue robes; a woman in a dark blue shawl and white outfit sits nearest, and a woman in a pink shawl sits to the right. Behind them, many people in white dress and white head-coverings sit in rows. A dark stone deity murti with orange cloth stands by the temple entrance, and a woman in a white sari with a yellow shawl stands at the doorway. Umbrellas and plants frame the scene, and a water bottle rests on the mat.

A photograph of a group of women and some men seated with eyes closed in meditation outdoors, on a raised white-and-red striped platform in front of flowering shrubs. In the foreground, a woman with long blonde hair wears a rust-orange shawl over a matching rust dress. Beside her, a woman with light brown hair wears a white patterned top with a teal collar. Further left, a woman with dark hair wears a light blue cardigan, and a figure in pink sits behind them. A carved wooden pillar with a palm-leaf pattern stands at right. No a person candidate is visible.

December 19 2010

2010-12-19 +1 copies

Outdoor satsang scene with a row of seated women meditating on a raised terrace of terracotta tiles beside a white-and-red painted ledge. In the foreground a woman in a teal shawl and white scarf sits with eyes half-closed, next to a woman with long blonde hair in a pale turquoise top and grey wrap. Behind them a woman in a white sari with a vertical tilak and folded hands sits in prayer pose, and to the right a woman in a lavender-blue outfit with a mala sits cross-legged. A tall palm-leaf stalk stands in the right foreground. Flowering bougainvillea and greenery frame the background, with a blue signboard partly visible. Several other seated participants in saffron, red and white garments are visible at the left and rear.

September 09 2013

A large outdoor gathering of mostly women sits in meditation on steps and ground in front of a red banner listing ritual names in white text. Foreground: a woman in a green printed kurta with an ID badge and eyes closed, a woman in pink sari with a saffron cloth, and a woman in a teal sari and white blouse with rudraksha mala with hands folded. A woman in a white sari stands with arms crossed near the banner, and another in white with hands joined stands at the upper right. A young child in a pink top sits among the audience. Green leaves and shrubs frame the left side.

Outdoor photo of devotees seated in meditation on mats along a raised concrete ledge in front of a red-and-white painted temple wall. Women in white and cream clothing sit closest, one in a red patterned top and red trousers, another in a white top, and one in a white sari with an orange border. A woman in a red patterned blouse sits on the left. Behind them, people in white robes stand and sit on stepped red-and-white platforms beneath a dark stone deity statue and a standing figure in an orange cloth. A wooden pillar stands at the left edge and a tall dark stone figure appears at upper right. Roughly fifteen people are visible.

A photograph of devotees seated cross-legged in meditation outdoors. In the foreground a woman with long blonde hair and a bindi wears a cream fleece jacket over a yellow kurta and a leopard-print shawl, hands clasped in her lap, eyes closed. Beside her a woman in a blue striped hooded cardigan with purple trim sits with eyes closed and hands resting on an orange cloth. Behind them a woman in a bright yellow-orange sari sits with hands folded, and a woman in a cream and red sari with a bindi sits at right. A pink banner with the word Welcome and a potted plant stand in the background.

October 21 2015

2015-10-21 +1 copies

Outdoor photo of a seated devotional gathering on red-and-white stepped platform. Many women sit with palms pressed together in prayer, dressed in white salwar kameez, white shawls and white kurtas, with a woman in turquoise and cream salwar in the front left and one in a blue sari at right. Behind them a dark stone deity murti stands on a raised plinth draped in orange cloth and rudraksha mala, against an orange wall. A black speaker sits on the steps and men in white dhotis stand at the left and top. Concrete tiled floor below, an orange bag at left.

August 03 2010