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A seated audience of devotees fills an open pavilion with a terracotta-tiled roof, hung with dried straw garlands and fairy lights at night. Men and women in white kurtas and dhotis, orange, yellow and red saris, and salwar kameez sit cross-legged on blue cushioned mats facing toward the front. Brass hanging lamps and bells hang from the beams, and a small deity murti set and decorated pillars frame the scene. Several participants wear rudraksha malas and tilak. No single presenter is clearly identifiable from appearance in the frame.

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April 05 20172017-04-05A seated group gathers under a thatched, open-sided pavilion at night, lit by hanging string lights and brass oil lamps. Many people sit on blue cushioned mats and listen attentively toward the front. Foreground women wear yellow, green, red and orange saris and kurtas, and a man in an orange shawl sits at right with white clothing. Several figures wear white ritual dress. Small painted deity figurines and brass items sit on a wooden stand at lower left. Woven straw garlands hang along the roof beams, and a brass bell hangs from the ceiling at right.2017-04-05April 05 20172017-04-05Evening gathering under a thatched palm-frond canopy with hanging fringe and fairy lights. A large crowd of devotees sits on a long blue cushioned mat facing left toward a small wooden table holding painted deity murti figurines and offerings. Foreground: a young woman in a green salwar with hands pressed together, a blonde woman in a patterned sari, a woman in an orange top, and a man in white kurta. Many others wear white kurtas, orange and saffron tones, garlands and mala beads. Pillars, a red-tiled roof and a bright stage light are visible behind.2017-04-05Photo 11711952April 05 20172017-04-05Indoor satsang in an open-sided hall with red walls, a wooden pillar, hanging brass bells and woven straw garlands under a tiled roof. In the upper left, a man in orange robes sits on a silver-framed ornate couch with red cushions, speaking to the seated audience. Dozens of devotees sit on blue cushioned benches, many in white clothes, with orange sashes and red and orange saris, facing the couch. A few heads of people are visible in the foreground. Prominent audience members include a woman in a red and orange sari at lower right and a woman in white trousers at right. Warm string lights and a potted plant frame the scene.2017-04-05April 05 20172017-04-05A wide photograph of a crowded open-air hall at night under a thatched canopy strung with fairy lights and dried-grass fringe. Dozens of seated devotees sit on long blue cushioned benches and on the floor, many in white or saffron clothing, some clapping. In the foreground a woman in a blue and gold sari sits beside a small table with miniature deity murti figures and a stone-carved pillar. A bell hangs at upper right and an oil lamp stands on the left pillar. A man in a saffron-and-white robe sits among the audience at right.2017-04-05April 05 20172017-04-05April 05 20172017-04-05A photograph of a crowded open-air satsang hall under a thatched roof with hanging dried-grass garlands and strings of coloured lights. Dozens of seated devotees sit on blue cushioned mats, many clapping with palms together. Foreground: a woman in a yellow top and green skirt smiling, a blonde woman in a patterned top clapping, and a woman in a red sari with a red shawl. On the right a man in white kurta with an orange shawl claps beside a man in white. Small painted murtis of deities stand on a low wooden stand at left, and a brass lamp sits nearby.2017-04-05