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A photograph of a seated congregation under a thatched pavilion decorated with strings of lights and dried-grass swags at an evening programme. Rows of devotees sit on a long blue cushioned mat; many wear white kurtas or saffron, orange and green saris, and a woman in the foreground in a dark floral dress holds her hands together. Two women in the centre wear a yellow-green outfit and an orange top. Small brass and painted deity murtis and a kolam-decorated low platform stand at the lower left. The audience appears attentive, facing toward an unseen speaker or stage.

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April 05 20172017-04-05April 05 20172017-04-05April 05 20172017-04-05April 05 20172017-04-05December 31 20112011-12-31Night outdoor ritual at a large open-air ceremony under white canopy and stage lights. Dense crowd of devotees, mostly men and women in white dhotis and white saris with gold borders, sit on the ground in rows. A bare-chested man in an orange cloth stands in the centre holding a leafy stalk aloft, and several people in saffron or orange and teal clothing move among the crowd. A woman in a teal and white sari kneels with hands together near a child in a white top and jeans. Behind them a decorated stage with red and white draping, a small kalasha, and a backdrop of lit panels. A figure seated at the far right in white is partly visible; no identity can be confirmed from appearance, so no a person candidate is asserted. Banners in blue and yellow frame the back of the grounds.2017-03-11A photograph of a seated congregation in an open-air pavilion with carved wooden pillars and greenery behind. Many women in white and cream clothes with blue lanyards sit on the floor facing a central bronze statue of a standing deity murti on a green mat. In the foreground a man with grey hair tied back wears a red-and-white shawl and sits beside a large brass tray of white and yellow flower petals. Oil lamps stand on the right, and a figure in red robes sits at the far right near a microphone and a water bottle.2016-01-01Evening satsang in a open-sided tent with red carpet and scattered white petals. Seated devotees wear white and marigold garlands: a woman in a pink silk sari with a red bindi, a woman in an orange sari, a boy in red with glasses, a girl in white with gold border, and a man in a patterned shirt. A figure in a saffron-orange robe with long dark hair stands at the right, while a man in white dhoti gestures toward the stage. Hanging clay diyas and string lights decorate the ceiling.2016-12-19September 14 20142014-09-14October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 01 20162016-10-01November 29 20112011-11-29