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A framed portrait of a seated figure in orange robes with a long garland, set in a gilded frame on a stage draped with dark red curtains. Beneath it stands a wooden seat with a small orange cloth. Five men in white ritual clothes and white dhotis stand and kneel on a white marble platform with small oil lamps. The standing man at centre has bare upper body and tilted head, with a sacred thread, and he holds a small object. A man in a striped shirt kneels in front, and a seated man in white is bent over at lower left, with a small steel container nearby. Their clothes and the portrait's orange robes give a ritual setting.

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October 01 2007

A photograph of a ceremonial stage with a red carpet and pink draped curtains. A figure in orange robes sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, wearing a red-and-gold headpiece. In front, a man in white dhoti and a kneeling monk in orange cloth hold a silver bowl toward the seated figure. Nearby, a man with long hair wears a white shawl with a rudraksha mala and gold border cloth. A woman in white with a rudraksha mala stands at the right, and several people in white and red clothing watch. A camera on a tripod stands at left. Other people are partially visible at the edges, including a man in a lavender shirt in the foreground. Seven people appear clearly on stage; a few more are partially visible.

November 17 2010

August 15 2010

A stage set with dark red curtains shows a seated figure in orange and ochre robes with long dark hair and a garland, sitting on a white-draped bed or dais in front of a white curved backdrop. Around them, a group of devotees in white dhotis, white kurtas and white saris stand in a line, some with raised hands, while a woman in a white sari with orange border kneels near the seated figure and a man in a white shirt leans in toward them. A man in an orange robe sits at the lower left, and a person in a yellow shawl stands at the far left. The scene appears to be a darshan or healing session on stage.

December 24 2007

A photograph inside a hall with a cream ceiling and dark red drapes at the back. Several men in plain white dhoti and shawl-style upper cloths with maroon borders stand in a line, some with sacred ash marks on their arms and rudraksha-style beads, while one man in a yellow lower cloth kneels on the floor to the right, holding out his hands with a green leaf or flower offering. Other men in white stand and bend along the row. An ornate gold and red throne is visible at the right edge, but no one is seated on it in this frame, and the figures in the row are devotees or priests, not identifiable as any particular person. Orange cloth and low tables are on the left.

Photograph of a meditation or satsang hall with several people seated on white mattresses on a white stage platform, facing away from the camera. The seated figures wear white clothing; one foreground devotee in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth sits cross-legged, and another in a white shirt sits beside him. A rudraksha-style mala lies on an orange cloth in the foreground. Behind them a deep red velvet curtain hangs, with a projection screen and a wooden stand at the upper left, and a person in white kneels near the stage steps. The seated figures are not visibly identifiable as a person; the scene shows attendees in white in a satsang setting.

A photograph of a padapuja-style ritual in a dimly lit hall with a dark red curtain backdrop. A figure in white dhoti and a red shawl kneels on a red mat, bowing toward a seated figure on a red throne-like seat wearing an orange turban and draped in garlands. Two shaven-headed attendants in white cloth sit on either side, and brass oil lamps (deepas) with lit flames line the stage. Pink flowers sit on a pink cushioned platform. The seated figure's appearance does not clearly establish an identity, so the a person field is unsure.