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January 01 2009

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A large seated audience fills a pink-canopied tent with a red carpet, attending a satsang. Many devotees sit cross-legged in rows, most women and some men, wearing saffron and orange shawls, white and cream sarees and kurtas, with rudraksha malas and orange headwraps. Several women in the front row wear bright orange and green sarees. A tiered arrangement of offerings or flowers appears at the left edge, banana plants and decorative banners frame the back, and a speaker hangs from the canopy. No individual speaker is clearly visible in the frame. The image carries an archive copyright notice.

Outdoor ritual under a corrugated metal canopy in front of a decorated deity murti shrine with garlands and a tall ornate backdrop. A seated figure in a saffron-orange robe sits on a raised platform before a gold-colored stand holding offerings and a brass vessel, while another person in white stands nearby with hands folded. A framed portrait sits on an orange armchair beside the platform. Seated rows of women and girls in orange saris with red borders face the platform, and a bare-headed sannyasi in orange sits at left. Plants, a red wall and a loudspeaker are visible in the background. Whether the saffron-robed central figure is a person cannot be confirmed from appearance, so the role is given as a seated sannyasi.

December 24 2008

A large outdoor satsang under a red and white tent, with a crowd of many seated devotees on red mats. In the foreground, young girls and women wear orange and maroon saris and rudraksha malas, several with white tilak marks on their foreheads. One girl in the centre holds her hands in anjali mudra, and others sit with brass bowls and oil lamps placed before them on small mats with flowers and fruit. Brass kalasha-style lamps and offering plates lie on the floor. Behind them, more seated people in white and orange clothing fill the hall, with a stage and onlookers standing at the back. No person in the image is clearly identifiable as a person.

A large group of devotees sits cross-legged on the ground under an open pavilion during a ritual. Many wear saffron-orange cloths and rudraksha malas; several men in white dhotis with golden borders sit in front. A central man in white dhoti and shawl with a long braid sits with hands folded, chanting and gesturing. Brass kalasha pots, small brass vessels and a cardboard box sit on a striped cloth mat, with a stone platform in the foreground. A man in white and red-bordered shawl sits with his back to the camera at the lower right. Around 40 people are visible.

A festival gathering under a canopy of red, yellow and orange tent cloth decorated with orange triangular pennants and fringed draping. A figure in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with red and white flower garlands sits on a raised red-and-white platform covered with a patterned rug and marigold petals, smiling at the crowd. Beside the platform a standing man in a dark suit holds a long wooden pole supporting a multicolored ceremonial umbrella, and a trident is visible on the right. Dozens of seated women and girls in white with orange borders clap and sit on a red mat in front of the platform. Behind them stands a larger group of devotees in white and pink, and a black stone bull statue with flower garlands sits at left beside a pink deity murti, with palm trees in the background.

A festival stage under a decorated canopy with red, yellow, purple and green bunting and sparkling fairy lights. Several people stand behind a flower-draped table: a man in white dhoti and shawl gestures with raised hands beside a brass lamp with a lit flame, while saffron-robed sadhus and a shaven-headed monk in orange stand nearby. A younger man in an orange turban and garland, and a bearded elder in orange, stand at right. A man in a white kurta at far right gestures. Marigold garlands and red and yellow flowers decorate the table edge and brass pots below. Several people in white and pale clothes stand at the left edge. No figure is clearly identifiable as a specific individual from appearance alone.

A satsang in a bare hall with cream walls and red curtains. A figure in saffron-orange robes sits on a raised red throne-platform with a red arched backrest, hands folded. On the red mats below, many shaved-headed young men in orange robes with rudraksha malas sit with palms pressed together, facing the platform. A man in a striped shirt and white dhoti sits with hands folded near the front, and several women in red and maroon saris sit to the right. A gold-and-red decorated ornamental stand and a carved golden chair stand at the back left, with a standing attendant in white nearby. Two box fans and a wall fan sit on the right side.

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Outdoor ritual gathering on a paved courtyard under a canopy with bunting. Many devotees in orange and saffron robes sit cross-legged on the ground facing a raised platform; several are seen from behind, some with hair in buns or braids, garlands of orange flowers, and one woman in white. On the platform, two saffron-robed men sit at a low table with fruit and offerings, while another figure in white stands at left near a cart. Behind them stands a large elaborate deity murti in a decorated alcove with flower garlands and a golden shrine. A striped cloth covers the platform, and a video camera on a tripod records the scene at right.