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July 29 20082008-07-29A dense crowd of devotees fills an indoor hall, many with hands pressed together in namaskar or raised in devotion. Men wear white shirts and dhotis, women wear saris in pink, red, peach and blue, and a few wear kumkum or vibhuti marks. One man in the front right has an orange cord around his neck. A figure in a white head covering raises a white cloth above the crowd. Plastic chairs are visible among the seated and standing people. The photograph appears to be an older print.June 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copies2004 - sacred collections uncategorisedA dense crowd of devotees presses around a central figure in a white shirt at an indoor gathering. Many women wear sarees in teal, yellow, red and pink with braided hair and flowers. Some devotees hold their hands in anjali with palms pressed together, while others reach out toward the centre. A man in an orange turban and orange-saffron clothing stands at right, and several men wear white kurtas with red lanyards. Leafy yellow-green plants frame the lower edge of the scene.Photo 11726116 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated congregation indoors on a woven mat, with white pillars and a tiled floor behind them. Many devotees sit in rows watching toward the front, most with hands folded or attentive expressions. Women wear saris and salwar kameez in green, lime-green, yellow, pink and orange-checked prints; several men wear white shirts and glasses, and children in blue and yellow sit among them. No speaker or deity is visible in the frame. The scene looks like a satsang or darshan gathering.Photo 11730059July 07 20022002-07-07 +1 copiesA dense crowd of men, women and children packs an open outdoor area under a tin-roofed canopy, many pressing forward with raised hands and phones. In the foreground a shaved-headed priest in white with a saffron-and-gold bordered cloth and a rudraksha mala stands at the bottom edge, while a man in a white shirt and a man in a checked pink shirt with a rudraksha mala guide the crowd. Elderly women in white and blue saris stand at right. Many people wear white dhotis and shirts; a young woman in an orange top stands in the upper centre. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person, so the scene is recorded only by roles and actions.2011-05-17A large seated audience fills a hall at a person Jayanthi event, packed rows of devotees on white plastic chairs. Many women wear white or saffron-trimmed saris and salwars, some in blue, pink, green and yellow; several have folded hands in anjali or are clapping. Men in white shirts and saffron shawls sit in the front rows. At the far left edge, a glimpse of an ornate altar or stage is visible. The crowd appears to number in the many hundreds, with the room extending far back.2010-12-29August 21 20122012-08-21