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November 04 2006

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A photograph inside a large open-sided hall with a corrugated metal roof and exposed wooden rafters, seating women in white and yellow saris on a teal-covered floor. A man in a white checked shirt and white dhoti bends forward near the front, and other men in white shirts stand along the back. Several framed portraits hang on the posts: one shows a figure in an orange and gold turban, another a figure in a white turban with a dark robe, and a third a figure in a white turban against a green background. A small paper sign reads KEEP SILENCE. Palm fronds decorate the corners. Hay bales line the rear wall.

A thatched-roof hall with bamboo lattice walls, hung with colourful tassels and flower garlands. A speaker in saffron-orange robes sits at the left before a microphone and a stand holding papers, facing a seated audience of many people in white clothes. Audience members sit on the floor, some holding booklets, and a video camera on a tripod records the scene at the lower right. At the back, a raised altar area has a central large framed portrait of a bearded elder in white, flanked by a black-and-white photo of a seated man in meditation and colour pictures of seated figures, with brass lamps and flowers below. Printed portrait photos and a small framed deity picture hang on the walls.

2005-08-03 +1 copies

A photograph of a large hall where many children sit cross-legged on blue mats facing a stage. On the right, a man in white clothes stands at a raised dais with a microphone, beside a large gold-and-orange deity murti under a dark cloth. Behind the stage, a portrait shows a figure wearing a white turban and white robe. A wall-mounted screen displays a close-up of a woman laughing. A purple banner with a Little Anandas heading hangs on the left, and a boy in white stands near the front. A seated figure in white bends forward at the centre-front. The hall has a corrugated metal roof and yellow metal framing.

Large crowd of mostly men in white shirts and dhotis fills a long open-sided tent with a corrugated metal roof and bamboo rafters, with a green floor covering. Many attendees wear white lanyard badges. In the centre a man in a beige shirt raises his arms overhead, while others stand with hands folded or clasped. A boy in a red kurta and white pyjamas stands at right beside a woman in an orange sari. Framed portraits hang from the poles: one labelled with a readable caption, and others showing bearded figures in green and white. Fluorescent tubes line the poles.

November 04 2006

December 29 2006

2006-12-29 +1 copies

A photograph of a training session in a hall with a tiled floor, white walls and a thatched roof. Around thirty seated participants in white clothes sit on colourful striped mats, many wearing lanyards with badges. A speaker in white with a red-orange shawl stands at a lectern with a microphone stand in the foreground, facing the audience. Plastic chairs are stacked along the back wall and a blue banner is mounted on the wall.

A large open-sided pandal hall with bamboo-and-thatch roof strung with leaves and floral garlands, banners and tube lights overhead. A large crowd of devotees dressed in white sits on the floor, many with orange shawls. In the foreground, a bald man in white and orange shawl sits on a white-draped platform, while a long-haired figure in an orange robe with a white floral garland sits elevated on the platform beside a camera on a tripod, appearing to be the central speaker in a satsang. A white-clad man with a large shawl sits near the front, and a bald man with dark glasses sits at lower left. Banners above display portraits and printed text.

December 12 2007

A large open-air satsang hall with a corrugated roof, rows of fluorescent tube lights, and banana plants and palm fronds lining the aisles. Hanging garlands of mango leaves and yellow flowers decorate the beams. Many people in white clothes sit on the floor and on white-covered seats. A figure in an orange-saffron robe with a white flower garland sits elevated at the top centre, speaking into a microphone beside a camera. Nearby, several men in white with orange shawls sit in front, and a bald man in white with an orange shawl sits at the front right. Banners with Tamil text hang on the walls above the crowd.

A photograph of a seated satsang in a open-sided shed with a corrugated metal roof. A figure with long, swept-back dark hair, wearing saffron-orange robes, a white garland with pink, blue and yellow flowers, sits on a raised white seat facing the audience and gestures with a raised hand toward a microphone on a stand. Around thirty or more devotees sit cross-legged on striped mats, mostly men in white dhotis and shirts, some wearing rudraksha malas, with several women in saris at the back, smiling and listening. Flower petals lie at the speaker's feet. The overall impression is a community gathering for discourse.

February 16 2007