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December 25 2017

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A large satsang hall with a dense audience of devotees seated on the floor. In the centre, a man with long dreadlocked hair and a short beard stands bare-chested, wearing a rust-orange draped cloth, with white ash marks on his arm and shoulder, beside a yellow and maroon draped pillar. Several women in orange and saffron shawls sit with hands folded in namaste in the foreground, and others are visible at the right. On the left, a gilded deity murti in yellow cloth is seated on a throne behind the crowd. The man has distinctive long hair and orange-draped robes, so the appearance-based label is Swamiji (probable), standing as a participant at the event.2017-12-25December 12 20172017-12-12December 12 20172017-12-12March 03 20172017-03-03A photograph of an indoor satsang hall where a standing man in long dark-red-orange robes with a sash and a rudraksha mala stands before an ornate white throne with red cushions. Swamiji (probable) is the standing man: long swept-back dark hair, saffron-orange robes, ornate gold-toned armband and rudraksha mala, with a red-orange shawl and a red throne. Seated devotees in saffron and orange robes and white dhotis sit on the floor with palms joined in namaskar. Some wear orange head wraps, and a white-clad figure with a shaved head appears in the background. A brass oil lamp stand and a small table sit in front of the throne, with a large framed photograph of a figure in ornate red garb on the wall.2017-10-06A man in a rust-orange draped robe stands centrally before a seated audience, one hand on his hip, with a red bindi on his forehead and long dark hair pulled back. To the left, an ornate silver-framed red velvet throne stands empty beside a small electric fan. Behind him, a camera operator on a tripod films, and rows of seated participants in black clothing sit in meditative postures on the floor of a white-draped hall. A man in white is seen at the back, and a wooden cabinet and a pale curtained backdrop fill the space. The appearance is consistent with the a person candidate, with long swept hair, orange robe and a red bindi, though the face is not the basis of this label.2016-12-15A photograph of a central figure in a rust-orange sannyasi wrap standing barefoot on a colourful striped mat, hands pressed together in anjali, eyes closed, with a wooden staff held under one arm. Long dark hair and a short beard are visible, plus a red tilak on the forehead. Around him people stand in pairs and rows along the mat, many with palms joined in namaste; women wear sarees and salwar in pink, green, yellow and grey. A man in white ritual dhoti and shawl kneels in the background, and orange and yellow paper decorations hang from the ceiling of a white tent. a person in orange sannyasi robes with long swept-back hair and staff, performing a namaste greeting among devotees.2016-12-16December 16 20162016-12-16December 20 20152015-12-20A photograph of a large indoor hall with a dense crowd seated on the floor, many in orange and red garments. In the centre, a man stands on a raised golden lion-armed throne, wearing a dark swept-back headdress, a bare upper body with layered rudraksha malas and a gold necklace, and an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with yellow bands. A headset microphone is visible at his face, and he holds a silver trident-staff upright on the left. Seated devotees in the foreground hold their hands together in greeting, and a bald man in orange garments sits near a handheld microphone. Photographers and attendees fill the background.2015-12-20December 30 20172017-12-30December 15 20162016-12-15