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July 02 2017

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July 02 20172017-07-02 +1 copiesJuly 02 20172017-07-02July 30 20172017-07-30 +1 copiesA large group seated on the floor in a temple hall during an arati or lamp-offering ritual. Front row includes a woman in white sari with gold border holding a lit oil lamp, a woman in green and gold sari with a rudraksha mala, a shirtless young man in white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha mala holding a lit lamp, and a bearded older man with rudraksha mala holding a lamp. Behind them many men in saffron/orange garments with rudraksha malas and forehead markings sit on mats, some with white body paint or tilak. Brass bowls and small lamps rest on a green cloth before them. No individual is identified as a person by appearance.2019-01-01August 11 20172017-08-11A large seated gathering in a hall with white walls and wooden doors, where many people sit cross-legged on a pale floor in rows facing forward. Men in front wear white dhotis and shirts with red or orange shawls, and some have white or grey vibhuti marks on their foreheads. Several young boys and men on the right wear orange robes and beaded necklaces, and many women in white, red, orange and pink saris and salwar kameez sit behind them. A few people wear green lanyards and rudraksha malas. The atmosphere suggests a satsang or discourse session, with devotees attentive and seated in orderly rows.2016-03-27A large hall with cream walls and red curtains shows a seated assembly of devotees in white ritual clothes with gold-bordered dhotis and orange or red shawls. A woman in an orange sari stands at the front holding a microphone and addresses the gathering beside a silver throne-like seat with a red cushion and a silver trident (trishul) on the right. Many attendees sit cross-legged on mats in the foreground, with people in the back rows also in white and orange. Ceiling lights and small screens line the upper walls.2017-08-11Photograph of a seated congregation on red floor mats during a satsang gathering. In the foreground two women in white sarees with gold borders sit cross-legged; the woman at left wears an orange blouse and a red bindi, the one at right wears a gold-bordered blouse, and both wear rudraksha malas. Behind them men and women in white clothes, some with ID badges and white-and-orange sashes, sit attentively. A figure in orange robes stands at the upper right, and a red bag lies in the lower right corner. The setting is a bright hall with a tiled floor.2014-06-01July 29 20172017-07-29 +1 copiesJune 26 20172017-06-26 +1 copiesA seated man in a rust-orange robe with long swept-back dark hair sits on an ornate silver-and-red throne in a hall, with a silver-footed table and small silver lion figures beside him. Around him, devotees sit on the floor in white and orange clothing with rudraksha malas, some bare-chested in white dhotis. A man in the foreground has his back to the camera. A screen above shows a related scene, and a standing bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a yellow border holds a tray at the top right. Ceremonial silver staff and a brass lamp stand near the throne.2017-06-26July 02 20172017-07-02 +1 copies