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A large seated crowd of devotees fills a tent-like hall during an evening ritual. In the foreground on the right, a long-haired man in an orange-saffron wrap and white dhoti sits cross-legged with a staff beside him, his face turned toward the audience. Most seated devotees wear white kurtas and dhotis with rudraksha malas, while a woman in a maroon top sits in the middle, and a boy in a yellow-gold shawl sits to the left. Behind them, standing figures and hanging orange-and-maroon decorative cloths line the upper hall, with a water bottle and steel vessel on the floor in front.

A photograph of a large seated congregation in white clothing on blue mats inside a hall, with many devotees facing toward the lower right. In the right foreground, a figure in long dark hair and an orange-saffron robe with a gold-bordered white shawl sits facing the crowd, holding a rudraksha mala-like prayer string; the figure is described here as a sannyasi, and no identity is asserted. Several men wear white kurtas and rudraksha malas, a boy in a cream silk kurta sits centrally, and a young woman in a maroon top sits among them. Standing figures and hanging orange and yellow lanterns appear in the background, and a plastic water bottle is on the mat near the front.

February 16 2007

A large indoor hall filled with a seated assembly of devotees dressed mostly in white, sitting on the floor in rows facing forward. Many men wear white shirts and dhotis, some with rudraksha malas, and several women in saris sit at the left edge. Hanging orange and multicoloured cloth banners and lanterns decorate the ceiling, with string lights along the walls. The room is dim, and the audience appears to be attending a satsang or darshan, though the front of the hall is out of frame.

A large indoor hall filled with a seated crowd of devotees dressed mostly in white, with some in orange, sitting on the floor in rows facing a raised stage. On the stage, draped in orange cloth, a figure in orange robes sits at the far left background. In the foreground right, a man with long dark swept-back hair wearing a pale pink-gold shawl sits cross-legged beside a microphone stand and a water bottle, facing the stage. Colourful tall striped banners with geometric patterns and bird motifs hang along the walls, and a video camera on a tripod records the gathering. A red carpet runs through the seating area.

A dimly lit photograph of a large seated audience at a satsang or public talk, with rows of devotees filling the hall. In the foreground, a man in an orange t-shirt wears a rudraksha mala and sits cross-legged beside a man in a white shirt and dhoti with an ID badge clipped to his chest. A younger boy in a light blue shirt wears a mala and a bare-chested older man in white sits at left with a water bottle. Many attendees wear white or pastel clothing, and some have ID badges. No speaker or stage figure is clearly visible in the frame.

A large hall with a white-walled interior and hanging woven banners in orange, purple and blue along the ceiling. A crowd of many men dressed in white ritual clothes sits on the floor and on white chairs, most facing toward the front. Several wear orange or saffron shawls, and one seated figure in the foreground wears an orange-and-yellow shawl with curly hair. A framed portrait hangs on the far right wall, and a white stage frame and lamp are visible overhead. The scene reads as a satsang or darshan gathering.

December 27 2006

A dim photograph of an indoor event under a white tent with decorative painted pillars decorated with elephant and bird motifs and strings of flower garlands. Many seated devotees, mostly in white clothing, fill the foreground facing a raised stage with a dark red curtain. Several people in white kurtas sit on chairs on the stage, and a standing person in white with an orange shawl stands at the left edge. A few people stand near the right side. The lighting is low and the audience is in shadow.

July 16 2008

December 30 2006

2006-12-30 +1 copies

A large seated congregation of men in white clothes fills a tented hall, many wearing lanyards with badges and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, sitting on mats in rows and facing a raised stage. On the stage stands a golden deity murti within a circular halo-like frame, flanked by a green draped backdrop, with large portraits of a long-haired figure in orange and white printed on the tent walls. Colourful decorative banners hang from the tent poles, and several people sit near the stage, some in orange clothing. Darshan or satsang seating with devotees holding their hands in meditative mudra.