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December 07 2016

December 07 2016

A photograph of a crowded seated gathering, mostly women, in an indoor hall with a large projection screen behind. In the centre, a person with long dark hair, a red-orange sari-style garment, a dark rudraksha mala and a pendant stands holding a tray with offerings and a red sweet or prasad, while others in white, saffron and patterned saris sit or move nearby. A tilak mark is visible on the forehead. Several seated devotees in the foreground have grey and blond hair. a person is not clearly established by appearance here, so this person is described by role as a presenter of prasad.

July 09 2012

A crowded indoor satsang hall with many seated devotees, mostly women in white and cream sarees with gold borders, some in orange and red. In the centre, a woman in an orange-bordered white saree holds a steel plate, while another woman in white stands beside her carrying a tray with flowers and a lit oil lamp. Speakers hang on the back wall beneath a draped cloth, and a framed portrait of a bearded man in a white turban hangs on the right side of the wall. Several people in the foreground wear rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and glasses, with the audience packed closely together.

A dense crowd of devotees gathers in a hall with golden temple carvings and red curtains. In the foreground, a woman in a white sari with a red-brown shawl holds a silver tray of fruit, flowers and betel leaves, smiling. Nearby, a man in a white shirt and a bald priest with a white-marked forehead in cream clothing stand close. On the right, a figure in a saffron-yellow shawl wears a rudraksha mala and red and white flower garlands, with a gilded lion-shaped object in the lower foreground. Many people in white and cream clothes watch, and a camera operator stands in the background.

A photograph inside a red-tented ashram hall during a darshan line. A seated figure on the left wears long dark dreadlocked hair, a large garland of pink, red and yellow flowers and an orange-saffron cloth draped over the shoulders; the figure appears to be a person by these cues, seated before a gilded throne-like seat with a golden trident and an ornate brass pot. Nearby, a woman in a red sari and a woman in a red-and-white outfit are seated or kneeling, and a devotee in a red blouse hands offerings. Several devotees queue around them: a woman in grey, a woman in a striped shawl, a man in a white shirt and grey trousers, a grey-haired older man in a white kurta, and a child in white. A younger man in orange robes with shaved head stands at the upper right. A camera on a tripod stands at the back. The scene shows people approaching for blessings with fruit or flower offerings.

A large group of women and girls sits closely together on floor mats in a hall, many wearing saffron-orange saris with yellow borders and rudraksha malas, some with white forehead marks. A woman in the foreground centre in orange sari and beads raises one hand while seated, and an older woman at right in orange sari gestures with her hand. Small brass oil lamps and a small offering vessel sit on a mat in front. Others in white and maroon outfits sit behind, with a bright hall and seated attendees in the background. No single person is clearly identifiable as a person in this crowd.

January 08 2018

December 23 2016

A photograph of a seated figure viewed from behind, wearing a saffron-orange and gold-bordered cloth draped over the shoulder and bare upper body, with a thick garland of white and red flowers around the neck. He sits on a red cushioned seat beside a gold ornamental object, reaching forward to take a folded white paper from a devotee. Around him, a crowd of people in white, orange, and purple clothes gathers under a white tent with fans, cooler units, speakers, and a cameraman in the background. An elderly bald man in orange and a woman in white stand nearest, with a younger woman in white and a bangle-wearing devotee holding out papers.

A crowd of devotees presses forward with cupped, outstretched hands toward a woman seen from behind in an orange and yellow sari with white jasmine garland and a rudraksha-bead hair band, who is distributing items from a tray or basket. Men in white shirts and dhotis, one with a tilak and bare shoulders, and a woman in white with clasped hands stand among them, some with spectacles. Several children and a man in pink shirt are visible at the edges. Light streams in from the left.