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A large outdoor gathering on riverside steps with many people in saffron and orange clothing. A bearded man in a red-orange robe sits cross-legged on a red cushion at a microphone, hands joined in prayer, with a white-clad man beside him. To his right sits a younger man in orange robes and a garland of beads, and a boy in yellow with a red and green striped shawl sits nearby. Golden tridents stand behind them, and brass oil lamps sit in front. In the foreground a statue of a seated deity with long hair and a leopard-print garment faces the group. Behind, a tall ornate pillar with bells and a cream-and-orange shrine structure frames the scene, and spectators fill the terraces above.

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Outdoor evening gathering on a raised white-draped platform with ornate pink sandstone railings and a crowd of devotees behind. A bearded man with long hair, wearing a saffron-orange robe with a red shawl and holding a small mala, sits cross-legged at a microphone with hands in anjali, flanked by monks in orange robes and rudraksha malas and a man in white with a gold pendant. Golden tridents stand upright, and a brass oil lamp burns in front. A small statue of Shiva with a tiger-skin draped figure is in the lower right foreground. Several men in saffron and yellow clothing sit with hands folded, and a boy in yellow kneels nearby.2010-09-24Outdoor satsang on a stone ghat with a large crowd seated behind. A bearded man in a red-orange shawl and pale saffron robe sits cross-legged on a red cushion, speaking into a microphone on a stand, hands in a teaching gesture. Beside him a man in deep orange robes and a long rudraksha-style bead garland sits, and another younger man in orange with a garland faces the camera. At the front left, a boy in yellow with a tilak and folded hands sits on a white cloth. Golden tridents and staffs stand behind, and a brown-skinned deity murti with dark hair in a tiger-print garment sits at right foreground with an oil lamp and kalasha nearby. Ornate pink stone pavilions and a white statue frame the scene.2010-09-24Outdoor photo of a large crowd seated in orange and saffron robes at a ghat-side ceremony. In the foreground centre, a bearded man in a peach-orange robe and rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a red cushion before a microphone, hands together in a gesture of prayer. Beside him sits a younger man in orange robes with a long garland of gold-coloured beads, and a bald man in orange with a mala also sits nearby. A boy in yellow robes with a striped orange-green shawl sits at left with palms joined, and a small figure in yellow rests at right. Golden trident staffs rise on the left, and a golden kalasha-style pillar and white-robed attendants stand in the background. The bearded central figure matches the a person appearance cues of an ochre robe and rudraksha mala, seated as a speaker in a satsang setting.2010-09-24Outdoor evening gathering of a large crowd seated before a stone temple with carved pink-sandstone pillars. In the centre, a bearded man in a red and orange shawl sits cross-legged on a white cloth before a microphone, palms pressed together in prayer with eyes closed. Two tall golden trident staffs stand behind him. Beside him sit a man in orange robes with a long gold-bead mala and a younger man in orange robes with a mala, both with hands folded. At left, a boy in yellow with a tilak sits with hands joined, and a man in white with a red shawl and gold mala sits nearby. Behind them, devotees in saffron and orange clothing fill the steps, many with hands raised in greeting. A small brass oil lamp sits in the foreground beside a small figure in the lower right corner. A pale statue or figure is at the right edge.2010-09-24Outdoor satsang on stone steps before an ornate stone shrine, with a large crowd seated and standing behind. In the centre, a bearded man with long hair in a peach-coloured robe and red shawl sits cross-legged on a red cushion, eyes closed, palms open, speaking into a microphone on a stand. Two saffron-robed men with beaded necklaces sit to his right, and a saffron-robed woman with a microphone sits at far left beside a boy in yellow with hands in anjali. A man in white with a gold necklace and red shawl sits nearby. A tall golden trident and staffs stand in the foreground, and a standing figure in a white kurta holds a trident at the back. The scene resembles a yatra-style discourse.2010-09-24Outdoor evening gathering at a ghat-style stone platform with ornate orange-and-cream pillars carved with bells. A bearded man in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged at a microphone, speaking, with a second saffron-clad young man in a long orange garment and beaded garlands seated beside him. Behind them a crowd of devotees, many in orange and white, sits and watches. A golden trident and golden staffs stand upright, and in the foreground a statue of a tiger-skin-clad deity with an arm raised is partly visible. a person: the bearded speaker in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and beard is a distinctive presentation cue, and the seated young man in orange garlands is also present.2010-09-24Outdoor ghat ceremony at dusk with a large crowd seated behind. A bearded man in orange and peach robes with a red shawl and long beard sits cross-legged on a red cushion, hands joined, speaking into a microphone on a stand. Beside him sits a man in an orange robe with a gold-bead mala, smiling. Another shaved-headed monk in orange sits with hands folded, and a boy in yellow kneels nearby. To the left a man in white with an orange shawl and gold garland sits. In the foreground a brass oil lamp burns on a stand, and a seated tiger-skin-clad statue of a deity murti with long hair and a kamandalu-like vessel is being offered worship. Swamiji (probable) is the bearded man in orange speaking at the microphone, with long hair and beard, orange robes and red shawl, seated as the speaker.2010-09-24Outdoor evening gathering at a ghat-style stone platform beside a tall ornate pillar. A bearded man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged at a microphone stand, hands folded before him, in a central role. To his right sits a younger man in orange robes and a garland of orange flowers, and a shaved-headed man in white robes with a red shawl sits to the left. In the foreground a boy in yellow-orange robes has his palms pressed together in prayer, and a golden tiger-skin figure stands at right. Behind them golden trishul and staff ornaments stand upright, with a crowd of seated devotees, many in orange and white, filling the steps under trees at dusk.2010-09-24Outdoor satsang on a raised white-draped platform in front of a crowd. A bearded man in a red shawl and saffron-peach robe with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged before a microphone, hands raised in discourse. A man in a white kurta and gold necklace sits at left with palms pressed together. In the foreground at right stands a small statue of a deity with long hair, and a few children in yellow-orange clothes sit nearby. A carved pink-stone structure and a tall gold staff with trident finial frame the scene, and a large crowd of devotees in orange, yellow and white watches with hands folded.2010-09-24Outdoor satsang on a stone platform with a crowd of devotees in orange, white and yellow clothing behind. In the centre a bearded man with long hair and an orange-red robe sits cross-legged on a red cushion, hands raised in a gesture, speaking into a microphone on a stand. Beside him sits a man in an orange robe with a gold bead necklace and a second man in orange with a gold necklace and pendant, hands folded. A man in white with an orange shawl and gold garland sits to the left. In the foreground a deity murti with dark hair and a carved stone figure is partly visible. Behind them ornate pink stone architecture.2010-09-24An outdoor evening gathering on a white-draped stone platform before a crowd of devotees. A bearded man in saffron-orange and peach robes with a red shawl sits cross-legged at a microphone, hands raised in discourse, with a gold-medallion mala. Beside him a younger man in deep orange robes with a long gold-bead mala and folded hands sits in attentive stillness. Behind them, saffron-clad youths and white-clad elders press their palms together, and a man with a camera is visible. At the lower right a brown-and-gold figure of a deity murti with long hair and a tiger-skin cloth sits in front of a small kalasha and oil lamp, with a wall of carved stone and temple architecture behind the crowd. The scene conveys a discourse or satsang at a riverside ghat.2010-09-24Outdoor evening ceremony on a raised stone platform with a large crowd seated on tiered steps behind. A bearded man in saffron-orange and red robes sits cross-legged at a microphone stand, hands joined near his chest, eyes closed as if speaking or chanting. Beside him a young man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits with hands in anjali, and at left a young boy in yellow-orange kurta with a yellow shawl and mala also presses palms together. A man in white with a red shawl sits nearby. At right a figure in orange with a long mala holds an object near a large golden tiger-decorated murti. Golden ceremonial staffs topped with a trident and a finial stand in the background, along with a pillared canopy.2010-09-24