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A large seated crowd of devotees fills a white tented hall with hanging yellow and blue patterned banners, many with hands pressed in prayer. Most wear white clothes, with some in orange, pink and green. A bald man with long grey-white hair and a rudraksha mala, in white with a yellow lanyard, sits prominently in the lower right, and another man in a maroon shirt sits behind. A large loudspeaker hangs from the tent frame. Lattice windows and an orange wall are visible behind the crowd.

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A large seated crowd of devotees in white clothing fills a white-tented hall with lattice windows during a homa in Anandasabha. In the foreground, several men in white shirts sit with palms pressed together in anjali, some wearing rudraksha malas and lanyards. Behind them, rows of women and men in white, yellow, orange and pink saris and kurtas sit attentively, with a few people visible near a ritual setup at the back. Hanging yellow and blue textile banners decorate the tent frame.2009-07-01A large hall full of seated devotees in white ritual clothing, many with palms pressed together in prayer, some in orange, green and pink saris. Yellow and blue decorated pillars and white draped fabric hang from the ceiling, with ceiling fans and speakers visible above. Most people appear to be women, with a few men among them, and the crowd fills the room from front to back.2009-07-01July 01 20092009-07-01A large indoor hall under a white tented ceiling hung with decorative banners in red, orange and black stripes. Many devotees sit cross-legged on mats in white clothing with yellow lanyards, facing the front. Some wear yellow neck cords and name badges. At the left a framed deity murti stands in an arched niche beside painted scenery. Ceiling speakers and overhead lighting are visible. Several participants are foreign-looking attendees, and a shaved-headed man sits in the front row.2009-06-10July 01 20092009-07-01June 21 20092009-06-21A large indoor hall with a white tented ceiling and colourful hanging pillar banners holds a seated ritual gathering of many devotees on mats in rows. Most sit cross-legged with palms pressed together in prayer, dressed in white kurtas and dhotis, with yellow lanyards around their necks. A few wear orange or blue clothing. Brass plates and small oil lamps sit on the mats before them, and a shrine with a deity murti stands at the left against the wall. The scene suggests a homa or tharpanam offering.2009-07-01A large seated congregation of devotees fills a bright hall with white latticed windows. Many men and women wear white clothes, and several have lanyards and name badges. A man in an orange-saffron top sits near the back, and a man in a light green shirt sits among the rows. Women in the foreground wear white, yellow and dark colours, and several sit with eyes closed in meditation or attentive listening. Metal equipment and a blue barrel are visible at the left edge.2009-06-22A large photograph of a seated congregation in white clothing at a white-canopied hall, with hands pressed in anjali mudra during a homa or tharpanam offering. Dozens of devotees in white kurtas and sarees sit on the floor before small brass oil lamps, plates of offerings and red and orange bags. A bald man in white kurta with a mala stands in the foreground, hands folded in prayer, while other people in white and a woman in a purple sari sit nearby. Blue and gold pillars and rafters frame the tent in the background, with many more people seated beyond.2009-07-01July 07 20092009-07-07A large indoor satsang hall with pink walls and a white tented ceiling hung with multicoloured and orange tassel banners. Rows of seated devotees fill the floor on pale mats, most dressed in white kurtas and dhotis with rudraksha malas, while some wear yellow or orange shawls. Several men in the foreground hold open laptops or notebooks, and a plastic water bottle sits on the mat. Many attendees wear headphones for translation. The camera is positioned at the back of the hall looking toward the front, where a distant golden deity murti and a small shrine area are partly visible among the crowd.2010-09-16July 07 20092009-07-07