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September 03 2006

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A decorated open-sided hall with streamers and balloons hangs above an audience of people in white clothes with orange shoulder cloths, seated on a green mat and on plastic chairs. A standing person in white with an orange scarf speaks at a microphone on a stage. Two large printed portraits of a man in a white turban flank the stage, and a banner reading Happy Birthday hangs between them. Some people sit on the floor at left, and a small television sits on a wooden stand.2006-09-03Photograph of an evening celebration in an open-sided pavilion with a green and striped mat on the floor. Devotees in white clothes with orange shawls sit on plastic chairs and mats facing a stage. A standing speaker in white with an orange shawl holds a microphone near a television set. Two large portrait banners flank the stage, each showing a smiling bearded man in a white turban, and a banner reading Happy Birthday hangs between them. Coloured paper streamers and balloons decorate the roof. The audience is seen from behind, with many people in white, and one large group of devotees is seated on the floor. The occasion appears to be a birthday or anniversary event, as shown by the banner.2006-09-03Indoor ashram hall with a bamboo-mat ceiling and colourful streamers, balloons and paper decorations. Two large framed portraits of a bearded man in a white turban and white garments hang on the back wall; a printed banner reads "Happy Birthday". Two standing men in white dhotis with orange shawls face a seated audience of devotees in white clothes with orange sashes, many seen from behind. A television sits on a stand and a laptop is on a table at left. A camera is raised at right.2006-09-03September 03 20062006-09-03A woman in white clothing with an orange shawl stands at the front of an open hall, holding a microphone and speaking to a seated audience. Two large framed portraits flank the stage: the left one shows a smiling man in a white turban and white garment, the right one a smiling man in a white turban with a red tilak and dark embroidered top. A banner reading "Happy Birthday" with colourful letters hangs between them, along with paper streamers, balloons and hanging decorations. The audience sits on green mats in white and orange-shawled clothing, many with braided hair, with their backs to the camera.2006-09-03September 03 20062006-09-03October 07 20062006-10-07September 03 20062006-09-03November 05 20062006-11-05A photograph of a seated audience inside a thatched-roof hall with bamboo lattice walls and colourful paper hangings. A woman in an orange saffron robe sits on a white chair on a raised platform at left, holding a microphone and a sheet, with a tripod-mounted camera beside her. Rows of women in white clothing sit cross-legged on the floor facing her, several with long dark hair in braids. Behind her is a black-and-white framed photograph of a seated figure, and a larger portrait printed on fabric hangs on the right wall with brass lamps and marigold garlands below it. A chalkboard stands near the platform.2005-08-03A seated teacher in an orange robe sits on a white cushioned throne on a red-carpeted dais in a hall with blue and yellow walls. Behind him is a gold-framed Nataraja statue of dancing Shiva and garlands of yellow and orange flowers. Facing the dais, a large audience of mostly women sits on mats, many in white clothes and head coverings, a few in orange. Beside the stage stands a tall portrait of a bearded man in a white turban. A small screen and a blackboard are at the front. Viewed from behind, the seated audience appears to be listening to a discourse during a meditation program.2005-12-15 +1 copiesA large hall with a barrel-vaulted metal roof and blue walls is filled with children seated on mats on the floor, facing a raised dais at the far end. On the dais, a figure in saffron-orange robes sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne beneath a tall dark draped backdrop with a large portrait. Two framed portraits of a smiling figure in a white turban and white robes hang on the side walls. A standing attendant in white clothes stands near the dais, and a second attendant in white is at the left side near a screen showing a close-up image of a long-haired person in red. Several children wear white shirts, orange and yellow outfits, and floral dresses. Lights are arranged in a row across the top of the back wall.2006-05-02