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April 13 2008

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October 04 20102010-10-04 +1 copiesA seated audience fills a hall with a striped woven mat floor, many attendees dressed in white, some in white shirts and dhotis or saris, with a few wearing lanyards and headphones. A woman in lavender in the foreground wears over-ear headphones, and a man in a blue shirt sits near the centre. Behind them, a large painted backdrop shows a figure in orange robes beside a painting of a landscape. Orange and red hanging banners decorate the walls, and a yellow-shawled young man sits at the right edge beside a small table. The setting resembles a satsang or discourse gathering, with participants attentively listening.2008-09-30A large tented hall with white canvas walls and striped multicolored floor mats where many devotees sit cross-legged in rows, most wearing white clothing with white lanyard badges. Several wear headphones, and a few carry notebooks or water bottles. Behind them hangs a painted backdrop of a deity, and yellow and patterned fabric banners decorate the pillars. Two women in orange and red saris are prominent in the foreground, and the scene suggests a seated gathering or discourse.2008-09-30A seated group of roughly twenty adults attends a session in a plain white-walled hall with a thatched roof and large windows. Men in white kurtas and dhotis and women in white or cream saris sit on striped blue and red mats and on white plastic chairs. One elderly man in front wears a rudraksha mala and holds papers, and several people hold notepads. A woman in orange and white sits at left, and a man in a yellow shirt sits at right. No individual is identifiable as a person from appearance; no speaker is visibly on a throne.2008-04-13Indoor hall photograph of a seated audience at a satsang or teaching session. Rows of devotees sit cross-legged on blue-and-white striped mats, many men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with shaved heads and rudraksha or beaded necklaces, others in casual shirts and sweaters. Behind them a portrait photo of a man in white hangs on a red-and-gold wall, a deity print appears on a framed wall panel, and a glass cabinet holds small murti figures. Red upholstered chairs and draped red curtains stand at the left side of the room. No one is clearly identifiable as a person in this frame, and the speaker's position is not visible.2011-12-28December 20 20112011-12-20April 12 20082008-04-12A seated congregation fills a hall during a satsang or darshan session. Rows of men and women in white or pale shirts and kurtas sit on the floor and in white plastic chairs, several with rudraksha malas hanging at their chests. Some have closed eyes in meditation, others look forward. A large portrait of a smiling woman with long dark hair hangs on the left wall beside a Tamil-language banner. Hanging decorations, ceiling fans and white metal framing are visible overhead, and a speaker sits on the right.2008-03-25A photograph inside a white tented hall with a yellow wall panel and bamboo blinds at left. Participants sit on colourful striped woven mats. Seated on white plastic chairs along the back are several people in white clothing: a man in a white kurta, an older woman in a white sari with a green border, and women in white saris, some with hands pressed together in applause. In the foreground, seated men and women in white and pale blue shirts listen, one man holding a notebook and a woman with a braid. Orange and red banners hang at the top edge of the tent. No central figure is clearly identifiable as a person.2008-09-30A large tent hall filled with seated devotees on colourful striped mats. Most people wear white dhotis and white shirts, while others wear blue, grey and pastel clothing. In the front centre, a figure in saffron-orange robes sits on a raised platform before a backdrop of a dark mountain under a blue sky, with a painted cloth banner nearby. Decorative patterned hangings with red, yellow and blue motifs hang from the tent poles. Several people in the front rows wear rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. The scene suggests a satsang or darshan gathering.2008-03-25A large tented hall with white canvas ceiling holds a seated congregation of many people, mostly women and some men, dressed in white garments and sitting on colourful striped woven mats. Hanging from the ceiling are tall cylindrical decorative banners with yellow tassels and painted geometric and animal motifs, plus a large yellow drape. Rows of white plastic chairs line the left side, and a camera on a tripod is set up at the right. A banner is mounted on the back wall. A figure in white stands at the far back near the wall. Congregants sit cross-legged or kneel, with many looking forward toward the front of the hall.2008-04-12A crowd of devotees seated on the floor of a pillared hall during a programme, facing toward the front. In the foreground a woman in a lime-green sari sits on a rust-coloured mat beside a woman in a green sari and another in a yellow sari. A young man in a white dhoti-style garment with a tilak on his forehead sits in front of a boy in a blue shirt. Behind them rows of women in colourful saris and men in white and light shirts sit attentively, and children are interspersed among them. No deity, throne or speaker is visible in the frame.