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March 22 2008

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A large indoor hall with a white-washed wall and a corrugated roof hung with long orange, blue and red banners decorated with flower motifs. Seated on orange cloth mats, a crowd of several hundred devotees faces the front, many in white and orange clothing, some wearing yellow garlands. At the front, a woman in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala sits on a red cushioned seat beside a microphone stand, while a row of white-clad and orange-clad participants sit cross-legged nearby. A tray of fruit and brass ritual items rests on the floor at the right. Wall-mounted photographs and a printed panel are visible in the background.2008-03-22A photo of a large tent-like hall with a white fabric ceiling and rows of ceiling fans, hung with decorative cloth banners featuring painted elephants. A seated teacher in orange robes sits on a striped mat at the left, with a small wooden stand in front and a water bottle nearby, addressing an audience. Dozens of women in white clothes sit on mats and orange cushions in rows facing him, some with orange shawls, and a few white plastic chairs stand at the back. A framed painting of a deity murti hangs on the rear wall, and a camera on a tripod is set up in the middle of the hall.November 07 20082008-11-07A photograph inside a large white tented hall with hanging ceiling fans and tall cylindrical banners decorated with colourful patterns. At the left front, a seated speaker in orange robes sits on a low wooden stand before a microphone, with a water bottle and a blue box beside him, facing a long, wide-spread audience. Rows of people in white clothing sit cross-legged on colourful striped mats and orange cushions, several with red or yellow shawls and wearing white garlands or mala beads. At the back, a painted backdrop shows a deity murti in an arched frame among trees, with a small altar area and white chairs stacked along the right side. The scene suggests a seated discourse or satsang.December 23 20082008-12-23May 21 20182018-05-21August 29 20092009-08-29A large indoor hall filled with seated devotees on orange and patterned floor mats, mostly dressed in white with some in orange or yellow. A man in front right wears an orange shawl over white clothing and sits on a chair; a woman beside him wears a pink top. Colourful hanging fabric banners with geometric patterns decorate the white tented ceiling, with fans and lights overhead. A framed painting of a deity appears at the left wall. Sitting quietly in satsang or darshan-style gathering, participants wear lanyards and rudraksha-style neck cords. No identifiable depiction of a presenter is clearly visible.2009-12-13Photograph of a seated teaching session in a large white-canopied hall decorated with hanging striped and tasseled panels. A figure in orange robes sits cross-legged on a blue-and-white striped mat behind a low wooden table, facing a rows of women in white clothing seated on the floor and white plastic chairs. Several women wear red shawls and yellow garments, and a man in white with a yellow cloth sits near a tripod-mounted camera. A painted backdrop of trees and a deity mural appear behind the stage. A figure in orange at the front has long dark hair, but appearance alone does not establish identity, so the speaker is described by role only.A large indoor hall filled with seated attendees, mostly women in white, orange, yellow, pink and purple saris and salwar, sitting on white plastic chairs and on floor mats facing forward. Several people hold notebooks or papers. A video camera on a tripod stands near the centre aisle, and a saffron cloth hangs on the far wall beside an empty seat. Colourful striped decorative hangings with yellow fringe hang from the white ceiling, and white draped fabric lines the walls.2009-09-27 +1 copiesA large tented hall with white ceiling and colourful striped pillars hosts a seated congregation on orange and yellow mats. Rows of devotees in white kurtas and orange shawls sit cross-legged facing a raised stage at the far end, where a figure in orange robes sits in the centre. A panel of dark mountain-like backdrop hangs behind the stage. Film cameras on tripods stand in the aisle at right, and a man in an orange shawl stands near them. The scene suggests a satsang or discourse with a seated audience.2008-03-27December 25 20082008-12-25