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Photograph taken from behind of a large tented hall with a red carpet and hanging decorative tassels and paper lanterns. A figure with long dark braided hair, wearing a dark rudraksha-style bead necklace and an orange garment, stands at the front facing the crowd. Hundreds of seated participants in white clothes with orange or red shawls sit in rows across the floor, many with hands raised to their heads in a group practice. Golden figures and a tall stand are visible at the far end of the hall.

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May 09th 20162016-05-09Photo taken from behind inside a large white tent filled with seated devotees on red mats. In the foreground a standing figure with very long dark braided hair and a grey crown of hair wears a saffron-orange shawl wrapped over the shoulder and an orange-brown rudraksha-style mala around the neck. Around them many people in white ritual clothes with red sashes sit cross-legged, some with hands raised to their heads. A man in a brown kurta sits at lower right, and gold deity figures and a gold kalasha-like ornament stand at the back near ceiling fans and hanging decorative tassels.2016-05-09A large white tent hall with a red floor is filled with hundreds of seated devotees, many in white clothes and orange or red shawls. Colourful paper lanterns and tassel decorations hang from the ceiling. In the foreground a figure with long, dreadlock-like hair and an orange-brown robe stands facing the crowd, back to the camera, with a long wrap draped over the shoulder. Several devotees near the front perform hand gestures and sit cross-legged, while others sit in rows toward a stage at the far end.2016-05-09A large tented hall filled with hundreds of seated devotees on a red carpet, mostly dressed in white with red sashes, many with arms raised. In the foreground a bare-backed sadhu with long dreadlocked hair and a rudraksha-style brown cord wrap faces the crowd, seen from behind. Hanging colourful tassels, paper lanterns and oil lamps decorate the ceiling, and golden deity murti and peetha-style ornaments stand along the left wall.2016-05-09Photograph inside a large white tent hung with colourful tassel decorations and paper lanterns, with a red carpet covering the floor. A standing figure seen from behind wears an orange-saffron cloth and has very long dreadlocked hair with a rudraksha-style mala around the neck. Hundreds of seated devotees fill the hall, many in white with orange-red shawls, some wearing orange mala beads. Several people in the foreground wear saris and orange-red shawls. The scene suggests a large satsang or spiritual gathering.2016-05-09A large crowd of devotees sits on a red carpeted floor inside a white tented pavilion hung with orange and yellow paper garlands and strings of lights. Most seated men wear white dhotis and shirts with saffron or red shawls, many with hands raised to their heads in a collective gesture. Standing at left, a man in an orange-saffron robe with a red tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala holds a microphone and appears to address the gathering, while other robed attendants in orange stand nearby. A golden kalasha-style finial is visible at the upper right near the ceiling.2016-05-09May 09th 20162016-05-09A large tented hall with a red carpeted floor and hanging paper decorations sees a crowd of devotees seated in rows, mostly in white dhotis and orange or red shawls, many with hands raised to their heads in a ritual gesture. In the left foreground, a man with long dreadlocks, an orange-brown robe and a rudraksha-style mala holds a microphone and speaks, apparently leading the gathering. A gilded throne with a red cushion stands at the far end beneath a deity murti, flanked by a speaker stack. A woman in a red sari stands at the left edge. A watermarked archive image.2016-05-09May 09th 20162016-05-09May 09th 20162016-05-09May 09th 20162016-05-09May 04 20162016-05-04 +1 copies