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October 08 2015

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Indoor satsang hall with red walls and white chairs with gold trim. A man with a shaved-head style and tilak sits on an ornate brown leather throne, wearing orange-saffron robes, a rudraksha-style mala and a gold pendant, holding a microphone near his face and smiling. a person: long dark hair is not visible, but the saffron robes, ornate throne and ceremonial gold necklace mark him as the presiding teacher. A seated woman in white with a red shawl bows forward and is touched on the head by his hand. A woman in a rust-coloured sari and red shawl stands at left holding a microphone. Audience members in white and saffron-red shawls sit in front and behind. A gold ritual lamp stand and an orange cloth on a small table stand beside the throne, and a shrine with a lit deity murti appears in the background.2015-10-08September 11 20152015-09-11 +1 copiesA photograph inside a large hall with lilac-patterned panels on the back wall. A seated figure in a brown leather throne-style chair wears saffron-orange robes with a brown rudraksha mala, and a small headset microphone is visible. A man in a white shirt with a red cloth sash leans in and touches the seated person's head while another devotee in white reaches toward a white figure in the foreground. Many seated devotees in white and red-sashed clothing fill the room, several wearing red-and-white sashes. a person appearance cues: saffron robes, rudraksha mala and a throne-like seat, the seated person being honoured by a devotee.2015-05-26September 11 20152015-09-11March 19 20142014-03-19A seated man in a rust-orange turban, saffron-orange robe and a braided rope necklace smiles while placing a red-and-black patterned shawl over the shaved head of a young man in a white shirt who bows before him. Behind them a woman with a tilak and dark beads watches, and a seated audience in white and pastel clothing fills a tented hall. The seated figure sits in a brown leather armchair with a colourful drum-like object in the foreground. A person in orange and white appears at the top-left, partly visible near a yellow-draped table. Swamiji (probable) cues: orange turban, saffron robe and rope necklace, presiding over a shawl-giving honour.2015-07-02October 08 20152015-10-08March 16 20142014-03-16A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate brown leather throne, wearing a deep rust-red shawl over a brown garment, with long dark swept-back hair and gold armlets, reaching forward to touch the forehead of a kneeling woman in a white sleeveless top with hands joined in namaste. Around them, several people in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas stand and bend forward, one bald man in orange with a purple-and-pink sash leans in, and white-clad devotees in the background watch and hold papers. The seated figure's cues are the swept-back hair, ornate clothing and ceremonial seating, consistent with a probable Swamiji blessing a devotee in a satsang-style gathering.2015-12-16August 15 20172017-08-15 +1 copiesOctober 25 20152015-10-25A photograph of a seated ritual in a hall with patterned gold wallpaper. On the right, a figure in an orange-red turban, orange-red robe, heavy gold necklaces and a gold armband sits on a brown leather chair, extending one arm forward. Before them, a man in white clothes with a red-orange shawl kneels and bows with palms joined, receiving the touch on his forehead. Behind them, seated and standing women in white, orange and red shawls watch; one woman in a red sari holds a rudraksha mala. A brass vessel and a gold-framed pole are in the foreground. The figure in the turban appears to be a probable Swamiji by appearance cues, including the ornate turban, saffron clothing and gold ornaments.2015-07-12