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A large seated satsang in a carpeted hall with lavender patterned walls. Many devotees sit on the floor in white clothes with orange-brown shawls, some wearing rudraksha malas. In the foreground a woman in a white embroidered top and a woman with dark hair sit among them. On a raised red and gold throne at the far right, a figure in saffron-orange robes with a crown sits under a golden parasol, beside a trident and a brass lamp. Behind the seated crowd a green-draped table holds framed photographs arranged on boards, and several monks in orange robes sit near it. Count of visible people is large, roughly 60 to 80.

A seated man in a golden ornate throne chair, wearing a dark red-orange wrap and a large dark turban, sits at the front of a hall with bamboo screens behind him. A silver staff and a brass bowl stand near him, with yellow flowers in a vase. Rows of people sit on striped floor mats: men in white dhotis and red-orange shawls, women in white saris with red borders and women in orange-red garments with hair in buns. Water bottles line a floor row, and a framed photo display stands at left. Visible people are seated devotees attending a Maheshwara Puja-style offering. Swamiji (probable): the throned figure wears a large turban, orange-red wrap and sits on a golden throne, a seat of honour.

December 16 2013

A seated group ceremony in a hall with wooden lattice screens and a framed picture above. In the foreground, many devotees sit on red mats, several wearing red or orange robes and white shawls. Several men on the left and centre have bare upper bodies, white forehead markings, rudraksha malas and white body markings, and some sit with palms joined. Behind them, framed photographs and a collage of printed photos hang on a stand, and a bare-chested man with a mala in the centre-right sits with hands raised. Water bottles, fruit and flowers sit on the mats. A man in white sits at the far right near a chair. The scene suggests a satsang or meditation gathering.

A large seated congregation fills the foreground of a photograph taken at an indoor ritual gathering. Many devotees sit on colourful woven mats, several in saffron and orange robes, some bare-chested with white or ash marks, and many with hands joined in namaste. Behind them a tall orange-draped backdrop is covered with rows of black-and-white framed photographs, and a few people stand at the top of the scene near a tented canopy and a video camera. The crowd appears to number well over twenty people.

A photograph of a covered open-air hall with a large seated audience facing a raised gold-trimmed throne at left. On the throne sits a person with long dark hair and a red-orange garment, with a trident-like staff (trishul) standing beside it and a metal bowl on a small table. Rows of seated devotees in red, orange and saffron clothing hold their hands in prayer (anjali mudra) and sit before small brass plates and offerings on white cloths. In the foreground a woman with a long braid, in white with a red shawl, sits with her back to the camera. Behind the audience, many more people stand among palm plants and white pillars, and a display board with black-and-white photographs stands at right.

Devotees sit in rows on red mats in a white-floored hall during a puja. In the foreground, a bald man in white kurta with a rudraksha mala and red-and-white shawl sits with palms joined in namaste. Beside him, a man in white with a face mask and red shawl sits similarly. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti with gold border kneels in front, tending a brass tray with oil lamps and flower offerings. Behind them, women in orange and red shawls and men in white sit with hands folded, and a camera operator stands at the top right.

A photograph of a satsang hall where devotees sit on striped mats in rows facing a raised golden throne at the far end. On the throne sits a figure in orange-red robes wearing beads and a garland. Several people in the foreground wear white clothes with orange-red shawls, and a woman in an orange sari sits to the right. Behind them, a row of monastics in saffron robes and rudraksha malas sits in front of a wall of framed photographs. Lamps and a golden kalasha-style ornament stand beside the throne, and a line of people in white and orange moves through the doorway at the back. A bald man in white with a red shawl sits in the lower left foreground.

A photograph of a puja in an orange-walled hall with a corrugated roof. On the right, a figure in an orange robe and orange head wrap sits on a red cushioned seat with palms pressed together in namaste; no distinctive a person cues are clearly visible to confirm identity. Seated on mats in the centre, a bald man in white clothes and a yellow shawl with folded hands sits before brass plates of offerings. Other seated people in white, orange and yellow clothes, including a woman in a red-bordered white sari and a woman in yellow, hold their hands in prayer near brass trays of food and flowers. A standing man in white stands at the left by a wall board with framed photographs and printed text, and a bald man in white and orange sits in the background.

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