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July 14 20122012-07-14A dim hall with a large projection screen showing a bearded... no—showing a smiling figure with long dark hair in saffron-orange clothing beside a golden shrine-like arch. In the foreground, a bald man in white kurta and white dhoti with an orange sash stands with arms raised toward the screen, as several other devotees in white and orange sashes move and dance on red-striped mats. Backpacks and bags lie on the floor at left. The scene suggests a satsang or group devotional gathering.2012-07-14A group of devotees dances energetically in a hall with red patterned floor mats and a large projection screen behind them showing a figure in white. A central figure in saffron robes with a shaved head is being lifted or held by the arms by people in white kurtas and orange shawls, mid-dance. Others around wear white clothes and orange stoles, while a man in a grey shirt and orange scarf and a man in black with an orange stole raise their hands. The mood is festive and celebratory.2012-07-14Indoor hall with a plain tiled floor, a brown wooden double door, and a white projection screen on a stand at right. A standing figure in a saffron-orange robe with hands pressed together in anjali stands alone near the screen, facing left toward a group. To the left, a row of about ten men in white ashram clothes with hands folded in namaskar stand together; several wear yellow or white neck cords and one wears a red-and-saffron shawl. A yellow and blue decorated hanging is at upper left and white draped fabric lines the ceiling. A black bag sits on the floor by the group.2009-12-15A seated audience fills a hall with a draped white ceiling and ceiling fans, facing a raised stage. A large backdrop shows a smiling man in an orange turban and orange clothing. On stage, several men in white kurtas with yellow shawls and some in orange robes stand in a line, while a man in pink kurta stands at the front holding a microphone. Audience members sit on striped red and white mats, many in white with yellow shawls, and a television on the right shows a colourful scene. A woman in an orange sari stands at the left edge of the stage.2010-12-27December 31 20152015-12-31October 29 20102010-10-29 +1 copiesA large seated congregation of devotees in white dhotis with gold borders and red-orange shawls fills the foreground, viewed from behind. Many are bald or shaved-headed, sitting cross-legged on white sheets across a red-carpeted floor. On a raised stage at the back, a figure in orange robes sits on a golden-accented seat before a painted backdrop of deity figures, with brass oil lamps and ceremonial staves flanking him. A large screen at upper right shows a close-up of a man in orange and red attire. A camera on a tripod is set up near the stage. The scene reads as a satsang or discourse.2015-10-11A photograph inside a hall with a white pull-down ceiling drape, a projector screen and a bright tiled floor. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange cloth and a rudraksha mala, and stands with hands extended toward a row of devotees. Behind him, men in white dhotis with gold-bordered cloths, some holding silver plates and pooja items, stand on mats with joined palms. To the left, a middle-aged man in a grey shirt and a man in white kurta stand with hands folded, and a young boy in an orange t-shirt with a printed portrait stands with hands joined. Several people in white and orange sit or stand along the room. A colourful ceremonial pole hangs at the top left.2011-02-02A photograph of a seated congregation in white dhotis and shawls, many with shaved heads, viewed from behind in the foreground of a hall. On a raised stage, a seated figure in saffron-orange robes faces the audience in front of an ornate deity shrine decorated with red and white drapery, a golden arched backdrop and a lit altar. Other people in white sit around the stage area, and video cameras on tripods stand at the right edge. The atmosphere suggests a satsang discourse. The saffron-robed figure is shown from a distance and no reliable identity can be established from appearance.2010-10-29July 14 20122012-07-14February 12 20152015-02-12