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October 18 2010

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A photograph of a ritual gathering in a hall with an orange-carpeted stage. Many men sit cross-legged on the floor facing the stage, mostly with shaved heads, wearing white dhoti-style cloth with red borders and some bare-shouldered; a few wear orange robes. Several wear headphones. Gold ornate throne-like furniture and a gold lion figure stand on the stage, with a small floral arrangement and an orange cloth on the stage edge. Video cameras on tripods and a speaker stand at right. Plates, bowls and offering trays sit on the floor in front of the seated group.2010-10-18October 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copiesNovember 10 20102010-11-10 +1 copiesNovember 10 20102010-11-10Photograph from the back of a seated audience in a hall with white floor and orange mats. Foreground: a bald man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala, wearing a headset, with a clipboard and papers at right. Several men in white dhotis with red borders sit cross-legged, some wearing headphones, and a few in orange shawls among them. At right, a brass thali with flowers, a small oil lamp, a framed picture and a yellow cloth sit on an orange mat. On a stage at back, a figure in orange robes sits on a gold and red throne, hands raised in discourse, beside a microphone. A large screen behind shows a colourful deity murti with garlands. Blue curtains frame the stage and a white candle stands at right.2010-10-22 +1 copiesA seated congregation of mostly men and boys in white dhotis and white upper cloths sits on orange mats facing a stage in a hall. On the stage, a golden bull (Nandi) sculpture and an ornate throne-like seat decorated with garlands and a red-and-gold canopy hold a deity murti or seat. A single person in an orange robe sits near the front of the stage area. Blue drapes, a projection screen, and white steps frame the stage, with a few oil lamps and brass offerings on the floor in front of the seated devotees.2010-12-27Indoor satsang hall where seated devotees face a raised dais at left. On the dais, a figure in saffron-orange robes sits on a red-cushioned gold throne decorated with garlands and flowers, with a golden canopy above. The audience sits cross-legged on striped woven mats and white floor cushions, many in white kurta or dhoti with saffron or orange shawls, others in cream and yellow garments with yellow scarves. A video camera on a tripod at right films the gathering, and a speaker stands on the wall behind. The room has white walls, wooden doors and a hanging banner at upper right.2008-12-27June 14 20132013-06-14Photograph of a large temple hall where many shaven-headed men seated on a white marble floor face a raised golden shrine with a seated figure in orange clothing. Most of the seated men are shirtless, wearing white dhotis, orange shawls and rudraksha malas, and some hold books or cloth bags. Flanking the central golden throne are two standing deity murti in green and orange, with a camera on a tripod at right and a large screen with red imagery at left. Red velvet drapery and gold railings frame the hall.2017-09-01 +1 copiesFebruary 05 20112011-02-05July 25 20172017-07-25A seated group of devotees in white dhotis and white shawls, many with bare shoulders and shaved heads, faces away from the camera toward a raised stage. On the stage a figure in white sits on a gold-trimmed seat with red cushions in front of a large framed portrait of a figure in saffron; a purple cosmic backdrop with a white lotus motif fills the wall. Several seated people in saffron/orange robes sit among the devotees near two monitors, and a projector screen shows a small image. Small oil lamps, plates with food, water bottles and a laptop are on the floor in front.2011-08-02