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A seated devotional gathering in a pink-walled hall during a convention session. A woman in a rust-red sari with a rudraksha mala and a red shawl leans forward over the seated crowd, reaching out toward a delegate's face. Around her, men and women in white and cream ritual clothes sit with hands raised in prayer or covering their eyes, some wearing rudraksha malas. Two people in the foreground have braided hair. A wooden door and a framed picture hang on the back wall, and a yellow-draped table sits behind the crowd. No figure is clearly identifiable as the a person in this frame.

2017-06-22 +1 copies

Photograph of a large indoor hall during a seated programme. A central figure with long dark hair swept up at the top, wearing a red wrap and a long rudraksha mala with a ceremonial gold necklace, stands raising one hand in blessing while holding a tall white staff. Seated audience members in orange and white attire fill the foreground and background; a shaved-headed man in orange clothing sits near the bottom centre, and a woman in red-orange robes with hands pressed together sits at left. A wooden wall, cream panelling and a black speaker frame the scene. The figure's appearance is consistent with the Swamiji (probable) candidate on the page, with the cues of swept-back hair, rudraksha mala, ceremonial gold necklace and saffron/red clothing, and is shown as a standing presenter addressing the audience.

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2016-02-22 +1 copies

March 10 2017

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July 07 2015

A woman with a white tilak on her forehead sits cross-legged on a polished floor in a satsang hall, eyes lowered and hands together over a small ritual item. She wears a rust-red sari with a gold border and a long rudraksha mala with a dark pendant. Around her, devotees in orange, red and white garments sit in rows, some with tilaks. In front of her are a small tablet, lotus flowers, a plate of offerings and brass lamps. Behind the people, a red-and-gold painted wall panel is visible.

April 29 2017

A photograph of an indoor satsang hall where a standing man in long dark-red-orange robes with a sash and a rudraksha mala stands before an ornate white throne with red cushions. Swamiji (probable) is the standing man: long swept-back dark hair, saffron-orange robes, ornate gold-toned armband and rudraksha mala, with a red-orange shawl and a red throne. Seated devotees in saffron and orange robes and white dhotis sit on the floor with palms joined in namaskar. Some wear orange head wraps, and a white-clad figure with a shaved head appears in the background. A brass oil lamp stand and a small table sit in front of the throne, with a large framed photograph of a figure in ornate red garb on the wall.

March 30 2016

A seated group of women in orange and rust-coloured saris and robes sits in a hall with a gilded throne or altar behind them. In the foreground, a woman in a rust-red sari with gold border and a dark rudraksha mala holds a microphone to her mouth and speaks. Beside her, a woman with a white sacred ash mark on her forehead and a pendant necklace listens. A man with a black turban and a gold-bordered shawl sits at the left edge, smiling. Other women in orange sit behind them with bindis and malas.