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May 24 2015

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A photograph from an indoor satsang hall of a seated figure in orange-saffron robes with a long rudraksha-style beaded mala draped over the chest, one hand resting on a silver tray of folded orange cloth. Several seated devotees in the foreground and background wear orange and white, including a woman with blonde hair at right and a man with glasses behind. The figure's body is cropped at the shoulders, and a throne-like wooden armchair frames the scene. The clasped cloth bundles suggest a cloth-offering ritual. a person cues: long beaded mala and orange robes, but the head is out of frame, so identity is uncertain.2015-05-24May 24 20152015-05-24July 12 20152015-07-12May 24 20152015-05-24A seated man in a dark red-brown robe with gold-edged saffron-orange drape and a long beaded brown mala around his neck sits in a brown leather chair in an ornate hotel hall with warm ceiling lights. He has tilak marks on his forehead, wears a small headset microphone, and extends his hands to offer small red-brown cloth-wrapped packets from a large silver bowl heaped with them. Around him, people in white clothes and red-orange shawls stand and sit; a smiling woman on the right wears a white outfit with a red shawl and a lanyard badge. The scene resembles a distribution of sacred packets during a session.2015-05-24Close-up photograph of hands during a ritual exchange in orange and red saffron-toned clothing. In the foreground, a person's hand wearing a thick, multi-strand rudraksha bracelet with gold beads and a blue-and-purple thread holds a small red-orange cloth bundle tied with string. Another hand with a silver bangle reaches in from the upper left, and a red-orange garment sleeve and fabric fill the frame. The dark wooden surface of a chair arm is visible at the right. Details suggest a personal blessing or ceremonial handover of a sacred object rather than a formal stage event.2015-07-12Close photograph of a hand holding red and orange flower petals or kumkum-like offering, extended forward over the head of a woman with an orange-yellow vertical mark on her forehead and dark hair pulled back. Her eyes are lowered. Other people in orange and white clothing sit blurred in the background, and a dark polished wooden armrest or chair edge appears at lower left. The scene suggests a satsang or ritual blessing gathering, with a partially visible hand from the left edge also present.2015-07-07Close photograph of a person's hands in orange saffron robes. A woman's hand, wearing a gold bangle and a beaded bracelet, holds a small folded orange cloth in her open palm while the other hand gathers or tears a small piece of fabric. Blurred orange-robed figures sit in the background.2011-09-16A seated man in a brown-red robe with a gold-edged orange shawl and a long beaded rudraksha-style mala sits in a brown leather armchair at the centre of an indoor hall, with a tilak on his forehead. In front of him a silver bowl holds folded reddish-brown cloth, and hands from several people reach in to take them while others extend their hands toward him. Standing devotees around him wear white and red-orange clothing, and a woman on the left wears a red-and-white lanyard. Warm ceiling lights and purple-lit wall panels frame the room. The seated man is a probable Swamiji (probable) as a prominent figure in the scene, with long swept-back hair, orange-gold robes and a rudraksha mala.2015-05-24May 21 20122012-05-21 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20142014-09-14Close photo of a seated figure in saffron-orange robes handing a small bundle wrapped in red-orange cloth to a person reaching in from the left, who holds a black handheld microphone and wears a rudraksha mala and a silver ring. The seated figure wears a blue-and-purple beaded wristband. A clear plastic water bottle with a pink cap sits in the lower right, and a blurred background shows more saffron-clad people and white fabric.2015-07-07