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July 18 2013

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A wide photograph of a large hall during a seated programme. Many people sit on red and striped mats and on black plastic chairs facing a stage at the far end. A large screen on the right shows a woman in a red saree speaking into a microphone. Framed portraits hang along the back wall beside red curtains, and a smaller screen above the stage shows images. Most attendees wear white, red, green and blue clothing. The audience is large, so the count is a broad estimate.2011-12-10September 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesA large hall during a Navaratri puja at an ashram temple, with many seated devotees filling the floor in rows. Most wear saffron/orange saris or robes, while others wear white or cream garments, and several women have long braided hair. A standing figure in white stands on a red-draped stage at the left, and a camera crew with tripods films from the centre aisle. At the right, a golden deity murti in an ornate shrine sits beside a garlanded altar, and a large screen on the back wall shows an image. Some devotees hold small bundles or sticks. The room has red curtains and a patterned ceiling with overhead lights.2017-09-21 +3 copiesSeptember 25 20132013-09-25A large hall filled with seated devotees, mostly women in saris and salwar kameez in orange, yellow, pink and green, sitting on red-and-white striped mats facing a raised red-carpeted stage. On the stage a golden and multicolored decorated altar with a deity murti and ornate gold-framed seating stands behind a central figure. Framed portraits hang on the left wall and a large projection screen on the right shows a figure in red and white garments with garlands. Several people in the foreground have their backs to the camera, with a blonde woman in white prominent in the front row.2011-12-13A photograph from the back of a large hall filled with seated devotees on red-striped mats and black plastic chairs, mostly in white clothing with some in saffron, teal and pink saris. Two projector screens on the side walls and one on the far stage show a close-up of a figure garlanded with marigolds and wearing white. At the far end, a decorated altar with a deity murti, flowers and kalasha-like offerings is lit beneath a red-and-white draped stage. The event appears to be a satsang or puja gathering, with a ceiling of recessed lights and a framed image row along the left wall.2011-12-12September 02 20132013-09-02December 25 20112011-12-25May 07 20122012-05-07September 27 20142014-09-27Wide view of a satsang hall with a large audience seated on red mats in rows facing a stage. Many devotees wear saffron and orange robes, while others in white dhotis and shirts sit toward the foreground; several seated figures are bald or grey-haired. On the stage, ornate golden deity murti and decorated thrones stand before a red-and-gold backdrop, with a large screen showing an image to the right. A figure in white stands near the stage, and a gold-pillared shrine is at the left edge. Ceiling fans and fluorescent lights hang overhead.2014-09-27April 01 20132013-04-01