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A night-time outdoor photograph of a speaker in orange robes standing on a raised platform beneath a decorative cloth canopy with colourful fringed borders and painted panels. A microphone on a stand is in front of him, and he gestures with one hand while speaking. Two ornate red and gold triangular banners hang on poles at either side. Seated in the foreground with their backs partly toward the camera are many devotees wearing orange garments, with a red-brick wall behind the platform.

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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.2005-05-25Night outdoor gathering in front of a low brick wall, lit with warm light. A man in orange robes sits cross-legged on a raised cushioned seat beneath a colourful embroidered canopy with a striped fringe and red, green and white motifs. A microphone stand is angled toward him. 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Facing them on a raised stage is a figure in orange clothing seated before a decorated canopy with red and gold hanging ornaments and a row of small bells, flanked by two tall wooden poles with red and gold cloth pouches. A video camera on a tripod stands at right, and another orange-clad person sits at the far right edge. Some devotees in white are visible in the foreground. The setting resembles a satsang or discourse session. The seated figure's identity cannot be confirmed from appearance.2005-05-25Outdoor evening discourse at night under a decorated canopy strung with colourful pennants and embroidered panels. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair, a beaded mala and a white forehead mark sits on a leopard-print cushion speaking into a microphone, with a red-and-gold ceremonial fan-shaped banner on a pole beside them. 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A seated figure in an ornate patterned shawl with orange and gold tones sits on a white cushioned seat before a microphone stand, with a long multicolored ceremonial banner strung overhead and decorative hanging panels at either side. Torches or lamps light the scene. In the foreground, rows of listeners in orange clothing sit with their backs partly toward the camera, several with dark hair visible. The seated figure shows swept-back long hair and a shawl with distinctive ornate patterning, consistent with the page's a person reference, but the appearance is not conclusive enough to confirm identity.2005-05-25Night outdoor satsang on a brick-walled rooftop terrace. Dozens of people sit on the floor in orange and saffron robes, many with long dark hair pulled back, facing a raised seat. On the seat, a figure in orange clothing sits beside a cushioned white-and-brown seat draped with a decorative cloth. A microphone stands in front of him. 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In the background, a figure in orange robes sits on a raised platform beneath a decorated canopy with colourful fringed banners, and a red-and-gold ornamented staff or standard hangs nearby. A white-clad man sits in the foreground among the robed devotees. Bright white light from a stand and a dark sky frame the scene.2005-05-25May 25 20052005-05-25A photograph of an evening outdoor gathering on a rooftop or open platform. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair and rudraksha malas sits on a patterned cushion, speaking into a microphone and smiling. Behind him stands a man in an orange kurta beside a decorated golden-and-red canopy with a fringed border, and a red flag hangs on a pole at left. Several people in orange clothing sit with their backs to the camera in the foreground, facing the speaker. A brick wall and night sky form the background.2005-05-25