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Evening outdoor gathering at a riverside ghat with a large crowd standing behind. In the foreground, two young men in saffron-yellow robes sit with palms pressed together, one with eyes closed. At centre, a bearded man with long hair wears a red-orange robe and sits cross-legged on a white-covered platform before a microphone stand, his hands raised in a teaching gesture. Beside him sit saffron-robed men wearing orange-beaded malas and gold-bead necklaces. Behind them, tall golden staffs with a trident-topped finial and a decorated brass pillar stand against a carved pale-stone structure. Lighting is dusky blue and warm. A teaching setting consistent with satsang, though no one is named by visible text.

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Evening outdoor satsang on a stone ghat-style platform. A bearded man with long swept-back hair, wearing a red and orange shawl over saffron robes and rudraksha malas, sits cross-legged at a microphone stand with his hands raised in gesture while speaking. Beside him a younger man in an orange-saffron robe with a garland sits, and a monk in orange sits nearby. On the left, young people in yellow-orange robes sit with hands folded in prayer. Behind them, a crowd of devotees watches under trees, with tall golden staffs and a trident-topped stand. On the right, a large deity murti with a tiger-skin patterned base is partly visible.2010-09-24Evening outdoor Ganga aarti scene at a riverside ghat. A bearded man in orange-red robes sits cross-legged on a white-covered platform, speaking into a microphone with one hand raised, with a rudraksha mala around his neck. Beside him a younger man in saffron robes and a long garland of beads sits in the same posture. Two boys in yellow-orange robes in the foreground hold their hands in prayer or mudra. Golden staves and a trident stand behind the platform, and a crowd of devotees sits on the steps. A tiger-striped deity murti sits at the lower right, and an ornate pillar with bell motifs rises at the upper right.2010-09-24Outdoor evening ceremony on a raised stone platform with white pillars and bells. A bearded man with long dark hair wears orange robes and sits cross-legged on a white cloth, speaking into a microphone on a stand, one hand raised in gesture. Beside him sits a younger man in orange with a beaded garland. Behind them stand golden staffs topped with a trident. In the foreground, a figure in yellow robes and tilaka presses palms together, and on the right stands a tiger-skin-draped murti of Shiva holding a small vessel. A seated crowd in orange and white watches; the image is dim with blue evening light.2010-09-24Evening outdoor ghat ceremony with a crowd watching from behind. 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Probable Swamiji (probable) is the bearded speaker in orange robes with long hair and rudraksha beads, seated at the microphone; the cues are long hair, orange robes and a bead necklace.2010-09-24Outdoor evening scene at a riverside ghat with a crowd standing behind a raised platform. A bearded man with long hair in orange and red robes sits cross-legged with palms pressed together in namaste, speaking into a microphone on a stand. Beside him sits a younger man in orange robes and a long gold-beaded mala, and another seated man in orange with a gold mala. A glossy statue of Shiva, seated on a tiger-striped seat with long hair, is in the foreground, holding a small vessel. Brass and gold ceremonial staffs with trident finials stand behind. Ornate pillars with bells frame the scene.2010-09-24Outdoor evening photograph of a seated bearded man in saffron robes with long hair speaking into a microphone on a stand, one hand raised, beside golden trident and staff finials. Beside him sits a younger man with a saffron robe and orange rudraksha-style beaded necklace, hands resting on his lap. Behind them, several saffron-clad sannyasis sit with bald heads, and a crowd of devotees, many women in colourful saris, watches from a platform. In the foreground at right is a golden figure of a deity seated on a tiger skin with a lotus or pot, and an ornate orange-and-cream pillared structure with hanging bells stands at upper right. A statue of a robed figure stands behind the platform.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 evening gathering at a riverside ghat with a golden trident and ornate pillar behind. A bearded man in orange-red robes sits with palms pressed together in namaste before a microphone, while a younger man beside him wears orange robes and a long rudraksha mala with a gold-toned necklace, his hair swept back. Seated devotees in orange and white clothing fill the foreground and background. On the right, a golden-brown deity murti seated on a tiger skin is partly visible. a person: the younger seated man in orange with long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and ornate necklace is a candidate, shown in person.2010-09-24Outdoor evening gathering at a riverside ghat with a golden figure of a seated deity in the foreground, its tiger-striped garment visible. A bearded man with long, swept-back hair wearing orange robes speaks into a microphone on a stand, his hands raised in gesture. Beside him sits a younger man with long dark hair in orange robes, wearing a rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklace, seated on a white cloth. Behind them an orange-robed man in glasses and a woman in a red-and-orange sari sit among a crowd of devotees. Gold-tipped ceremonial staffs and a tall white-and-orange pillar with bells stand in the background.2010-09-24