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December 16 2010

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A man in a saffron-orange garment stands at a lectern holding a thin metal rod in his raised right hand, speaking to an audience seated in plastic chairs. He wears a garland of white jasmine with red and yellow flowers and a long, swept-back dark hairstyle. Behind him, a monitor is visible at the lower left. Seated listeners include men in white shirts, a bald man in glasses, and a man in a dark jacket, several with hands clasped near their faces. The setting appears to be an evening public satsang in an outdoor or semi-open venue with parked cars in the background.2010-12-16Evening satsang talk in an open outdoor hall. In the left foreground, a man seen from behind and slightly from the side sits on a zebra-striped cushion, wearing an orange and gold-bordered shawl over bare shoulders and a long white and red-yellow flower garland. A rudraksha-style cord and a thin dark ritual mark are visible at his shoulder. He faces a black microphone on a stand. Behind him rows of white plastic chairs hold a large audience, mostly women in white, cream, orange and dark clothing, some with shawls. A tall arrangement of red, yellow and white artificial flowers stands on the right, with a small table below. Green mats cover the floor.2010-12-16December 16 20102010-12-16Outdoor evening satsang on a green mat. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange robe and a white-and-red marigold garland, sits on a striped cushion holding a hand near his mouth as he speaks into a microphone. Beside him a shaved-headed man in a white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala holds a stainless steel bowl of golden laddu sweets. Behind them seated devotees in white and a few in dark clothes watch, with a red wall, trees and a green light in the background. Probable Swamiji cues: long hair, saffron robe, garland. The presenter with the sweets is a priest in white.2010-12-16A photograph of a satsang event where a man with long dark hair tied back, wearing a white, red and yellow flower garland and an orange garment, speaks into a handheld microphone with his eyes lowered and a smile. Behind him sits a smiling man in an orange robe with a red tilak, and a man in white shirt with a lanyard behind them. Pink and red roses and white flowers sit on the left. Several other people stand in the background, some clapping with palms together, in a crowd gathered for the talk.2010-12-16December 16 20102010-12-16A bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair sits at the front of a large outdoor gathering, holding a tall silver trident-topped staff in his left hand and pressing his right palm forward in a gesture. He wears a red-brown shawl, a leopard-print lower garment, a rudraksha mala, and a white and orange flower garland with a gold pendant. Behind him, dozens of seated devotees in white, red and orange clothing with vibhuti and kumkum marks on their foreheads sit in rows, several with hands joined in prayer.2014-05-20May 11 20152015-05-11December 14 20162016-12-14December 09 20152015-12-09A photograph of a house visit ritual in a small interior room. A figure seated on an orange-draped throne-like seat wears a multicolour marigold and rose garland over a maroon-and-gold garment and holds a silver standing lamp stand. Beside them a young sannyasi in orange robes and rudraksha mala holds a brass plate of red petals. A woman in a white sari with a gold border, hands joined in prayer, sits before an oil lamp flame on a brass tray with flower offerings. Behind, a crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis stand with palms pressed together, and a photographer in white clothing stands at the back. Ritual aarti in progress at a home during a Tamil Nadu visit.2014-06-24 +1 copiesDecember 27 20142014-12-27