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January 25 2013

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Indoor satsang or puja gathering with a large seated audience on a light tiled floor. In the foreground, several men in white dhotis and white shoulder cloths sit cross-legged with eyes closed or hands folded, some with red-bordered cloths and a rudraksha-style neck cord. Brass and steel trays hold yellow flower petals, fruit and offerings in front of them, with orange mats and a plastic container nearby. Behind them, rows of devotees in white clothing, several boys in colourful shirts, and a woman in a white sari with a yellow border sit attentively. Monks in saffron-orange robes sit near the back, and a few men in white shirts stand at the edge of the hall. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance alone.

A seated congregation fills a bright hall with pink walls and red curtains, sitting on mats on a polished floor. Front rows have shaved-headed men in white dhoti and shawl with red-and-white borders, some with tilak marks on their foreheads and arms. A young boy in a yellow shirt sits among them. Small brass plates and oil lamps rest near the mats. Further back, women in white and yellow saris and a few people in orange robes sit in rows, with a decorated altar table visible at the rear.

May 10 2012

July 23 2011

A photograph of a large seated satsang gathering in a hall with cream tiled floor. Foreground rows hold children and young adults in saffron-orange and white dhotis and shawls with rudraksha malas; several boys wear orange with gold borders. Behind them, a dense crowd of devotees in white and orange sits on mats and red cushions, many with vibhuti or tilak on their foreheads. A woman in white with gold-bordered sari sits at right. Wall paintings and framed images of deities decorate the back wall.

May 15 2012

A photograph of a large hall where many seated men and boys in white ritual dhotis and shawls with maroon borders perform a puja. In the foreground, a man in a white dhoti with a red-striped shawl and a tilak on his forehead holds a brass lamp, while others sit before brass plates of offerings, flowers and small oil lamps on mats. A shaved-headed man in white with a rudraksha mala sits at right. A man in orange robes sits at far left. Red curtains and framed pictures line the back wall, and many more seated and standing people fill the room.

January 28 2013

A large seated congregation fills a hall with a white tiled floor, many people in white and black clothes, some wearing saffron or orange shawls. In the foreground a bald man in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala sits with hands pressed together in prayer, with a saffron-orange bag and a small yellow-lidded container nearby. Young people in black tops sit on mats with hands folded, some with white marks on their foreheads. Plastic water containers and a covered table with steel vessels stand at the back right, and red curtains line the wall.

April AF 2012

A large seated congregation fills a hall during a satsang, with many devotees in white dhotis and kurtas and others in orange or saffron robes. In the front rows, a bald man in orange cloth with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged, and beside him a man in white holds his hands in a mudra. Other devotees wear white, pink, orange and maroon clothing, and a banana leaf with fruit and a small offering sits on the floor in the foreground. Orange-robed figures and a deity murti appear at the upper right edge of the hall.

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A large indoor hall where rows of young men in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on white floor mats before brass ritual trays holding small oil lamps, bowls, bells and flowers. Several seated ascetics wear rudraksha malas and white-painted forehead and arm markings, and one at the front right holds a folded-hand pose beside a tray with a lamp. Behind them, devotees in white dhotis and shirts sit on the floor and chairs, and a few people stand near the back of the room. The scene looks like a group puja or ritual gathering.