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August 10 2010

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A dense crowd fills an indoor hall with orange-red walls and a corrugated roof, many people pressing forward toward a doorway at the back. In the foreground, a shaven-headed man in white dhoti and a maroon-striped cloth holds a fruit-filled orange basket, with a garland around his neck. Beside him, a woman in orange garment and another man in white stand with hands together in greeting. Several men wear white shirts and glasses, and a young man in a green shirt stands at the right. Colourful striped pillars and framed notices line the walls, and a digital clock hangs above. a person's presence is not clearly visible in this crowd.2010-08-23A crowded indoor hall under a corrugated metal roof with ceiling fans, where a large group of devotees in white, pink and saffron clothing gathers around a central area. Two saffron-robed monastics stand near the centre, one bald with a long necklace of beads and the other wearing a garland of white flowers and a tilak; a figure in a white dhoti with a bare upper body and beaded bracelets stands at the left edge. A cameraman with a camera on a tripod films the group at the lower right, beside a large screen. Wall banners in red and blue patterns hang along the back wall. The scene resembles a satsang gathering, though no specific figure can be confirmed from appearance alone.2012-05-12 +1 copiesA dense crowd of devotees fills a temple corridor behind iron grilles and teal-painted pillars. At centre, a woman with long dark hair wears a white garment and a fresh garland of red and white flowers, walking beside a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha beads. A bare-chested man in an orange dhoti stands at right, and many men wear white shirts and dhotis, some with yellow shawls. Several people wear orange-saffron shawls.2012-07-23A crowd of devotees stands under a corrugated metal canopy with exposed steel trusses, hands joined in anjali, in a temple-like hall. Men on the left wear white dhotis and shirts; a shaven-headed priest in white with a red-striped shawl stands at right beside a woman in a cream sari with a red border who also has hands folded. Further back, women in saris stand near an ornate deity murti with a golden canopy and orange drapes. On the orange wall hang a framed portrait of a man in orange robes seated in meditation, and a banner. The scene suggests prayer or puja.2010-09-09January 12 20092009-01-12June 29 20142014-06-29December 16 20092009-12-16A crowded indoor hall in a temple-style building with a cream walls, a metal roof and hanging yellow-and-green ceremonial banners. At left, an ornate shrine with gold-painted pillars holds a lit deity murti. Many devotees, mostly men in white dhotis and shirts, some wearing orange or red shawls, press together with hands folded or heads bowed in prayer. A man in a purple shirt and a man in a maroon shirt stand in the centre, and a cameraman with a tripod films the scene. Several people are visible in the foreground, some seated on the floor. No individual in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person by the appearance cues required, so no candidate is marked.2014-06-29 +1 copiesDecember 13 20092009-12-13December 12 20092009-12-12A large crowd of men in white dhotis and white shirts, many with rudraksha malas, walks through a covered yellow-pillared hall under a corrugated metal roof. In the foreground, several saffron-robed priests move at the front; one bald priest in an orange cloth with a white forehead mark and beaded necklaces stands near the centre, and another in a green silk shawl with a garland and a bright red flower wears a white tilak and a gold necklace. Behind them, a wall displays framed red-and-green posters and an image of a deity. Many more people are visible in the background, mostly standing and watching the procession.2012-05-18 +1 copiesA dense crowd of devotees gathers in a temple hall with orange and white canopies and a decorated deity murti visible in the background. In the center, a long-haired figure in an orange robe with a saffron shawl turns toward a seated devotee and reaches toward a tray of offerings. Nearby, a bald monk in orange and white stands in the foreground, and a cameraman films the scene. Many devotees in white clothes press together with hands folded in namaskar. The swami identity cannot be confirmed from appearance, so the figure is described by role only.2010-08-23 +1 copies