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Two people sit on ornate silver-and-purple upholstered chairs in front of a pale wall and a gold statue of a figure at left. The man on the left wears a white dhoti with a yellow border, is bare-chested, wears a rudraksha mala, and holds a microphone in his right hand while raising his left fist. Beside him, a young girl sits in an orange-saffron outfit with an orange turban topped by a peacock feather ornament, a gold crest brooch, rudraksha malas and a striped yellow-black waist panel. Her hands rest in her lap. The setting suggests a satsang or discourse gathering.

March 27 2018

Indoor photograph of two people seated on a pale tiled floor in a hall with wooden chairs and pink walls behind them. On the left, a young boy with long dark hair sits bare-chested, wearing an orange dhoti, a white sacred thread, and multiple rudraksha mala necklaces with a pendant. On the right, a man with a red tilak on his forehead wears a white dhoti with yellow border, a bare chest, rudraksha malas, a gold bracelet and an earring, and rests one hand near the boy's knee. A plastic water bottle and a white container sit in the foreground.

December 12 2011

Photograph of an initiation setting with a gold-carved throne-style seat and a red curtain behind. A seated figure with long swept-back dark hair, a sacred ash mark on the forehead, saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, multiple gold and silver beaded necklaces, and a rudraksha mala holds a small silver vessel on his lap. Seated facing him on the right, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti and white shawl, with a sacred ash mark, kneels before him beside red velvet cushions. The scene suggests a ritual exchange; the seated figure appears to be Swamiji (probable) based on the long hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklaces.

March 26 2017

October 07 2012

2012-10-07 +1 copies

A seated man in orange robes with long swept-back dark hair, a white tilak on his forehead, rudraksha malas and a gold necklace, smiles and gestures with an open hand while speaking to a curly-haired young man in a white t-shirt and red rudraksha mala who sits kneeling with palms pressed together in anjali. Behind them, a statue in orange robes with a flower garland sits on a gold and red throne, and a bald man in orange stands at the left edge. The setting is an indoor satsang hall with cream walls. Swamiji (probable) is the orange-robed man with long hair, rudraksha malas and gold necklace, seated in conversation with the kneeling devotee.

December 12 2011

August 12 2016

A photograph of a satsang setting in which a bare-chested man in orange robes with long swept-back dark hair, a white forehead band with red bindi, layered rudraksha malas and a gold pendant sits on a red cushion, smiling and gesturing with an open hand toward a young man in a white t-shirt with curly hair and a rudraksha mala, who sits with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind them a statue of a saint in orange robes with a orange turban and yellow-and-red garlands sits on a gold and red throne. A person with a shaved head in orange robes is partly visible at the lower left.

A young man with shoulder-length dark hair sits in a black armchair holding a handheld microphone, speaking to an audience. He wears an orange saffron shawl edged with gold border over his bare chest, with long rudraksha mala beads and a small pendant necklace, plus beaded armlets and bangles. A vibhuti or tilak mark is on his forehead. Behind him stands a gilded carved deity murti or ornate golden relief and a red curtain. At right, a person in white dhoti with gold border and multiple beaded necklaces stands partially visible.