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A photograph of a satsang hall with a standing speaker on a raised golden-framed platform and a wooden lectern. The speaker wears an orange robe and a dark rudraksha-style necklace, with his right hand raised mid-gesture. Seated on the floor before him are devotees in white clothes with yellow and gold borders; some women have long braids, and one seated figure has a shaved head. A smaller seated figure in the background tends a tray of offerings beside a red cloth. A white tower fan stands at right, and a carved stone shrine with a deity murti appears along the right wall. Dark drapes and a grey screen form the backdrop.

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October 22 20142014-10-22A photograph of a satsang hall where a man in an orange-saffron top sits on a golden ornate throne-style seat with red cushions, hands pressed together in greeting. In front of the dais, several people sit on the floor with their backs to the camera: women in white saris with gold borders and a girl with a long black braid in a white dress with gold trim. A white tower fan stands at right and a small table with an orange cloth sits in the foreground. On the right wall is a large framed temple-carving image. A woman sits behind a small table at the back. a person is identified by the saffron clothing and the seated golden throne, though the face is not visible; the role is teacher seated on the throne giving satsang.2010-10-22 +2 copiesA photograph of a discourse hall where a man in an orange-saffron garment with a beaded necklace sits on a golden-backed throne with red cushions, hands raised in an address. Seated devotees on orange mats in front of him include women in white and yellow-bordered saris and people with hands folded in anjali. A standing man in white clothing stands at the left. A white tower fan and a small table with offerings stand nearby, and a mural of deity figures decorates the right wall. A projection screen is behind.2010-10-23October 27 20102010-10-27A seated figure in orange robes with a dark beaded mala around the neck sits on a gold-carved throne-style chair behind a wooden lectern, addressing a seated audience on an orange floor covering. In front, a group of women in white saris with yellow and gold borders sit with their backs to the camera or hands folded in namaste, while other devotees in white kneel nearby. A standing woman in white stands at the left, and a white tower fan and a blank projection screen stand in the background. On the right, a large temple-style backdrop shows painted deity figures. Brass trays with offerings sit on the floor at the lower left. The orange-robed figure's appearance is consistent with the page's reference to a person, but identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2010-10-23A photograph of a ceremony on a stage with a dark blue curtain and maroon drapes behind. A man with long dark hair in an orange robe sits on a raised wooden platform beside an ornate gold throne-like seat, hands raised in a gesture while addressing the room. Several people in white ritual clothes sit on the orange floor cloth facing him, several with hands folded in anjali, including a shaved-headed man in white with a gold-coloured garland and a man in white with a rudraksha-style necklace. Women in white saris with gold borders and a woman in a green sari sit in the front. A microphone stand stands at the right edge and a tray with offerings sits on a small table near the platform.2010-10-19A photograph of a ceremony on a stage with a dark blue curtain and a golden throne-like seat with an ornate arched back. A figure in a saffron-orange robe with long swept-back dark hair stands at a wooden podium on the right, hands extended, with a brass tray of offerings and fruit before him; a wireless microphone stand stands nearby. Seated on orange and patterned mats below are devotees in white and cream sarees and dhotis with gold borders, several with palms pressed together in namaskar. One man in white with a shaved head and rudraksha-style beads wears a gold necklace, and a woman in a red-and-green sari sits on the right. a person: the standing figure in saffron with long swept-back hair and gold-trimmed ceremonial adornment is presented as the speaker.2010-10-19October 22 20142014-10-22 +2 copiesA seated man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron shawl and a rudraksha-style beaded necklace, sitting on an ornate gold-carved throne with red cushions at the front of a hall. Before him on a low wooden table sit a silver plate with fruit and flowers. A group of devotees sits on the floor in front, women in white and yellow saris, a woman in orange, a child, and men in white dhotis, with a brass tray of flowers and offerings in the foreground. A white tower fan stands at left, and a painted temple backdrop with gold deity figures and brass lamps decorates the wall. Presentation is a satsang-style seated address with devotees gathered for darshan.2010-10-24A satsang hall with a dark blue curtain backdrop. On a gilded golden throne-style seat behind a wooden lectern sits a man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron robe, seemingly addressing the gathering. Before him, a group sits on an orange cloth: a shaved-headed man in orange robe at left, two men in white dhoti with maroon borders, and several women in white, pink-bordered and yellow saris, with a few hands folded in namaskar. Brass items and a bell sit on the floor at right beside a tray of orange cloth and ritual offerings.2010-10-08October 22 20102010-10-22October 22 20142014-10-22 +2 copies