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September 17 2010

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February 14 20082008-02-14A photograph of a hall with white tiled floor and a row of seated devotees with palms pressed together in anjali. Men in white dhotis and shawls, one in a white dhoti with a gold border, sit in front, while women in saris sit to the left. Behind them stand steel pots and vessels on a long table, with a wooden cabinet and a sign reading that silence is to be maintained and mobile phones are not allowed. A woven mat with orange and blue stripes lies at the front edge.2010-10-12A photograph of a devotional gathering in a plain whitewashed hall with ceiling fans and a row of steel cooking pots along a side counter. A woman in a white sari with a gold border and a red tilak on her forehead stands centrally, holding a lit oil lamp in one hand and a small silver bell in the other, while performing an aarti. Seated around her on the floor are rows of devotees: women in white and yellow-bordered saris with hands pressed together in namaste, and men with shaved heads in white dhotis with red-striped borders. A blue sign on the wall lists prohibitions including photography, video camera and audio recording. Several people are seated in meditative or prayerful postures.2010-10-12September 17 20102010-09-17A seated congregation of many devotees fills an indoor hall, sitting on blue-and-white striped mats and orange cloths on a tiled floor. Most wear white clothes; a woman in the front left wears an orange shawl, and a bald woman at right wears a pale green outfit. Many wear rudraksha-style malas. Behind them, a golden deity murti and orange-and-yellow hanging banners decorate the hall, and a few people sit on chairs at the far right. Some attendees are visible in the rear rows, and the scene looks like a satsang or discourse gathering.2010-09-03A standing priest in white dhoti and shawl, wearing a yellow-beaded garland, holds a flaming lamp aloft with his right hand inside a large white-walled hall. A brass bowl sits on a low wooden stool on the polished floor. Seated devotees in orange, maroon and white clothing with hands folded sit on mats along both sides, including a woman in a cream sari and a child in pink. Another man in white dhoti stands at a side table holding a camera, with steel vessels and a kalasha-style pot on it. Ceiling fans, a wall clock and a sign reading 'Mountain Silence' hang nearby.2010-11-12A seated group of devotees fills a hall with a colourful striped rug on the floor. Women in white saris with orange shawls sit in the foreground, one in an orange shawl leaning forward near the front-left, and several men in white kurtas sit on white plastic chairs behind them. Two boys in white stand at left, and an attendant in white with an orange shawl walks at the right. Orange and white hanging cloths decorate the ceiling, green foliage garlands adorn the partition walls, and a red-draped table with flowers and offerings stands at right. The scene is a gathering or satsang, with no clearly identifiable a person figure visible.2007-10-21November 08 20152015-11-08June 01 20142014-06-01February 24 20072007-02-24July 13 20092009-07-13A photograph of a large seated audience during a satsang or discourse hall session. Many people sit cross-legged on mats and cushions, most dressed in white shirts and white kurtas, some wearing rudraksha or red-and-white beaded necklaces. Several are shaved-headed. Other attendees wear yellow, blue and orange garments. A blue sign on the back wall shows partial text. The room is dimly lit with people filling rows toward the back.2010-09-04