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A photograph of a covered ashram hall with an orange-walled interior, a corrugated roof and tall painted pillars decorated with blue, red, yellow and green motifs and white bird emblems. Devotees sit in rows on mats along a red carpet behind metal railings, mostly in white clothes with some in orange and saffron. Two women in white and orange stand at the left by a window. Framed banners on the walls show photographs and printed text. A man in white sits at the right foreground near the front of the rows.

July 28 2010

2010-07-28 +1 copies

Devotees sit on the floor of a covered orange-walled hall during a satsang, many with hands pressed together in namaskar. Most wear white ritual clothing; a woman in a green and gold sari sits on the front-left mat beside a red carpet, and a man in a red shirt sits to the right. Tall cylindrical banners in red, yellow and blue patterns hang along the room, and framed panels line the walls. At the far right edge, a figure in saffron and white stands near a wooden lectern. No clearly distinctive appearance cues establish his identity, so he is described only by role.

A photograph inside a hall with an orange-walled interior and a corrugated translucent roof, where many devotees sit on the floor in rows behind metal railings. In the foreground a row of men and boys sit cross-legged with palms pressed together in prayer; several wear white kurtas or shirts, one wears a yellow shirt, and a young boy in a red shirt sits at the front. Tall decorated pillars with geometric patterns and dove motifs stand in the hall. A blue and purple mat with printed text lies on an orange cloth at the bottom of the frame, and a person in white stands at the right beside a stainless steel counter. Banners with printed text and images hang on the left wall.

A large open hall with a corrugated metal roof where a group of people sit cross-legged on straw mats in white clothing, many wearing lanyards with ID badges. In the foreground a young man in a light blue shirt and white dhoti sits with his hands on his lap, while a bald man in white and a yellow garland sits beside him. A man in an orange-red robe sits near the right edge, and a silver-railed barrier separates a group of women in white on the left. Tall decorative banners with dove motifs, diamond patterns and yellow fringes hang from the ceiling. Framed photographs and text panels are mounted on the back wall, and a gold-edged altar or stage edge appears at the lower right.

June 27 2010

December 10 2007

A photograph inside a covered hall with an orange-washed wall and a corrugated metal roof with exposed steel trusses. A red carpet runs down the centre between metal railings. Colourful decorative pillars with dove and floral motifs stand along the sides. Many people, mostly in white clothing, sit on mats on the floor, some women in white saris, and several men stand and sit near the back and along the walls, one in a green shirt. A few people stand near the far doorway. The scene reads as a gathering or darshan line, with no clearly identifiable Swamiji visible.

June 27 2010

August 15 2010

A photograph of a large open-sided hall with a corrugated roof, where a seated congregation of devotees sits in prayer. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in an orange shawl over white clothes sits cross-legged with hands folded, beside another seated man in white with a red-and-maroon-bordered cloth. Nearby, a man in a white shirt with a yellow shawl joins palms in namaskar. Behind them, rows of people in white and yellow clothes sit on mats over a red carpet, and a woman in a pink-patterned sari sits at the left. Tall decorated cylindrical pillars with bird motifs flank the hall, and a camera on a tripod films the scene. a person presence is uncertain; the seated figures are described by role only.

A photograph of a long open hall with a corrugated metal roof, where many people sit cross-legged on pale mats in rows, most in white clothes with orange or yellow shawls. Several hold japa mala beads. Tall cylindrical banners with colourful geometric patterns and orange fringes hang from the ceiling along the sides. A woman in a red sari stands near the centre, and a standing figure in white is visible in the far background beside a small altar area. Framed papers and notices are pinned to the back wall. Some people sit in orange-cloth-draped seats at the right edge.