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Evening ritual in a tented hall with banners hanging from the roof. In the foreground, several women and girls in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on a blue mat holding long bamboo staffs with small orange flags and brass lamps. Behind them, people in white clothes sit and stand in rows. A large framed image hangs on the back wall, and a figure in white stands near a central altar area. Orange and colourful woven hangings decorate the poles.

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A photograph inside a large white tent hall with orange-and-patterned hanging pillars overhead. Rows of young women and men in saffron and orange robes sit cross-legged on blue-and-yellow striped mats, many holding long bamboo staffs upright with orange cloth tassels. Behind them stand large framed portraits of a woman playing a violin, and a dark bronze statue of a dancing deity murti is visible at the back. A seated man in the foreground wears an orange shawl over white and has a grey beard and long hair. A video camera on a tripod is at right.2006-08-17December 27 20072007-12-27 +1 copiesDecember 09 20062006-12-09October 01 20072007-10-01August 17 20062006-08-17Night outdoor gathering at a courtyard beside a red-orange building under a bright floodlight. Many devotees sit on mats and sand; women in orange and maroon saris, and men in white kurtas with orange shawls, sit in rows. Several people hold tall silver and gold ceremonial staffs with pointed tops, and one holds a large round golden fan-like object. A standing man in white kurta stands at the upper left, and a woman in pink sari stands behind a small table with a water vessel. Stacks of speakers and microphone stands are visible at right. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable in the frame.2013-03-02Interior of a large tented hall with striped decorative pillars and white walls. A line of monastic trainees in saffron/orange robes and white dhotis stands on a purple mat holding long wooden staffs, while women in white saris with orange borders stand at right. A man in white kurta at left holds an orange cloth beside a whiteboard on an easel, and a pile of orange fabric lies on a white sheet on the floor. Other devotees in white and orange move in the background. Possibly a monastic training session with staff drill.2006-08-17Indoor hall at an ashram with a stage at left and a large ornate red-and-gold throne at centre-right, a dark maroon curtain behind, and hanging yellow-and-blue patterned banners with elephant motifs. In the foreground, several people in saffron/orange robes carry long bamboo staffs and walk across a blue mat with a yellow border line. Two people in white stand at right with hands folded in namaste toward the procession. A figure in white and orange stands near the throne, and a brass deity murti sits on a pedestal at left, with white-clad attendants on the stage. Photo shows a monastic training activity.2006-08-17Wide photograph of a large hall with a fabric-covered ceiling and tall decorated pillars wrapped in patterned cloth with orange fringe. Hundreds of people in white clothing sit cross-legged on the floor in rows facing a central area, with brass and silver ritual vessels and small bells placed on the floor in front. A few people in saffron or orange garments are seated near the right side of the rows. A person in the lower right foreground is partly visible. No individual can be clearly identified as a person from appearance in this view. Overhead lights illuminate the scene. The crowd is seated for a satsang-style gathering.2006-07-11A photograph of a ritual on a red-floored stage in an indoor hall. On the left, a woman in orange robes and a gold necklace sits on a red seat with flower garlands, smiling and pressing her palms together. Around the stage, about twenty shaven-headed young men in orange robes sit cross-legged holding tall bamboo poles with orange cloth streamers. Brass oil lamps stand on the floor before them, and scattered petals cover the stage. A man in white with an orange shawl stands at the right edge beside a standing fan, and a video camera is mounted at right. Hanging orange lanterns and a brown door are visible in the background.2006-07-11A photograph of a large indoor hall with a white tented ceiling and hanging colourful decorative banners with elephant motifs. Rows of seated devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas wear orange shawls and sit on mats before small brass plates, lamps and flower-decorated leaf plates, with small metal cups in front of them. Several men in the foreground have hands pressed together in prayer. Orange flag poles stand among the seated rows, and a striped cloth hangs at the left edge. Many more people sit in the background. +1 copiesOctober 15 20072007-10-15