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Night outdoor satsang on a raised platform before a brick wall. A seated figure in orange robes with rudraksha malas and a microphone on a stand sits on a leopard-print cushioned seat, speaking to a group. Around him, many people in orange robes sit cross-legged on the floor facing him, several holding papers; a few are seated behind in orange clothing. A decorated red and gold ceremonial canopy hangs above with embroidered textile banners. Some listeners wear white. The scene suggests a discourse session, with the seated speaker's appearance not clearly established as a specific individual.

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Night photograph of an open-air rooftop satsang with a seated teacher in saffron-orange robes on a tiger-skin-covered low seat, speaking into a microphone. He wears a saffron cloth over the shoulder and has a shaved head. Around him, a large audience of devotees in orange and saffron clothing sits cross-legged on a white floor covering, many with long dark hair visible from behind. A red-and-orange ornamental flag hangs at right, with a colourful beaded and embroidered toran banner above, and a red pennant on a pole at left. A low brick parapet wall lies behind the group under the dark night sky.2005-05-25A seated man in orange saffron robes and a rudraksha mala speaks into a microphone on a stand during an evening gathering on an outdoor platform. He sits on a leopard-print cushioned seat with his right hand extended in explanation, a forehead tilak visible. Brick wall and a red-and-gold fringed canopy behind him. 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Buildings and a stone wall rise behind in dusk light.2006-05-22