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May 18 2013

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May 18 20132013-05-18A large group photo on an indoor stage with a dark red velvet curtain and a decorated backdrop with green and red bands, painted columns, and a gold-framed wooden door. A golden arched prabhavali sits behind a central figure in a saffron top. Dozens of people in white kurtas and dhotis, saris in orange, red, green and white, and some in pale robes sit and stand closely packed, many smiling, waving or making hand gestures. Some women wear white with orange borders and garlands. Potted plants, water bottles and a microphone stand at the front edge, with ceiling spotlights overhead. Crowd count is approximate.2013-05-18A large group of devotees sits and kneels on a white stage before an ornate golden throne set against a painted blue and red temple-style backdrop with a carved golden door. A figure in saffron-orange clothing with a rudraksha mala sits on the throne with arms raised, smiling. Surrounding devotees wear white kurtas and sarees, orange and green saris, and lanyards, many with palms pressed together in anjali or raising hands in greeting. A red velvet curtain frames the top of the stage.2013-05-18May 18 20132013-05-18A large hall with an orange floor covering holds many seated participants in white clothes, most sitting cross-legged on orange mats and cushions, with some clapping palms together. At the left front, a figure in orange robes sits on a raised white dais with a yellow-and-red banner and flowers beside it, and a microphone stand. Hanging striped kalasha-like fabric banners and a painted backdrop with a deity-like figure decorate the back. Several people in the foreground have hands folded in greeting. The seated group is counted below as more than twenty people.2009-11-19A large indoor hall under a white tent-style roof decorated with hanging colourful cloth banners and yellow lanterns. Hundreds of seated devotees fill the floor in rows, mostly women and girls in white and yellow clothing, some with orange shawls. At the far right, a figure in orange robes sits on an ornate cushioned seat on a raised platform, appearing to address the gathering, with a person candidate identified by the orange saffron clothing and seated dais role, though the appearance is only partly visible. A yellow line marks the floor in the foreground.2008-07-17May 18 20132013-05-18December 25 20082008-12-25December 15 20072007-12-15A large seated congregation fills a hall during a satsang. In the foreground, women in orange and red saris and white and cream clothes sit cross-legged with hands joined in namaskar; several wear rudraksha malas, and one woman in the centre wears a red shawl over white. Behind them, rows of people in white kurtas and dhotis and orange garments sit on the floor. Framed posters and photographs hang on the cream walls, and a red curtain is visible at the right. Several hundred people appear across the hall.2014-07-06A large indoor hall with a golden throne-like seat (peetha) at centre, flanked by two gilded dvarapala-style standing figures and a framed painting of a seated saint above it; a deep maroon velvet drape and orange-and-green ornamental pillars frame the stage. Devotees in white and orange sit cross-legged on the floor in rows, many with palms joined in namaste. On the left stage edge, saffron-robed men and a woman in orange sari stand. The audience is mixed, with several people in white dhotis and saris. No figure is clearly seated on the central throne, so no a person candidate is identifiable from appearance.2013-05-18October 10 20102010-10-10