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December 16 2017

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A seated person in a brown throne-like armchair at the front of a large hall, wearing an orange-brown shawl, a yellow-trimmed sash, a leopard-print skirt, a long gold-and-yellow marigold garland and a gold pendant, with long dark hair swept back and a small microphone near the face. A silver ceremonial staff topped with a trident stands beside the chair. Around the seat, many devotees in white and saffron-red shawls sit on the floor, some with yellow forehead markings, facing the speaker. Purple floral patterns decorate the wall behind. Swamiji (probable) appears seated in the chair, identifiable by the long swept-back hair, saffron-trimmed garments, garland and rudraksha bracelets, with the trident staff indicating his ceremonial seat.

A large seated audience at a Sadashivoham session in a hall with a deep red curtain behind them. Many participants wear dark blindfold-style eye masks, some with red and orange cloth wrapped across the eyes. Women wear white and cream outfits, orange and red sashes, and red and brown beaded rudraksha-style necklaces; one woman in the foreground wears a red cloth over her eyes and a white sari with a red-orange border. A woman at the right holds a small plate with a sweet or offering. The people are packed closely, with some partially visible in the foreground. No single presenter with distinctive ceremonial cues is clearly identifiable in this frame.

October 23 2015

A seated figure in a rust-red robe with a long saffron-orange beaded mala and a gold hair ornament sits on a gilded wooden seat under a yellow fringed canopy, holding a yellow cloth. Before him, a man in white with a red shawl kneels and performs padapuja, washing or offering at the seated figure's feet, while a woman in white with a beaded necklace kneels nearby. Behind them, several women in white and red shawls sit or stand in a white-tiled hall, some wearing red and rudraksha-style beads, watching the ritual. This appears to be a padapuja during a satsang setting, with people sitting on the floor.

August 11 2011

2011-08-11 +1 copies

A photograph of a group indoors in a hotel ballroom where participants stand wearing black blindfolds. In the foreground a woman with her hair tied back wears a black blindfold, a white shawl over an orange top, a dark rudraksha-style bead mala and a small pendant, and holds a white card with a round emblem. Behind her, other participants wear blindfolds and hold white cards; several wear red and orange garments and orange neck cords. A wood-panelled wall, a warm-toned pillar and a painted backdrop appear behind the group. Several people are visible across the frame, with a few partly out of focus.

Seated audience photographed from the front at a satsang hall, most people in plain white shirts and kurtas. In the foreground a man with glasses and a white shirt sits cross-legged, with an identity badge clipped to his shirt, beside a younger man in a striped white-and-black t-shirt and a gold chain. Behind them devotees wear white with red-and-orange shawls and rudraksha malas, some sitting in meditation posture. A young girl in white appears at the right edge. The crowd fills the frame, and the people are not wearing any identifiable ceremonial dress beyond white clothing and shawls.

Indoor photograph in a hall with ceiling fans, brown walls and barred windows. A man in a long orange robe with an orange turban and a long dark beard sits on a bench at left, facing a woman in a white salwar kameez with a yellow dupatta and a flower in her hair, who gestures as she speaks. Around them stand a man in a white shirt, young women in white and light-blue uniforms, and a young man in orange at the edge. Appearance-based label: a person seated in orange robe and turban with long beard, in conversation with a devotee.

A crowded indoor ceremony hall with red and yellow draped fabric and decorated altar backdrops behind a dense group of devotees. Many participants wear black blindfolds over their eyes, some with hands outstretched. A bare-torsoed man in a white dhoti with a yellow border stands at left, a man in a red kurta with a rudraksha mala is at right centre, a woman in a yellow sari and a woman in teal with long braids stand among them, and a bearded man in an orange shawl is at right. Garlanded deity murti are visible in the background. The scene suggests a mass collective practice in a temple-like setting.

April 27 2018

August 21 2016

A seated man in red robes with a red and yellow flower garland and a gold-tinted ceremonial staff stands behind a gilded lion-headed seat, hands raised in greeting. Beside him a woman in white with a rudraksha mala sits on the floor. A man in a striped shirt kneels with palms pressed together, and a woman with red hair in white sits nearby. Two other robed figures are seen in the background of a hall with wood-panelled walls and framed artwork.