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November 29 2013

A seated audience of many devotees faces a central golden throne draped with a patterned cloth in a red-walled hall decorated with marigold garlands. A figure in saffron-orange robes sits on the throne with a red cushion behind him, and his appearance matches the page's Swamiji candidate with long swept-back hair and ornate ceremonial adornment, so the identity is probable from appearance cues. Devotees sit on green mats, including women in pink, blue, saris and orange shawls and men in white shirts. To the right, a man in an orange dhoti kneels near a framed portrait, and a camera on a tripod records the event. A framed picture of a woman and a deity image hang on the walls.

2013-11-29 +1 copies

January 01 2011

A photograph of a satsang audience seated in rows on the floor facing a raised golden throne with carved lion-like arms and red cushions, set against orange-and-yellow checked curtains and a garland of orange marigolds above. A figure in a red turban and red-orange robes with a pink-and-white flower garland sits on the throne with hands raised in discourse; the figure's appearance is consistent with a person, with a red turban and garlanded robes, though the face is too small to confirm. Several women in saris and salwars sit with their backs to the camera in the foreground, with a monitor and a bearded man in an orange shawl and a woman in red at the sides. About a dozen people are visible.

2013-11-29 +1 copies

Four women sit cross-legged on an orange and patterned floor before a gilded throne-like stand draped in red cushions and ornate gold carving. On the stand sits a framed photograph of a smiling man with long dark hair, wearing an orange robe, a white beaded necklace and raising one hand in blessing, garlanded with orange and white flower strands. The women wear white and cream saris and a green-and-white dress, and they sit with hands folded in prayer and palms joined, facing the portrait. Behind them is a painted temple backdrop with pillars and deity imagery, and a small shrine sits to the right.

A seated man in orange robes with long swept-back dark hair and rudraksha malas sits in a white armchair on a raised stage, speaking into a microphone. Behind him hangs a large framed portrait of a seated figure in orange with a rudraksha necklace, raised hand in blessing, set on a gilded throne with red cushions. A banyan-tree backdrop and red-and-orange pillar drape frame the stage. In the foreground, about fifteen seated devotees in white, pink, blue and green clothing face the stage, some with braided hair. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, orange robes and rudraksha malas; the portrait labelled with a name is not used to identify the seated speaker.

A seated man in an orange saffron robe with a white flower garland sits before a large gold-framed throne with red cushions, hands pressed together in namaskar. Around him, a group of devotees sits on a striped green-and-white mat; women wear pink, orange, red, and cream saris with yellow borders, and a child sits among them. A woman at left kneels in white, and a brass plate with offerings sits in the foreground. Red-and-yellow fruit and a small pot rest on a table near the throne. Swamiji (probable): long dark hair and an orange robe with a garland, seated on the throne as the central figure receiving devotees.

2010-01-11 +1 copies

A photograph of a devotional gathering in front of a gilded golden throne with red cushions and an orange cloth draped over the armrest. Above it hangs a framed portrait decorated with marigold garlands in orange and yellow with red and green accents; the portrait shows a seated figure in orange robes with a long beaded necklace, labelled with a printed caption. Several people kneel or sit on the floor facing the throne: a bald man in white dhoti with sacred markings on his forehead stands at left holding offerings, a woman in a grey sari with white border and a girl in orange sit near the front, a girl in yellow and a boy in a red plaid shirt press palms together in namaste, and a small girl in white stands at right. Brass plates with offerings and incense sticks lie on the floor. A projection screen and dark drape form the backdrop.

October 01 2010

A seated man in a rust-orange robe with a white flower garland and a long rudraksha mala sits on an ornate gold throne-like seat with a red cushion, eyes closed, a red tilak on his forehead. He is bare-armed with a shawl draped on his shoulders, and a gold-tasselled canopy and hanging bells frame the golden backdrop with red diamond patterns. Around him, a crowd of devotees sits on the floor: women in saris of purple, blue, green and orange, young children, and a few attendants in saffron and red clothing, several with hands folded. The setting resembles a formal satsang or darshan hall. Appearance cues are consistent with a person (a person) presiding over the gathering, though the face is partly obscured by distance and lighting.

December 26 2010

A photograph of a devotional gathering in a hall with a cream projection screen and dark blue curtain behind. On the right, an ornate gold-and-red throne-style seat is set beside a framed portrait garlanded with orange and red flowers; the portrait shows a smiling figure in long orange robes with a beaded necklace, labelled as a portrait. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl kneels at left near brass items and incense sticks. Around him, a woman in a grey sari with a white border and several children sit with hands folded in namaste; one girl in an orange top and another in a yellow top kneel close to the throne. A child in a red shirt sits at right with hands together, and a girl with hair in pigtails is being touched on the head. Seven people are visible.