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December 27 2009

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December 26 20092009-12-26 +1 copiesA large indoor hall filled with hundreds of seated devotees on mats and orange-and-white cloth, facing a central aisle toward the front. Most attendees wear white kurtas, dhotis and white saris, with some women in pink, maroon and purple saris. White fabric canopy overhead is hung with colourful striped decorative banners and ceiling fans; two large screens flank the hall and framed pictures line the back wall. Sitting in rows, the crowd appears to be at a satsang gathering.2010-01-01December 24 20092009-12-24A wide hall filled with a very large seated audience on orange mats, facing a central aisle toward a stage at the far right. Most attendees wear white clothes, with women in saris and salwars in pink, maroon, purple and yellow, and men in white shirts and dhotis. Some wear lanyards. Overhead hang white draped fabric and ceiling fans, with decorative vertical banners in red, blue and gold. Two large black screens flank the back wall, and a gilded throne-like seat is visible at the right edge.2010-01-01December 24 20092009-12-24A long white-canopied hall filled with seated devotees on mats, facing a stage at the far end. Men in white dhotis and shirts sit on the left, women in white and coloured saris sit on the right, and the central aisle is left clear. Tall pillars wrapped in orange, blue and multicoloured cloth hang from the ceiling, with ceiling fans overhead. At the front, a decorated altar holds deity murtis and floral arrangements, and a golden throne-like seat stands at the left edge of the stage. Several small brass plates and offering trays sit on the floor among the devotees.2010-11-12A large indoor satsang hall with a white draped ceiling and hanging multicoloured fabric lanterns in yellow, orange and blue. Hundreds of devotees sit cross-legged on orange mats in rows, most dressed in white, some in saffron and orange saris. A large projection screen is mounted on the far right wall. In the foreground a bald man in white and a man in a black top sit facing the stage. The scene reads as a seated meditation or discourse session.2009-12-24October 21 20102010-10-21 +1 copiesLarge indoor hall with a white tented ceiling, ceiling fans and hanging colourful cylindrical decorations. Many seated devotees, mostly men in white dhotis and kurtas, sit on striped rainbow mats with brass plates, small oil lamps and offerings in front of them. Several have hands in anjali mudra, appearing to perform a puja or satsang. A deity mural hangs on the far wall beneath a framed image. Some women in colourful saris sit at the back, and a few people wear red or orange garments.2009-08-30A large hall with a white tented ceiling and rows of ceiling fans, hung with decorative fabric banners in red, blue and yellow patterns. Dozens of people in white clothes sit on orange and red floor mats and on folding chairs, facing a raised stage. On the stage, a figure in orange robes sits on a white throne-like seat with flowers and a small altar nearby, with a deep maroon curtain behind. Several participants wear yellow lanyards. A whiteboard stands at the left of the stage.2009-11-19September 12 20102010-09-12A wide photograph of a large hall filled with seated devotees in white clothes facing toward the front of the room. Many attendees sit cross-legged on mats in rows on both sides of a long beige runner that leads up the centre aisle. Men on the right wear white kurtas and shirts with lanyards, while women on the left wear white and cream saris and salwars. Colourful tall cylindrical pillar decorations with tassels hang from a draped white ceiling canopy, and framed pictures and a stage area appear at the far end. No single presenter is clearly identifiable in the frame.2013-01-20