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February 24 2007

February 24 2007

Wide indoor photo of a hall where a crowd of men in white clothes sits on the floor with palms pressed together in namaste, facing a seated figure on a white chair at the far left. The seated figure wears an orange-saffron robe and a garland, with hands folded. Behind them hang large portraits, a framed deity picture on dark drapery, a red curtain and striped ceremonial banners along the ceiling. A white fan stands at the left edge, and the hall is dimly lit with a bright light near the centre back.

A photograph of a person in an orange saffron robe walking across a concrete hall, wearing a long multicolour flower garland of white, yellow, red and blue blooms. Long dark hair falls past the shoulders. Behind them, seated women in white and cream saris sit along the floor, with large portrait prints of a long-haired woman mounted on the wall above a dais and a hanging saffron and patterned cloth overhead. Bright stage lights illuminate the scene.

Indoor photo of a seated man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair and a multicoloured flower garland, sitting on a white-covered cushioned seat before red drapes and a blue wall. A devotee in white dhoti and shirt kneels on a white mat before him with hands clasped, while other men in white and orange shawls sit or stand nearby. A fan, water bottle, microphone and a table with a steel cup are visible, and a decorated canopy hangs at the right. A partially visible hand holding a phone or camera appears at the lower right. The man in saffron matches the Swamiji (probable) appearance cues of long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a garland, presented here as the seated figure receiving the kneeling devotee.

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A photograph in an ashram hall with a row of men in white dhotis and white kurtas standing with palms pressed together in namaste along the left. On the right, a smiling man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange-saffron robe and a garland of white and purple flowers, extending his right hand toward the line. Behind him is a golden throne with a red cushion and a gold deity murti, flanked by orange and yellow hanging banners, a projector screen, and a camera on a tripod. Several other people in orange and white clothing stand in the background.

A photograph of a devotional gathering in an indoor hall with white cloth draped over a raised platform. A man in orange robes and an orange turban, with a multicoloured flower garland and a rudraksha-style neck mala, sits on the white-covered dais with his feet resting on a small step. Devotees in white dhotis and shirts stand behind and beside him, and an older man with folded hands and a white beard, along with a bowing man in white, kneels at the front. A woman with a long braid stands at left, and a small speaker and a microphone are visible.

February 24 2007

A indoor satsang hall with white walls, tube lights and ceiling fans. On a low white-draped seat on a striped mat stage at left, a figure with long dark hair wears an orange robe and a beaded necklace, speaking into a microphone on a stand, with water bottles nearby. Standing devotees in white dhotis, white kurtas and white shirts, many wearing orange and white lanyards, face the stage, while in the foreground seated men in white shirts and a woman in white sit with hands folded near an orange cloth. A small deity murti or framed picture appears at the far left edge.

A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a long multicoloured flower garland sits in a tall white armchair on the left of a large hall with a bare concrete floor and a yellow line marking. Facing him, a large audience sits cross-legged on mats along the right side, mostly men in white dhotis and shirts, with some women in white saris. A camera on a tripod and a video recorder are set up among them. Two large framed portraits hang on the back wall, and a red door sits in the centre. Orange and multicoloured banners hang overhead, and a pink water bottle lies on the floor.

A photograph of a devotional gathering in a covered hall with whitewashed walls and a colourful striped canopy at top right. In the foreground a man in white dhoti and shirt bends forward to touch the feet of a seated figure in an orange robe with a white and pink flower garland and a folded-hands gesture. Nearby, several men in white dhoti and shirts stand with palms pressed together, one wearing a rudraksha mala, and a brass bell sits on a patterned mat. Behind them rows of seated devotees in white fill the hall, with palm trees visible through the open doorway. The scene suggests a padukas procession reception with padapuja.

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