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Indoor satsang or padapuja scene on a raised wooden platform framed by striped curtains. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-brown garment and a white flower garland, sits on a golden-backed throne holding a rudraksha-style mala, with an orange cloth draped across him; a devotee in white clothing bends forward to touch his feet, with a white sheet spread on the platform. Several people in white and orange shirts with lanyards stand and kneel nearby, and a small child sits at the lower left. Flowers and green foliage decorate the back wall, with a black speaker and camera equipment at right.

December 10 2012

Indoor satsang in a large atrium with purple-lit curtains and a balcony railing above. A seated figure in an orange saffron shawl over a bare upper body, wearing a white flower garland, rudraksha-style beads and bangles, sits on a raised seat behind a gold-coloured ritual vessel. In front, an elderly devotee in white clothes bows low with forehead to the floor. A man in white with a red lanyard stands behind them, and devotees in white sit on mats with orange shawls across the floor. Floral garlands decorate the upper walls and a gold ornate figure sits at lower right.

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A photograph of a blessing in an ashram hall with red carpet and gold-trimmed decor. A bearded man with long dark hair, bare-chested and wearing a dark shawl over saffron-orange cloth, stands at left, extending his right hand to press the forehead of a man in white kurta with an orange shawl who bows with folded hands. Behind them a gold and red ornate throne canopy and decorated deity murti stand, with a woman in white with a rudraksha mala seated nearby and other people in white in the background. A stage with a chair and microphone stands at right.

A photograph inside an ornate hotel-style atrium at a satsang gathering. In the foreground a woman in a white sari sits on the floor facing right with her hands resting on her lap. Behind her, a woman in a pink blouse with a white sari and a woman in a red blouse sit on the floor, looking toward a raised white-draped platform with a fringed white and grey blanket. A standing man in white kurta with an orange garland watches, and several men in white kurtas with orange scarves and lanyards stand or sit nearby. Curtains, a staircase railing, and colourful tall decorative pillars frame the setting. The visible people number roughly six to eight.

A photograph of a small room with pale walls and a window with sheer curtains. A woman with long dark hair in an orange saffron sari sits centrally on a low seat, with a fruit and flower offering tray in front of her. A man in an orange robe with long hair and a beard stands behind her in orange clothing. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis sit on chairs on the left, and one man kneels with his forehead on the floor near the offerings, while another bends forward in obeisance. A man in a dhoti with a shirtless upper body and forehead tilak stands on the right with arms folded. Rose petals scattered on the tiled floor suggest a bhoomi puja ceremony.

June 27 2014

A photograph inside a ceremonial hall with red curtains and a wooden door behind. A bearded man in a flower garland of red, white and purple blooms sits on a gold-and-red throne with a striped cushion, hands folded, being honoured. An attendant in a maroon robe with an orange turban and long dreadlocks kneels and touches the throne's gold base. A priest in white dhoti with orange borders and an orange shawl bends forward, while a white-robed attendant kneels and a woman in a white sari with a striped border sits at right. Gold lamps, a trident and a golden deity figure stand nearby. A camera on a tripod appears at left.

Indoor ashram scene during a monastic training event. A seated woman in orange robes with long wavy hair sits on a white-draped platform beside a round silver tray of white offering. A man in white kurta with an orange shawl stands at center, and a kneeling man in white with red-trimmed clothing bends forward at the foreground, touching the orange cloth of a seated figure. Several people in orange and white stand behind, some holding long wooden poles. A woman in white stands at right near a purple mat, and a portrait of a woman in red is on a backdrop at upper right. Flower petals and a water bottle sit in the foreground.

July 09 2012

Devotees in white dhotis and orange or yellow shawls gather on an orange cloth before an ornate golden throne at a temple shrine. A seated figure with a shaved head, white cloth draped over the shoulders and a beaded mala rests on the gold throne with a red cushion. A tall man in an orange robe stands nearby, while a bowing devotee in white clothes leans toward the seated figure. Behind them, a golden deity murti is decorated with flower garlands, and brass lamps and stone carvings frame the shrine. Petals are scattered on the floor.