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Night outdoor gathering on stone steps lit by a single street lamp, with an orange umbrella overhead. A man seated on an orange-draped low seat wears a blue robe with white trim and a red bindi, smiling and clapping, with bare feet. Behind him a crowd of seated devotees, many women in white and saris, clap with palms raised. On the right a man in white dhoti and white shirt with a yellow shawl sits on the steps gesturing with his hand. A microphone stand stands at left and an orange-and-purple cloth lies on the steps in front.

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A night outdoor gathering on tiered red stone steps. A man seated on an orange-draped raised seat holds a bright orange umbrella overhead while smiling, wearing a blue sari-style garment with white edging and a red bindi, with a microphone stand in front of him. Behind him, many people in white and light clothing, several with white head coverings and blue shawls, sit on the steps watching, and a bright spotlight glows above the audience. a person cues: he wears a blue garment and orange umbrella while seated as the speaker; his face and general presentation are the only visible identifiers, so identity is uncertain. Lighting is from a spotlight and the scene includes a small blue logo at top left.2010-09-13September 29 20132013-09-29August 20 20062006-08-20September 29 20132013-09-29A smiling man with a swept-back dark hairstyle and a red vertical mark on his forehead sits cross-legged on an orange-draped seat on a raised platform, wearing a blue wrap with white edging and a dark beaded necklace. Beside him, a microphone on a stand is pointed toward him. Behind and around him, a seated audience in white clothing, including women in turquoise and pink, watches from stone steps. The man's appearance with long swept-back hair, orange draping and beaded necklace fits the a person cues for a speaker seated before a crowd, so the person is labelled a person as the seated speaker; the caption on the copyright overlay is not a printed name for him.2010-09-13A night-time riverside ceremony at a stepped ghat beside dark water. In the foreground a bare-chested man in white dhoti and shawl bows low with folded hands toward a seated figure. The seated figure wears an orange-red silk garment with gold border and a long white-and-gold necklace, holding a microphone in one hand and gesturing with the other, seated on a striped cushion. A man in orange cloth sits nearby beside a brass pot with yellow flower garlands. Behind them a large crowd of men in white dhotis and shawls, some with rudraksha malas, sits along the steps with hands raised in greeting; one man holds a camera. Floral strings and lit lamps line the far bank and railings.2011-07-16A man reclines on an orange-draped low platform in front of a microphone on a stand, smiling, with his legs crossed and one hand resting near his knee. He wears a deep blue wrap with white edging, has long dark hair with a red bindi on his forehead, and sits barefoot. A patterned red and multicoloured cloth lies under the platform. Behind him, a row of red stone steps is filled with seated devotees in white and pastel clothing, including a woman in pink and a man in striped trousers. A water bottle sits on the lower step at left. The setting appears to be an outdoor evening discourse.2010-09-13Night-time photograph at a water-side ritual at a temple tank. On the right, a man in an orange-red silk garment with gold border and a long beaded necklace sits on a zebra-striped cushion, holding a microphone and gesturing with an outstretched hand toward a kneeling man in white dhoti at the lower left, who bends forward with hands together near the water's edge. Behind them, rows of men in white dhotis and orange shawls, some with garlands and beads, sit on steps and wade in the water with hands in anjali. A flower-garlanded brass pot and marigold garlands lie near the seated figure. Spectators stand on tiered steps in the background under floodlights, and a photographer in white is visible at upper centre.2011-07-16Night photograph at a riverside ghat with stone steps. In the foreground a bare-chested devotee in white dhoti and an orange-red cloth kneels in the water with palms pressed together, head bowed, at the feet of a seated figure. The seated figure wears a vivid orange-red silk garment with gold border, a long gold necklace and beaded malas, and holds a microphone in one hand while gesturing with the other, sitting on a zebra-striped cushion. Behind them a large seated crowd of men in white dhotis and shawls, some in orange, sits on the steps with hands folded, and a few hold cameras. Marigold garlands, a brass vessel and a decorated boat appear near the water, with lit lamps along the railing.2011-07-16Night ceremony at a water ghat beside a lit, flower-decorated stone steps area. A seated woman in a red-orange sari with gold border and a microphone in her hand smiles at the front, her other hand resting on a metal tray or pot. A man in a white dhoti with bare upper body bends low at the water's edge, touching or washing the base of a small red-brown stone platform. Behind them a man in orange robes and rudraksha beads sits among rows of devotees in white dhotis and shawls, some clapping, some holding cameras. Marigold garlands and a brass kalasha with yellow flowers sit in front, with a row of lamps and orange-yellow decorations on the steps.2011-07-16Photograph of a smiling man seated cross-legged on an orange-draped low dais at a night talk, wearing a dark blue draped garment with a light border and a red tilak on his forehead, hands clasped together, a microphone on a stand beside him. Audience members in white clothes sit behind and to the side, some with hands raised to their faces. A red and black geometric patterned cloth lies on the dais below.2010-09-13Night outdoor satsang under a large tree lit by two bright lights, with a large seated crowd of devotees in white and some in orange. In the foreground, a long-haired figure in flowing saffron/orange robes with a draped orange wrap sits on a white-covered cushioned seat before a microphone stand, with bare feet resting on a purple patterned mat. Nearby, a woman in an orange shawl sits beside brass-tray offerings and a small box. The congregation in white clothing sits closely on the sandy ground, with a few people standing at the back. Swamiji (probable) is seated at the centre of the scene, identified by long swept-back hair, saffron robes and orange shawl.2005-12-19