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A large crowd of devotees sits on the floor of an open-sided tent-like pavilion during an evening discourse. Many wear white clothing with blue, yellow or lanyard ID badges. On a raised platform at right, a man in orange robes sits on a gilded throne-style seat with a microphone in front of him and a book stand with books nearby. Other saffron-robed sannyasis sit on the striped mats beside him, and a bearded man in white sits among the crowd. Overhead hang ceiling fans and fluorescent lights.

November 17 2009

2009-11-17 +1 copies

A large hall with a corrugated roof and exposed steel trusses holds a seated gathering of many people dressed mostly in white. In the foreground at right, a man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala sits beside a small white brick homa or yagna pit with a fire, while a red-draped seat with a gold kalasha stands at the far right. Several people in orange and white stand or sit along the walls, and a figure in orange stands at the far left edge. The gathering appears to be a puja or satsang with a fire ritual. a person is the orange-robed man with rudraksha beads seated near the homa, identified by these visible cues.

November 17 2009

2009-11-17 +1 copies

A large indoor satsang hall with a wooden-floored platform where a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha-style neck garland sits cross-legged at front left, hands folded in his lap, with a gold-tipped ceremonial staff rising beside him. Beside him sits another man in orange with gold necklaces. Rows of seated devotees in white and yellow clothes, many with flower garlands, fill the room with hands held in anjali. Framed portraits of saffron-clad figures hang in the windows behind, and a red mat lies on the floor at lower left. Appearance-based probable identification of the front figure as a person: long swept-back hair, saffron robes, and gold-bead necklaces.

November 17 2009

2009-11-17 +1 copies

An evening outdoor satsang beneath a large banyan tree with thick hanging aerial roots, lit by a warm lamp hanging in the branches. Seated on the ground in rows, a large crowd of devotees dressed mostly in white, with some in saffron and lavender saris, listens attentively. In the foreground right, a figure in a flowing saffron-orange robe with long dark hair sits cross-legged behind a microphone stand, a white draped table beside him, and brass thalis with oil lamps, flowers and offerings set on a mat before him. Several devotees near the front hold small brass items and sit with hands folded. Matching the page's Q&A session, the scene reads as a teaching gathering. The person in orange is an appearance-based candidate for the a person label, with long swept hair and saffron clothing, but the face and details are not clear enough to confirm.

2005-12-19 +1 copies

A photograph of an evening discourse session held under a open-sided tent with a corrugated ceiling and a ceiling fan. Many seated participants fill the floor on colourful striped mats and orange cushions; most wear white clothes, some with orange shawls and beaded necklaces. On the right, a row of saffron-robed sannyasis sits on a raised mat, with one man in orange sitting cross-legged in front, and a standing microphone stand is visible. A tripod-mounted light and camera stand the left foreground. Several people sit on the reddish carpeted platform behind the group. Roughly sixty people are visible.

July 02 2017

2017-07-02 +1 copies

Indoor photo of a Gurukul session in an office-like hall with computers and desks behind. Many seated children and young people in orange and saffron clothing, several boys with shaved heads and orange turbans, sit on the floor facing a figure at right. A person in a rust-red wrapped garment with bare shoulders and long dark hair sits cross-legged on a red cushioned seat beside a small wooden table and a microphone on a stand. Women in orange saris sit in the foreground.

A photograph of a seated group session in an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof and striped floor mats. A bearded man in white clothes sits centrally with one hand raised, surrounded by many people in white, several women in white and blue, and men and women in orange robes sitting along the right side and a cushion-lined floor. Spotlights and a camera on a tripod stand at left, and a man in white sits on the right with crossed legs. The group totals more than twenty visible people.

2009-11-17 +1 copies

A seated satsang gathering in a hall with white curtains and colourful striped floor mats. A man in white shirt and dhoti with a rudraksha mala kneels and hands papers toward a figure in saffron robes seated on a cushion before a microphone stand. A woman in white and gold sari with an orange shawl sits nearby with her hands folded. Behind them a large group of seated devotees in white with orange and yellow shawls listens, several women among them. Possibly a person presence on the cushion, but appearance is uncertain given the distance and framing.