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Outdoor satsang event under a white canopy strung with multicolour bunting and orange poles, with a crowd seated on mats and rows of metal tables. Several men in white dhotis with gold-bordered shawls and beaded necklaces stand at the front, holding white cotton fans and banana leaves. A bald man in a white dhoti and gold-bordered shawl stands centrally, holding a fan and a banana leaf, with a stack of gold ornaments on his chest. A man in an orange-saffron dhoti and beaded malas stands in the middle holding a small bell, and a cameraman with a video camera on a tripod films the scene. Women in saris sit among the audience, some with vibhuti on their foreheads.

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July 03 20122012-07-03July 03 20122012-07-03July 03 20122012-07-03Outdoor ceremonial gathering under a white canopy with orange pillars and a strip of multicoloured bunting. Several men in white dhotis and rudraksha malas wave large white feather fans called chamaras over the seated assembly. On the left a man in white holds a fan raised high; in the centre a bald man in white with a gold-bordered cloth and beaded necklace stands holding a fan; to the right a man in saffron-orange cloth with a mala stands among other fan-bearers. Rows of seated devotees in white and women in saris sit at long metal-topped tables, with banana plant stalks and brass plates and lamps in front of them. The setting looks like a satsang or puja ceremony.2012-07-03July 03 20122012-07-03July 03 20122012-07-03Outdoor ceremony under a white tent with a red-and-pink fringe and a row of coloured prayer flags. Long metal tables are lined with brass oil lamps and offerings on the left, with devotees seated along them. Several priests stand at the tables in white dhotis and shawls; one shaved-headed priest holds a white whisk fan, another wears an orange-saffron cloth and holds a small vessel, and a bare-chested priest with a garland of beads and a white cloth holds a bundle of green leaves. Women in white saris and seated devotees fill the foreground and the seated audience on the right, and a film camera on a crane and tripod overlooks the scene.2012-07-03Outdoor satsang or ritual gathering under a white canopy strung with multicoloured bunting and orange poles. In the foreground, a long row of metal tables holds brass lamps and offering plates, with seated devotees on the ground behind them. Several men in white dhotis, some bare-chested with sacred threads, stand holding tall ornate brass lamps and palm-leaf stems. A tall man in saffron-orange cloth stands near the centre. A cameraman with a video camera on a jib-style rig films the proceedings at right. Many seated and standing devotees, mostly in white, fill the background, with a green-and-orange draped platform at left.2012-07-03July 03 20122012-07-03 +1 copiesOutdoor satsang under a white canopy strung with pink, orange and multicolored pennants, with a cameraman in a green striped shirt operating a jib crane on a tripod at left. Several dozen seated devotees fill the rows in white dhotis and saris, with plantain trees and tall orange-and-white poles framing the scene. In the foreground, a bare-chested man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl with a gold-and-beaded necklace raises one hand, while a man in a white dhoti and shawl with gold necklaces points upward at center right. At right, a man in white with a gold chain gestures, and seated devotees before brass plates of offerings occupy the lower area. Banana leaves and food-laden plates line a long low table in front of the crowd.2012-07-03Outdoor satsang pavilion with orange and white poles, strings of multicolour bunting and a white tent canopy. In the foreground, several men in white dhotis and shawls with gold borders hold white cotton fans or whisks, with banana leaves beside them. A bald man in white with a gold-bordered cloth stands near the centre, and a man in an orange cloth stands behind. Rows of seated devotees, many women in white and saris, sit at long metal tables with offerings. A camera operator with headphones films from a camera on a crane arm. Trees and a white van are visible beyond the tent.2012-07-03July 03 20122012-07-03