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July 07 2002

2002-07-07 +2 copies

Photograph of a satsang hall with a large seated audience on the floor facing the front. A figure in an orange-and-gold sari sits on a red chair at the front, flanked by a wooden table and a framed picture on the right wall. Audience members wear white, cream, pink and checked shirts; many women have long braids and some wear orange shawls. The room is white-walled with red chairs along the side and a small speaker stand visible.

A pandal-style hall with bamboo poles and a red-and-gold draped backdrop holds a satsang. A man in saffron-orange robes, with a rudraksha mala and a white flower garland, sits with palms pressed together on a red cushioned throne decorated with white flowers, raised on a platform. Framed portraits hang on the backdrop, and a fire pit with smoke and offerings sits to the right. Seated devotees in white, checked shirts and pink or floral saris, many with jasmine in their hair, face the platform from the foreground. A standing man in white is at the right edge. The image is a candid photograph.

Photograph of a satsang in a thatched open-sided hall with wooden posts. A man in orange-saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and a long-haired appearance sits cross-legged on a red armchair-style throne garlanded with white flowers, hands folded in greeting. a person based on saffron robes, rudraksha mala and flowing hair; he is presiding over the gathering. Behind him a red-and-gold patterned cloth backdrop holds framed portraits and a deity murti, with a fire pit and offerings in front. Seated devotees in white dhotis and shirts, women in saris and flowers in their hair, sit on the floor facing the dais, with a seated man in a red robe near the altar.

A large crowd sits on the floor of a open-sided pandal decorated with banana plants, hanging floral strings and tube lights, facing a raised stage. On the stage, a figure in an orange garment sits on a white seat in front of a dark backdrop with a decorated canopy above. In the foreground, devotees in white clothes and a woman in an orange sari with a flower in her braided hair sit with their backs to the camera, one with an orange marigold garland. The setting suggests a satsang or discourse, with the seated figure central on stage, though the figure's face is too small and distant to read clearly.

December 27 2006

A photograph of a seated audience in a plain room with pale walls and a wooden door. A standing figure in a saffron-orange robe, with long dark hair swept back, gestures with one hand while speaking to the crowd. Behind him hangs a white cloth with gold trim. Men in white shirts and dhotis and women in saris and pink or blue tops sit on the floor, many with hair in braids and flowers. A large cream pillar stands in the foreground. Posters and framed pictures are on the wall at left.

July 29 2008

November 25 2010

2010-11-25 +1 copies

A photograph taken from the back of a hall, looking toward a stage draped with black curtains and woven textile panels in yellow, orange and red hanging from the ceiling. Strings of pink, green and yellow pennants decorate the top of the stage. On the stage, a seated figure in orange robes sits before a decorated throne-like seat with an ornate backdrop, and a standing figure in orange robes stands beside a golden stand. Rows of seated audience members in white clothes face the stage on white plastic chairs and on the floor, with a few people in patterned shirts among them, and a man in a white shirt with a pale head is at the left edge.

A photograph of a large seated audience, mostly men in white shirts and dhotis, viewed from behind on a dark floor and blue plastic chairs in a hall. They face a stage with a golden ornate throne-like seat in the centre, flanked by brass lamps and a kalasha-style vessel, draped in yellow and dark fabric with patterned banners above. A small figure in orange clothing sits on the stage near the throne. A white board stands to the right of the stage. Some attendees wear grey and red checked shirts. The hall is a dim, large space with scaffolding on the left.

September 23 2006