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December 20 2018

A photograph of a large seated congregation inside a temple hall during a Navaratri puja at Adi Kailaasa. Many devotees sit on the floor in orange and saffron clothing, many wearing rudraksha malas and flower garlands, hands folded in prayer. Several women in white and cream saris sit among them, and a woman in a cream sari with a red blouse sits in the foreground with a red-marked forehead. Girls in traditional dress with jasmine garlands and bindis sit in the front rows. A small deity shrine with gold decoration is visible at the left, and a gold-and-green throne stands behind the seated assembly against walls hung with framed religious pictures. Roughly thirty to forty people are visible.

2017-09-21 +1 copies

A large hall filled with seated devotees in saffron-orange saris and dhotis, many wearing gold necklaces and bangles, sitting on floor mats in rows facing forward toward a stage. Several women in front have sandalwood or kumkum marks on their foreheads. Beyond the crowd, a few figures in white stand near the back and sides, and a framed banner hangs on the wall. Ceiling fans and fluorescent lights are visible overhead, along with maroon curtains and framed photographs lining the walls. A figure in white with a shaved head is seated near the front-centre, with the stage behind; this is a crowd scene of satsang attendees listening to a discourse.

2017-07-08 +1 copies

January 02 2016

May 20 2018

2018-05-20 +1 copies

A seated gathering of women and girls in an indoor hall, most wearing saffron-orange sari-style garments and beaded necklaces, with some with white and cream clothing among them. Many are seated on the floor on colourful striped mats, while others sit in wooden chairs behind them. Several participants have their hands pressed together in prayer or clapping, and some wear red-orange bindi or tilak markings on their foreheads. The mood appears attentive and joyful, with a mix of smiling faces and folded hands. The room has white walls, wooden doors and a side table in the background. No a person candidate is visibly present in this frame.

A photograph of a seated congregation in a bright hall with pale pink walls and framed pictures, hanging colourful lanterns, and a stage screen in the background. In the foreground, young men and women in saffron-orange robes sit on orange cloth mats, several with white horizontal body markings and rudraksha malas. Some wear orange and yellow headwraps. Behind them, rows of people in white and orange clothing sit on the tiled floor and on red chairs. No single presiding figure is clearly identifiable as a person in this frame.

July 08 2017

A large indoor gathering of women in orange and saffron saris, many wearing gold necklaces, earrings, bangles and kumkum or vibhuti on their foreheads, sitting cross-legged on mats in rows. Many have long dark hair left loose or braided. Behind them, a wider crowd of people in white and cream clothing sits in the hall, with a man in saffron near the centre left. Rows of tall brass or gold lamps stand in front of the seated crowd. Wall panels with framed religious paintings and wooden doors line the back of the hall. The scene appears to be a satsang or discourse.

March 01 2016

A large seated gathering of women and girls in saffron-orange garments fills the foreground, many with rudraksha malas, gold necklaces and white forehead markings. Several older women in white and white-and-red saris sit or stand among them, and one woman in white near the top right has grey hair and glasses. Behind them red-painted steps and a red ornamental structure rise in a dim hall. Roughly thirty or more people are visible.