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A photograph of a pavilion session with a standing man with long dark hair, bare-chested, wearing a rust-brown dhoti and a gold-coloured sash, holding a small drum at his side. He stands on a striped multicoloured rug in front of a large seated audience of devotees in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha-style beads, many with long braided hair. Several seated women in saffron and pink clothing sit on the left near a silver throne with red cushions and a decorated palanquin-style seat. A cameraman with a tripod films the scene, and colourful yellow and red decorative hangings with green leaves hang from the pavilion roof. Visible people number over twenty.2018-01-14A photograph of a covered outdoor pavilion where a standing man with long dark hair, bare-chested and wearing a rust-red dhoti and a thick gold-toned necklace, holds a barrel drum at his side while facing a seated crowd. Dozens of young women and girls in orange-saffron tunics and rudraksha malas sit in rows on a large striped rug of red, green, blue and purple. Several raise their hands or clasp them in namaskar. Behind them a red-cushioned throne-style chair sits beside a small altar with garlands and triangular banners, and women in saffron and purple stand nearby. A videographer on a tripod films from the right.2018-01-14 +1 copiesOutdoor courtyard gathering of many people in orange-saffron robes seated on a striped rug on the ground. Women with long dark hair, rudraksha malas and gold jewellery sit in rows, several with eyes closed or heads bowed in meditation. Behind them stands a man in orange robes, and drums and percussion instruments are visible at the left edge. Red-painted pillars and a blue-tiled area frame the scene, with some people in white clothing sitting at the right.2017-08-31Outdoor open-pavilion gathering under a corrugated roof with palm trees behind a red wall. Seated devotees in orange and saffron clothing sit on striped and orange cloths around a central performance space, where a young performer in an orange-and-gold costume dances. Musicians in orange turbans play drums on the left. A woman in a green saree and a woman in a white saree sit in the foreground. A large stone nandi bull and a tall red-and-gold pillar stand at the back. A man in orange sits at the far left with a folded white cloth. A figure in white with a camera on a tripod stands near the centre, and another seated figure in orange sits on a raised platform at the upper left. Many devotees fill the courtyard.2014-08-17A large pavilion event with saffron and orange-clad sadhus and devotees seated on colourful striped mats along a long stage. Many robed monks in orange and pink stand and sit facing the stage. Brass lamps with lit wicks stand at the right edge, and marigold garlands and flower-filled plates sit before the seated row. A large ornate golden throne-like chair stands at the right back, and a crowded audience of white-clad devotees fills the far background under hanging orange and red streamers. Cameras film the stage.2015-09-12January 14 20182018-01-14Outdoor temple-style gathering under a corrugated metal canopy at an ashram. Many children and young people sit on the ground in orange and red robes, some with white and orange turbans. At front left, a seated drummer plays a pair of tabla-like drums, and a woman in yellow and orange dress sits nearby. In the centre, a man in orange clothing tends a small flame near a raised platform with a decorated deity murti and floral offerings. Colourful striped mats cover the foreground and a standing crowd watches from the back. Trees and a red container wall appear in the background.2014-08-17A large hall photographed from behind the seated stage row, with a dense audience in white and light clothing filling the floor and gallery. In the foreground, several seated sadhus and women in saffron, orange and pink robes sit on striped cushions facing the stage, some with orange marigold garlands and plates of marigold flowers on silver trays. A bald man in a rust-coloured cloth at left and a figure in a tall orange turban at right are among them. A large stage screen and a sitting row of robed figures appear ahead, with a gilded shrine and deity murti at the far right. Orange and white bunting hangs from the rafters.2015-09-12January 14 20182018-01-14A large indoor hall during a religious gathering, photographed from behind a row of seated sadhus and devotees in saffron and orange robes. In the foreground, several people sit on striped mats facing a raised stage; one wears an orange turban, another a pink wrap, and garlands of marigolds lie on the mats. Beyond them a large crowd of white-clad and saffron-clad attendees fills the floor, and a tented outdoor area is visible through the far opening. Stage lighting and video cameras on tripods are set up near the front, with decorative bunting hanging from the rafters and a trade-style map on the side wall.2015-09-12October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesJanuary 14 20182018-01-14