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December 10 2007

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A woman in an orange sari sits cross-legged on a raised platform in a hall, palms pressed together in greeting, smiling as she speaks into a microphone. Brass oil lamps stand on a table beside her, with palm ffronds and a white-board on an easel behind. Seated in front of her on the floor are many women and girls with long dark braids, most wearing white clothes, some in orange, forming a rapt audience of around twenty visible people. Hall walls are cream and a fan stands at left.2007-12-10A photograph of a seated speaker in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair, speaking into a microphone on a white-draped stage at an indoor session. Beside him, another person in orange sits on the floor, and a row of women and girls in white sit in the foreground with long braided hair, facing the stage. Brass oil lamps stand on either side of the platform, with potted palms, a water bottle, a wall fan, and a flip chart in the background. A white card labelled Question Box sits on the table.2007-12-10March 23 20082008-03-23A photograph of a seated figure in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair, smiling as they speak into a microphone on a white-draped platform. Brass oil lamps stand on either side, a potted palm is behind, and a whiteboard on an easel shows a hand-drawn diagram. Seated in front, with their backs to the camera, are rows of people in white and orange clothing, several with hair in braids, some with palms pressed together. The setting is an indoor hall with a red-brown door and a wall fan.2007-12-10A photo of a long-haired man in a flowing saffron-orange robe standing on a red rug beside a whiteboard on an easel, holding a black handheld microphone in his right hand and smiling while his left hand rests on a brass oil lamp stand. The whiteboard shows a hand-drawn circle with arrows and the letters P and F. A brass oil lamp, a small terracotta pot with flowers, a glass and a water bottle sit on a white-draped table to his left. In the foreground, a smiling young woman and other partially visible heads of audience members are seen. A fabric banner in orange, yellow and black hangs at top right, and wall fans and a white-clothed bench are in the background.2007-12-10A seated man with long, swept-back dark hair wears an orange saffron robe and a rudraksha mala, sitting in a cushioned chair on a raised red-carpeted stage and speaking into a microphone on a stand. Beside him, a bearded man in an orange robe sits cross-legged on a mat. A framed portrait with a flower garland is displayed on an altar-like stand behind them, flanked by brass oil lamps and kalasha pots, with a row of orange-tasselled poles along the back wall. White-clad devotees sit on the floor in the foreground, listening to the discourse at a satsang hall.2008-03-23 +1 copiesDecember 10 20072007-12-10March 23 20082008-03-23March 23 20082008-03-23A photograph of a discourse hall with a seated teacher in orange robes on an orange-cushioned throne-like chair on an orange-carpeted stage, holding a microphone and gesturing with one hand. Behind him hangs a framed portrait of a similarly robed figure with long dark hair and a garland, beside a vase of pink flowers on a white podium. Dark red curtains line the back wall and a whiteboard and fan stand at the right. Audience members sit cross-legged on orange mats in white clothes and colourful saris, some holding bags and water bottles. A portrait labelled with a Swamiji reference is not legible, so the seated teacher is described by role only. Swamiji (probable) cues on the seated figure: long swept-back dark hair, saffron robes and a rudraksha-style necklace.September 16 20062006-09-16A seated man in long flowing saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits on a cushioned seat on a stage, speaking into a microphone on a stand. He has long dark hair, a red bindi and bangles on his wrist. Before him, the backs of three heads of seated audience members are visible at the lower edge, on blue mats. Behind him hang a row of brass kalasha pots and an oil lamp on a stand, with a red-and-yellow curtain and a garlanded framed portrait at left. A small table at left holds a water bottle and glasses. a person: the seated speaker has long swept-back hair, saffron robes and a rudraksha mala, consistent with a discourse setting.2008-03-23