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February 27 2016

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A photograph of a ritual scene in a bright hall with a painted jungle-waterfall backdrop. Eight or nine people stand on a red carpet around a gold-framed shrine holding a deity murti decorated with white and yellow flower garlands and a brass oil lamp at right. A central man in white dhoti and gold-bordered cloth holds a microphone and gestures, wearing rudraksha beads, and wears a gold-bordered white cloth. Several women wear saffron/orange sarees with rudraksha malas, one holding a microphone. Two men in white kurta and dhoti stand nearby, and a woman in cream saree and another in white stand at right. A woman in red-orange clothing stands at far left and a young boy in saffron cloth stands beside an older man in white.2016-02-27 +1 copiesA stage event with six people standing in front of a painted jungle backdrop and a golden throne-like seat. At center, a man in white dhoti with gold border and a bare upper body wears a rudraksha mala, holds a microphone and a white sheet of paper. Beside him stands another white-clad man with a microphone and a white shirt, and on the left a woman in rust-red sari wearing a rudraksha mala. Several people wear orange-saffron garments with gold borders and rudraksha malas, and two people in the group wear black blindfolds. To the right a deity murti decorated with yellow and orange flower garlands sits on a gold-trimmed altar.2016-02-27 +1 copiesFebruary 27 20162016-02-27A indoor satsang hall with red curtains and an ornate gold throne. Seated on the throne at left is a smiling figure in a red turban, rudraksha mala and saffron-toned robe; a probable Swamiji candidate by the turban, mala and saffron cues, shown in person. In the centre a man in white dhoti with gold border and a brown-and-gold shawl holds a microphone and gestures with one hand to his forehead. Beside him a woman in white sari with a brown shawl stands with a microphone, and a woman in brown-orange robe and rudraksha mala stands nearby. At right, a row of young children in white and orange-gold dhotis and garments, with white forehead markings and malas, stand on a red carpet. A screen at lower right shows a video image.2015-08-09February 27 20162016-02-27 +1 copiesA photograph of a stage event in front of a painted jungle-and-temple backdrop, with a golden throne-like seat and a decorated shrine with flower garlands at the right edge. Standing on a red carpet, a man in a white dhoti with gold borders and a bare upper body holds a microphone in one hand and a sheet of paper in the other, with long hair swept back. Around him are several people in orange and saffron robes with gold borders, rudraksha malas and some wearing black blindfolds. Two older people in white clothing stand with folded arms, and a woman in a red sari with a microphone stands at the left. The rudraksha malas and saffron robes are visible, and the setting is a meeting or satsang space.2016-02-27 +1 copiesNovember 28 20152015-11-28January 13 20152015-01-13Seven people stand in a row on a red-carpeted stage with hands folded in namaskar, facing the viewer. From left: a young person in orange garments with a red and gold border, a person in orange with white vibhuti marks and rudraksha malas, a person in white dhoti with a red-streaked white shawl and white tilak, a woman in a white sari with black border and mala, then three young women in orange silk saris with malas. Behind them on a golden throne with a gold lotus-petal back sits a large portrait of a figure in red robes with a red crown-like headdress and rudraksha garlands, hands in namaskar. Above stands a carved deity murti with multiple arms and a golden crown, and a golden ornamented doorway with floral garlands at right.2016-08-28A photograph of a ceremonial gathering indoors. In the centre, a man with long dark swept-back hair wears a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a long dark rudraksha mala and a red tilak, holding out a hand toward a silver tray. Around him, several shaved-headed men in white dhotis with white and orange sacred marks on their foreheads and chests stand and hold orange cloth bundles and offering trays. On the right, a woman in an orange sari with a maroon border and a rudraksha mala stands beside a dark handbag. Behind them a large screen shows a gilded throne with a red cushion and a temple-style deity image, and a camera operator appears at the right edge.2010-10-26December 17 20092009-12-17December 05 20092009-12-05