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Devotees sit on red and gold carpets in an ornate hall with gold curtains and a white carved arch framing a screen. On the screen, a figure in orange and red robes with a red garland sits on a lotus-like seat under a sunburst. In the foreground, a bare-chested man in white dhoti sits facing the screen, and a woman in a white sari sits beside a brass lamp stand and brass ritual vessels. Other attendees sit in casual and traditional clothing, a woman in a yellow saree and another in a green striped saree are visible, and an exit sign hangs on the left wall. A brass oil lamp and kalasha-like vessels sit on a low table in front of the group, as they watch the screen during a satsang-style gathering.

KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 12/20/2019

A wide photograph of a satsang hall filled with seated devotees facing a stage. Dozens of people in white, saffron and orange garments sit on the floor in the foreground, with many more further back. On a raised golden-and-red stage stands a golden throne with a golden kalasha and floral arrangements. A seated figure in orange garments and a white garland sits on the throne in front of a golden deity murti backdrop. A cameraman films from the stage edge. Two large screens on either side show a portrait labelled with a name, and framed information boards flank the hall. Red velvet drapes frame the stage.

October 30 2016

January 29 2017

A photograph of a carved cream-coloured ornamental arch framing a projection screen on a stage. The screen shows a live video feed with a bearded man in a red turban and red garments, wearing layered garlands of white and orange flowers and gold ornaments, seated in a meditative pose. Behind him are painted deity murti images of Shiva and other gods. Below the screen, a gold-draped table holds two decorated cylindrical bolsters with red and yellow motifs, and white and blue flower arrangements line the stage front. A Zoom-style control bar is visible at the bottom of the screen. No physical people are present in the frame.

2022-10-22 +1 copies

A priest in white clothing holds a tall gold multi-tiered aarti lamp with several lit flames, offering it toward a large flat-screen TV displaying a richly decorated image of a seated figure in red and gold attire with an elaborate golden crown and ornate necklaces. The screen sits within an ornately carved white wooden arch and in front of a red-draped altar with a gold tray, flowers and brass lamps. Gold and brown curtains and potted plants frame the room. A woman with blonde hair pulled back, partially visible at the lower right, kneels or sits near the altar. Red stanchion ropes separate the ritual area. This appears to be an aarti offering, with the priest's white attire and the lit lamp central to the scene.

October 30 2016

A large hall with a crowd of seated devotees facing a golden ornate throne stage. On the central golden throne sits a figure in orange-saffron robes with a seated attendant beside him, surrounded by potted green plants and brass pots. A photographer stands on the stage steps near a camera on a tripod. Large screens on both sides display a figure in orange robes. Many devotees wear white, orange and bright clothing, sitting cross-legged on the floor. Red curtains frame the stage.

A seated audience of many devotees, mostly women in orange, saffron and white saris and salwar kameez, faces a raised golden stage in a hall with deep red drapes. On the golden throne-like dais sits a figure in orange and a garland, with a large deity murti behind it and gold-topped pillars on either side. Brass lamps and a trident stand near the stage, and a video camera on a tripod records the satsang.

Antigua and Barbuda On 6/6/2025

2025-06-06 +1 copies

A seated audience in white dhotis and shawls, many with shaved or cropped heads, sits with their backs to the camera facing a raised stage in a hall. On the stage, a central white ornate throne holds a figure in saffron-orange robes with a saffron head wrap, seated cross-legged; a tripod-mounted camera stands at the side. Flanking the throne are two deity murtis decorated with flower garlands: a golden seated figure at left and a richly garlanded goddess-form murti in pink and gold at right. Behind them, a large screen shows a purple and blue starfield. Brass vessels stand near the stage and red-cushioned chairs are arranged along the right edge. Sensitive appearance-based identity is not assigned to the seated figure.