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December 26 2009

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A large tented hall with white canvas ceiling and colourful woven hangings lit from above shows a seated congregation on orange and blue mats in rows facing a stage at the far end. Most attendees wear white clothing, and many women have long braids. Two large screens on the side walls display a close-up of a figure in white with a bright orange-and-gold-clad figure beside him. A decorated stage area with flowers and a central seat is visible at the back, with a kalasha-like arrangement near the front. Ceiling fans hang beneath the tent roof.2009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24 +1 copiesOctober 23 20102010-10-23December 25 20092009-12-25October 24 20122012-10-24December 27 20092009-12-27Wide view of a large hall under a draped white fabric ceiling with fans and tall multicoloured cloth banners hanging from pillars. Many women sit cross-legged on orange and striped mats facing a raised stage. Most wear white or pale saris and salwar, some in green, pink and orange. Hair is worn in long braids or buns. On the stage a golden ornate throne-like seat with a central deity murti and lit lamps sits before a blue drape. Two projector screens show slides on either side of the stage. Roughly a hundred or more women are visible.2011-02-27 +1 copiesWide view from the back of a large hall with a white draped ceiling and colourful striped cloth pillars hung with orange tassels. Hundreds of seated devotees, mostly in white and pastel clothes, sit on orange and purple mats facing a raised stage at the far end. A central dais with a red and blue backdrop holds a small seated figure in front of a decorated stand, with two large screens on either side showing the stage. On the left, deity murtis and floral decorations stand near the wall. The crowd is dense across the floor, and the white marble aisle runs down the centre.2010-10-23November 14 20102010-11-14October 21 20102010-10-21 +1 copiesA large hall under a white draped ceiling with hanging ceiling fans and tall colourful tassel decorations filled with seated devotees on striped woven mats and orange cloth. Most attendees wear white clothing. Two large screens on the walls show a speaker on stage, and the stage at the far end is lit with a decorated backdrop. Stage figures are too distant to distinguish. The crowd is seated on the floor and in chairs at the left, facing the stage for a programme or satsang.2009-12-25Wide view of a large hall during a seated discourse. Hundreds of devotees sit cross-legged on the floor in white and light clothing, with some on coloured mats in orange and purple at right. Colourful patterned fabric columns with orange tassels hang from a white draped ceiling. At the far stage, a figure in red and white sits at a central lectern under a red backdrop, flanked by candles, and two large screens show the speaker. Gold thrones are visible at the left edge. Fewer than a hundred people are visible in the frame.2010-10-23 +1 copies