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A large seated congregation fills a thatched-roof hall with a bamboo-ceiling and open lattice windows. Dozens of devotees sit cross-legged on mats, most dressed in white, with some women in pastel and blue saris and several wearing beaded garlands. A tripod-mounted video camera stands in the foreground beside a wooden pillar. Colourful tassel decorations and paper streamers hang from the ceiling. Framed photographs and portraits line the back walls, and a small deity murti is visible on the left wall.

A large seated gathering of devotees fills a thatched-roof hall, most dressed in white saris and white kurta-style clothing, with some women in blue and patterned saris. A video camera on a tripod sits at left, recording the group. Behind them the walls display framed photographs and devotional images, including a portrait garlanded with flowers and a painted deity panel, and hanging decorative cloth banners in red, orange and white hang from wooden posts. Fluorescent tube lights are mounted in the thatched ceiling. The group appears to be attending a seated session together.

August 01 2008

A seated audience of devotees in a thatched-roof hall with woven bamboo panels and dark drapes. Most people wear white garments: men in white shirts and dhotis, women in white saris, one in a pink blouse and another in a green-and-white striped sari. They sit on mats on the floor, looking forward toward the front of the hall. On the walls hang framed pictures, including a portrait of a saffron-robed figure seated in a pose on the upper left and a framed photo on the right. A loudspeaker box is mounted on a wall. The scene suggests a meditation or satsang session.

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

November 22 2009

A seated crowd fills a tented hall with a white domed ceiling during a gathering at the Gurukul inauguration. Rows of people sit on blue mats and white plastic chairs, many in white and cream traditional clothing, with saffron and orange shawls and garlands visible. Women in white and cream saris and children in white and orange sit at the front, while men in white kurtas sit further back. Hanging decorative banners in yellow, orange and patterned fabric hang from the ceiling, with colourful bunting strung across the hall. Framed portraits line the walls, and a camera operator stands at the right edge. A few people in orange robes sit near the back, and a man in a saffron top stands at the far right beside a portrait.

A large crowd of devotees sits closely packed inside a thatched-roof pandal with bamboo poles and fluorescent tube lights. Many women wear white saris or salwar with orange-saffron shawls draped over their shoulders, and several men wear white kurtas and white dhotis with orange scarves. Tall decorative pillars wrapped in red, green, yellow and blue patterned cloth with floral and bird motifs stand among them. In the foreground a man in white stands at left beside a younger man, while at right a photographer in white holds a camera. Many attendees smile and look toward the front of the hall.

September 08 2009

A photograph of an indoor hall with a thatched bamboo ceiling, cream and red-brown walls, and tubular light fixtures. Rows of seated people in white clothing face a raised area at the right, where a woman in orange robes sits speaking into a microphone. Two people in white sit beside a tripod-mounted video camera on a red rug. A small figure in orange sits at the far right. Hanging orange and colourful decorative cloth strips decorate the ceiling and walls, and a framed picture hangs on the back wall.

A large hall with a white tent-style ceiling and hanging yellow and multicoloured decorative banners from the rafters. Many people, mostly women in white and cream saris, sit cross-legged on the floor in rows facing right. Some wear pale green, teal and orange saris, and a few carry small bags. A woman in a bright orange sari sits on a raised platform at the far right beside a microphone stand. A cameraman stands on the left near a tripod and camera. Yellow floor markings and a pink-and-white checked mattress are in the foreground.

August 02 2005

2005-08-02 +1 copies