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A seated man on a gilded throne at night, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and upper cloth with a long green-and-red flower garland. His long dark hair is swept back and he is smiling, bare-chested with the saffron wrap over one shoulder. The gold throne is carved with lion-head armrests and backed by a tiger-striped cushion and a wall of red and white flower garlands. Before him, a woman in a white sari with a yellow border sits with eyes closed, and a man in a grey shirt sits in the foreground. Other seated devotees in white clothes, a microphone stand, and trays of fruit and flowers surround the stage under string lights. a person seated on the throne, consistent with the page; a seated woman and devotees in white are also visible.

July 03 2012

2012-07-03 +1 copies

July 03 2012

July 03 2012

2012-07-03 +1 copies

A ceremonial puja scene in a hall with a gold throne-style seat at the centre. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron robe and a rudraksha mala, sits on a red-cushioned golden throne decorated with a gold trident and garlands of marigolds and flowers. Around him, several priests in white dhoti-style clothing with white and ash markings on their foreheads perform worship, one holding a lit oil lamp and others pouring from vessels among brass plates of offerings, flowers and fruit. A woman in a cream sari with a red border stands among them, and other devotees sit in the foreground. Behind the throne are a golden deity-style structure and more garlands. Printed text in the lower right reads a pedia.org, which is excluded

December 21 2012

Devotees gather before a golden throne decorated with multicolored flower garlands in red, orange, white, purple and green. A seated man wears an orange turban, orange robes, a rudraksha mala and gold necklaces, and a crowned figure receives attention as an orange-robed priest with a shaved head stands at left. A woman in a red blouse and a braided-hair woman in a tan shirt and rust shawl stand nearby, and a smiling shaved-head devotee in orange with gold necklaces stands at right. Brass oil lamps hang from the ceiling above a decorated ritual setting. Swamiji (probable) is the seated figure in the orange turban and rudraksha mala, identified by compatible garb and a ceremonial throne setting.

A seated man in a rust-red and saffron cloth sits on an ornate gold throne with a carved gold backrest, wearing a red and white flower garland and a small red bindi. He smiles and reaches down to receive or bless people in front of him. In the foreground a shaved-headed man in an orange-yellow shawl and a gold earring sits with his back partly turned, and a man in a white shirt leans in. Other devotees' heads are visible at the bottom edge. To the right stands a gold oil lamp with a bird-shaped finial, and a gold lion-shaped ornament sits near the throne. A red-and-green painted backdrop of trees forms the background.

Evening satsang on a raised stage with a large gold-carved throne. A man in orange-saffron robe with a garland of yellow and white flowers and a rudraksha-style necklace sits on the throne holding a small object and speaking. Several seated devotees in white and cream sarees and white dhotis sit on a red and green patterned carpet facing him, including an elderly man in white on the left and an elderly woman in a white saree with green blouse. Floral garlands drape the throne and a floral backdrop with flower strings is behind.

A man seated on an ornate gold throne with a carved, arched backrest, a dark red velvet cushion and velvet bolsters, with flowers and greenery at the sides. He wears saffron-orange robes with a darker orange shawl, a dark rudraksha mala necklace, and a white forehead marking with a red dot. He is smiling, holding a mala in one hand, with one foot raised on a gold-covered footstool. a person: long-hair cues are absent, but the saffron robes, rudraksha mala and ceremonial throne match the page's description of a teaching seat. The page attributes this event to a person, but identity is not established from appearance alone, so this is a seated sannyasi-style teacher giving satsang.

Night outdoor satsang on a stage, with a man seated on an ornate gold-and-carved throne at left wearing an orange-saffron robe and a long garland of red flowers and green beads, his hair long and swept back. Seated before him at the throne's base are a young girl in an orange sari with a red border, a woman in a yellow sari with folded hands, a man in a cream shirt and trousers with palms pressed together, and older women in cream and green saris, some with hands folded in namaskar. A brass plate of flowers and offerings sits near the throne's foot. A white tower fan stands beside the dais, string lights glow in the background, and several people in white move around the grounds beneath a striped canopy.

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