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August 10 2011

Photograph of an outdoor temple-courtyard gathering. A man in orange robes and a long white flower garland sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne with eyes closed and hands folded, a fruit offering on a tray beside him. Around him, devotees sit on the ground in white and yellow clothes, many with hands joined in prayer. In the foreground, the backs of several people are visible, including a woman with a ponytail in a cream sari with gold border and a man in white with a yellow shawl, with silver and brass plates of offerings arranged before them. Red-orange walls, a carved stone pillar and palm trees form the background, and an orange curtain hangs beside the throne.

A seated man in an orange saffron robe and rudraksha mala sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, hands folded in his lap, during a satsang. Before him, devotees kneel and sit with palms pressed together, several wearing white and yellow saris and white dhotis, with brass and silver plates holding flowers, fruits and offerings. Behind the throne stand a gilded lion-form seat and garlanded deity murti with colourful flower garlands, and a teal and purple draped backdrop with floral decoration fills the upper right. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long swept-back hair and a saffron robe with rudraksha mala, and the page identifies this event as a Swamiji satsang. Several people are visible, roughly six to twenty.

A seated man in an ornate gilded throne with red cushions wears a saffron-orange garment, a dark rudraksha mala, and has long dark hair swept back, with hands resting in his lap. Around him, a group of devotees sit on the floor in white ritual dress with yellow and red shawls and gold necklaces; some have shaved heads and vibhuti markings, and several hold pink flower-filled plates. Fruit and flowers sit on a tray at the throne's side, a floral kalasha-style vase is on the cabinet, and the walls are decorated with marigold and multicoloured flower garlands. The scene appears to be a satsang discourse in a hall with a fan and dark curtains.

A photograph of a man seated on an ornate gold-and-red throne with cushions, palms pressed together in namaste at chest level. He wears an orange saffron robe and a white and red flower garland, with a crown-like hairstyle and a rudraksha-style neck adornment. Behind him stands a stone deity murti on a small shrine and an orange curtain against a red and white striped wall. Seated before him on the floor, a woman in white with a yellow shawl holds a small object over a brass plate, and women in yellow clothing sit around golden offering trays with bananas, fruit and small bowls. A bald man in glasses sits at lower left.

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A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits eyes closed on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, a probable Swamiji depicted in an appearance-based label, with long swept-back dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead. Around him, devotees kneel with hands in anjali mudra, including a woman with long hair in the lower right. Fruit trays sit beside the throne, a carved stone shrine panel with a deity murti stands behind, and a red and white striped wall and orange curtain frame the open pavilion. Several heads of onlookers are visible in the foreground.

January 01 2007

2007-01-01 +1 copies

A photograph of a seated man in orange sannyasi robes on an ornate gold-and-red throne, with long swept-back hair and yellow and red marigold garlands around his neck, eyes closed and hands folded in meditation. Before him, devotees kneel and sit on the floor: a woman in a light blue top with hands in anjali, a woman in a white and yellow sari with hands folded, and a man in white with glasses and a rudraksha mala also in anjali. Brass and silver plates of offerings, fruit, sweets and flowers sit on low tables, and a woman in a white sari stands at the back beside an orange-draped tray. Orange and white painted walls and orange curtains frame the courtyard setting, with seated devotees in white and orange behind.

September 14 2010