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A seated congregation fills a hall facing a raised stage. On the stage, a woman in a turquoise top sits on an ornate golden throne with a red cushion and a golden canopy, flanked by golden lamp stands. A man in an orange robe sits cross-legged on the stage floor in front of the throne. Several monks in white dhotis with red-bordered shawls sit on the stage and in front of it. Behind them hangs a large backdrop of a stone temple gateway with painted deities. Audience members in white and casual clothes sit on mats, and a television screen and video cameras are set up at the side. A satsang discourse is underway.

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A photograph of a large indoor satsang hall with an audience seated on the floor facing a raised stage. On the stage, a man in an orange saffron robe sits cross-legged before a golden throne-like seat with a red cushion and a golden canopy, where a woman in a blue garment sits. Behind them hangs a large backdrop printed with a temple gopuram and a painted deity scene. Several men in white dhoti and white shirts sit on the stage with the orange-robed figure. Audience members in white and light clothing sit in rows on mats, many facing the stage, some children among them. Video cameras on tripods and a flat-screen monitor and laptop are set up at the front. Two saffron-and-multicolour hanging banners flank the stage.2011-02-08January 23 20112011-01-23 +1 copiesA large hall with a raised stage where a seated figure in white ritual clothing sits on an ornate golden throne before a backdrop of painted deity murti panels. A figure in orange robes sits cross-legged on the stage floor in front of the throne, with two children in white beside him. Numerous seated devotees in white dhotis and shawls, some with yellow garlands, fill the floor in rows facing the stage, with small oil lamps lit in front of them. Two projection screens hang on the walls and a camera on a tripod records the event. a person cues are not visibly distinctive, so the throne occupant is described by role only.2011-02-05April 01 20112011-04-01February 05 20112011-02-05A photograph of a hall event viewed from the back of a seated audience of devotees dressed in white dhotis and shawls, with heads and shoulders in the foreground. On a raised stage, a man in white clothes sits on an ornate golden throne with a golden canopy, while a person in a saffron-orange garment sits on the stage beside him, and other people in white and yellow attend nearby. A brass oil lamp stands at the front of the stage. Behind them a large backdrop shows a temple gateway with painted deity images. A video camera on a tripod and a monitor are at the side, and white draped fabric decorates the ceiling. Several people are seated in the audience, roughly in the 21-100 range.2011-02-05February 05 20112011-02-05A photograph of an indoor stage event with a dark blue curtain and striped banners hanging at the top. On the central raised throne, a man with long hair wears a red garment and a red rudraksha-style mala, seated among attendants in white. To the left, a richly decorated golden seat holds a red-clad deity murti garlanded with orange and yellow flowers. Attendants in white dhotis and shawls sit on the stage around the throne. A large audience of mostly white-clad devotees, including children in colourful clothes, sits on the floor facing the stage. Video cameras on tripods film the scene.2010-12-22A stage event in a hall with blue draped curtains and tall banners with geometric patterns. A central backdrop shows a temple gateway with carved pillars. On a gold throne with a gold canopy sits a figure in saffron/orange robes, seated in the center. Around the raised platform, several people in white dhotis and shawls sit on mats, some holding objects, and a camera on tripods films the scene. Audience members in white and orange sit in the foreground facing the stage. a person cues: the seated central figure wears saffron robes on a throne, but the appearance is not clearly distinctive enough to confirm identity.2011-01-26A photograph of a stage talk in a hall. A seated man in saffron-orange robes, long dark hair and a rudraksha mala sits on a large gold-and-red throne before a backdrop of a Hindu temple mandapa with a deity murti. Around him on the stage, several people in white dhoti and saffron shawls sit on the floor, some with hands folded, and young girls in white and orange sit nearby. Two men in white with bare upper bodies sit at a low table with a microphone at left. A video camera on a tripod and a monitor stand in the foreground, and a shaved-headed audience in white sits below the stage. The seated central figure's distinctive orange robes, long hair and mala fit the appearance cues, so he is labelled a probable identification.2010-10-28January 23 20112011-01-23 +1 copiesA wide photo of a satsang hall with a seated spiritual teacher on a large gold throne-like chair at the centre of a raised stage. The seated figure wears saffron-orange robes, a rudraksha mala and a shawl, with long dark hair, and sits before a backdrop of an ornate stone temple. A second person in orange sits cross-legged at left near a microphone, and a gold kalasha-style canopy rises above the throne. Two oil lamps stand on the stage. Two cameras on tripods film from the front. Rows of seated devotees in white clothes fill the foreground and right, and a dark reflective floor reflects the scene. Colourful striped and diamond-patterned banners in blue, red, yellow and orange hang from the ceiling.2011-01-29