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January 01 2019

A photograph of a seated audience at a satsang gathering. In the foreground, a smiling man with grey hair and glasses wears a white kurta and a rudraksha mala, with a garland of yellow and red flowers around his neck, and holds the garland at his chest while petals lie on his white clothing. Beside him a woman in a coral-and-pink sari with a yellow flower garland and red bindi presses her palms together in anjali. Behind them, other devotees in white and orange shawls clap, and a woman in a blue sari sits at the left edge. The room is filled with seated people, many in orange and white. a person's appearance is not confidently established, so no identification is made.

A photograph of a devotional gathering in a red-draped hall. In the foreground, a figure in a red-orange sleeveless garment and a gold floral neck garland sits facing left, with a golden vessel in the lower foreground. A woman in a white sari with a rust-orange shawl and a dark rudraksha mala holds a small white card and stands beside a woman in a cream sari with a rust shawl. On the right, an older man with white hair and glasses, wearing a white t-shirt and silver bracelet, bows with his palms pressed together near his face. Other women in pink and blue saris and a light pink top stand behind them.

2014-07-20 +1 copies

A photograph of a seated man in white ritual clothing with a white tilak on his forehead, palms pressed together in namaste, eyes closed and smiling. He wears a grey patterned shawl over his shoulders and a multi-strand rudraksha mala with brown beads. Behind him a woman in a cream saree with a gold border and a rudraksha mala stands with hands folded. On the left edge a figure in an orange turban and saffron clothing is partly visible. A small black box and a white cloth with red marks sit on the table in front.

A shaved-headed man in white ritual cloth with a maroon border sits cross-legged before an offering tray, hands cupped together in prayer with a rudraksha mala around his neck and a red kumkum dot on his forehead. Beside him a woman in a cream sari with red border and a dark beaded mala watches with eyes lowered. Behind them a gold-carved throne stands with red and green cushions, and an orange and maroon cloth hangs in the right foreground. Silver and brass vessels hold offerings of fruit and sweets on the table.

Photograph of a seated puja or satsang gathering before a deep red curtain. In the centre, a person with long matted dark hair, wearing a rust-brown robe and multiple rudraksha malas, sits with palms pressed together in namaskar and eyes closed. On the left, a woman in a white and cream sari with rudraksha malas and a red bindi watches upward. On the right, a man in glasses, white dhoti with a golden border and rudraksha malas also presses his palms together. Brass lamps, flowers and offerings sit in the foreground, and more devotees fill the background.

A photograph of a long-haired man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a heavy gold bead necklace and a red-and-white flower garland, smiling with eyes lowered and a red tilak on his forehead. Beside him a smiling woman in an orange sari and orange shawl presses her palms together in namaste, wearing a black beaded mala and gold bangles. A smiling man in white with an orange shawl stands at the right edge, and a gold-and-white ornate structure is behind them. Probable Swamiji's appearance matches the presentation cues of long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, gold necklace and garland, with the page noting his presence.

Two women sit side by side on a light carpet in white and cream Kerala-style saris with gold borders, both with palms pressed together in anjali mudra. The woman on the left has grey hair in a bun, a white vertical tilak and red bindi, and wears a tan top and rudraksha mala. The woman on the right has a bob of black hair, a tan top, and a rudraksha mala, with a name badge on her sari. Behind them, two bare-chested men in white sit on the floor with white markings on their skin, one with rudraksha malas; both are seated in an indoor hall during a gathering.

August 21 2012

May 07 2017

A smiling bare-chested man with a shaved head and a vertical tilak on his forehead holds his open palms outward toward the camera. He wears many rudraksha malas and a red cord, with gold bangles on his wrist. Behind him, several people in white and cream sarees and dhotis with gold borders stand in a hall with red curtains, and a large screen displays a saffron-clad figure. The hall has a pink wall and a stage area.

December 24 2012