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Evening scene in a covered open-air hall with a terracotta tiled roof, thatched palm-leaf festoons and string lights hanging from the beams. Many seated devotees in saris and kurtas face a distant decorated dais at the far end. In the left foreground a man with bare upper body and a sacred thread sits on a stone ledge, while a cameraman in white dhoti and shirt with gold border films from a tripod. Steel bowls, water bottles and cups sit on a stone table in front. Pink, red and white draped cloth and a small decorated altar appear near the far pillars.

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April 05 20172017-04-05Photograph of an evening gathering inside an open-sided, thatched and wooden-roofed hall decorated with strings of white fairy lights, red-painted pillars and hanging green-and-gold festoons. Rows of seated attendees face a shrine area at the far end, with a small decorated altar and a deity murti visible behind them. In the foreground a bare-chested man in a white dhoti stands at left beside a table with cups and water bottles, while a man in white clothes operates a camera on a tripod in the centre. Many women in saris and salwar sit in the chairs, and a woman in a cream sari sits at lower left. Watermarked archive photo of a satsang-style event.2017-04-05An indoor evening gathering in a covered open-sided hall with a terracotta tiled roof, woven straw and palm-leaf festoons, and strings of fairy lights. A large seated audience faces a raised altar area at the far end, where a deity murti sits under a canopy with floral garlands and lamps. In the foreground at left, a man in white dhoti with gold borders and a bead necklace stands beside a video camera on a tripod. Many attendees sit on black chairs in white, saffron, pink and multicoloured saris and kurtas, with a woman in a red-orange shawl at left. Pillars and a small shrine niche with a lit lamp frame the hall.2017-04-05April 05 20172017-04-05April 05 20172017-04-05Interior of a red-walled hall with a tiled roof, strings of mango-leaf or grass garlands hanging from the beams, and fairy lights along the pillars. Rows of seated devotees, many in white, saffron, yellow and pink saris and kurtas, face a shrine area at the back where a deity murti sits beneath a canopy. At the left, a camera operator in a white dhoti with gold border stands behind a tripod-mounted video camera filming the gathering. Oil lamps and flower offerings are arranged near the altar.2017-04-05February 11 20172017-02-11February 11 20172017-02-11Indoor hall with red walls, woven straw hangings and a ceiling fan, where a crowd of about 40 devotees sits on the floor facing a raised dais. On the dais a seated figure with long hair and a dark garment sits before an ornate golden shrine with a canopy and white drapery, while attendants stand nearby. Foreground devotees include a woman in an orange-and-white sari with palms joined, women in white and beige tops, and a man in a purple shirt seated at right. Hanging metal lamps and a deity murti appear on the walls. Satsang or darshan setting.2017-04-05January 01 20172017-01-01A photograph of a seated audience in an open-sided pavilion at night, lit with string lights and warm lamps. Rows of devotees sit on blue floor mats, many in white kurtas and dhotis, with several women in saris and salwar in green, red, yellow and orange. A man near the centre wears an orange turban and a saffron shawl. Foreground figures in a black-and-gold sari and a red outfit face forward, and a woman in a blue sari sits at lower left beside a small wooden stand holding brass deity murti and offerings. A white floral kolam decorates the floor. Woven straw garlands hang from the roof beams. The audience appears attentive, seated for a satsang or teaching.2017-04-05February 11 20172017-02-11