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December 28 2006

December 28 2006

December 28 2006

A dense crowd of devotees sits packed on the floor of a white-walled hall during a night observance. Most wear white ritual clothing, with some in saffron, pink, teal and sari colours. Decorative pillars wrapped in patterned fabric with red flowers and yellow borders line the room, and strings of red lights hang overhead. Several men in white kurtas stand at the back and sides. No clearly identifiable central figure is visible in the frame, so the scene is a seated congregation rather than an individual presenting or seated on a throne. A deity murti appears faintly at the upper centre near the lights.

A large crowd of devotees sits on a sandy floor under a white tented hall hung with colourful striped fabric banners and garlands. Most are dressed in white, with women in white and cream saris and men in white kurtas, many with hands pressed in anjali or eyes closed in meditation. Standing near the front, a man in a dark robe with a striped shawl and garland holds a microphone, while a man in white with an orange scarf stands beside him. Another man in white and orange stands at the left holding a video camera. Framed portraits hang on the back wall. The setting suggests a satsang or darshan gathering.

A large seated congregation fills a tented hall decorated with hanging colourful cloth banners in yellow, red and patterned panels. Rows of devotees sit on the floor; many women wear saffron and orange shawls over white, while others wear red, green, blue and purple saris. Several people press their palms together in anjali. A standing man in white clothing operates a camera on a tripod at the right edge, and a few people sit near a small stall with shelves of items at the left. Standing figures in white and a white-clad man at the far left complete the scene.

February 16 2007

A large seated crowd of devotees fills the foreground of a photograph taken at an evening satsang. Many wear white ritual clothing, and some have rudraksha malas and vibhuti on their foreheads. A man in a dark fleece at left sits with his hands clasped, a woman in a peach saree and mala sits beside him, and a man in white with a mustache and glasses sits at right. Behind them stand tall decorated pillars with orange, blue and red patterned panels, garlands and palm fronds, and a small shrine area with a deity murti and a printed sign. Other people stand in the background near the decorations.

A large seated crowd fills a tented hall at night, with many people in white clothes sitting on a bare floor facing a speaker standing at the right, wearing white and holding a microphone near a camera on a tripod. Colourful hanging fabric panels in yellow, blue and red decorate the tent ceiling, with strings of pennant bunting in pink, green and orange. Among the audience are children in red, yellow and orange, and several women wearing rudraksha malas. A man in an orange saffron garment sits in the front row, and a man in white stands at the far left near the seated crowd. The scene suggests a devotional gathering or discourse at a temple event.

A photograph of a seated congregation in a open-sided hall with a white tent-style canopy and tall metal scaffolding. Many people sit on colourful woven mats and an orange cloth: young women and girls in white and orange or yellow shawls, with several women in orange sarees near a low stage. A man in an orange kurta stands at the back of the stage area beside a large framed deity mural. Woven ceremonial banners with animal motifs hang from the ceiling, and a small blue bag sits among the mats.

A large indoor hall under a white tented ceiling hung with tall cylindrical banners in yellow, blue and red patterns, filled with a seated crowd of devotees dressed mostly in white and pastel saris. In the foreground a man in white clothes with long hair stands holding a video camera on his shoulder, while to the right another man in white stands gesturing among the seated devotees. Many women and girls sit cross-legged on mats in a ritual or satsang gathering, with a dense crowd extending back toward the far wall.

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