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December 12 2012

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Outdoor ceremonial scene on a raised platform with a black and white checkered floor, scattered marigold petals and a patterned dark cloth-covered dais. A man with long dark hair and saffron-orange robes stands centre, wearing a rudraksha mala and ceremonial beaded necklaces, holding a silver trident and waving one hand. Behind him an ornate silver-and-gold throne-like seat stands beside a multicoloured canopy umbrella with tassels and colourful flag poles. Around him, shaved-headed men in saffron garments and white-clad attendants and women in red saris and orange shawls stand in procession, some holding garlands and ornamental staffs; a golden fan-shaped ceremonial object appears at the right edge.2013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13November 16 20152015-11-16A photograph of an outdoor satsang on a sunlit white wall. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a leopard-print cushioned seat under a large red, green and blue embroidered umbrella with tassels, with a microphone on a stand beside him. A golden trident leans against the wall at left and a silver ceremonial staff stands at right. Seated devotees in orange shawls and gray clothing face him in the foreground, with a few incense sticks planted near the front. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron robes, rudraksha mala, seated as the discourse speaker.2006-05-23 +1 copiesA long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a leopard-print cushioned seat under a red, green and blue embroidered canopy. A small red bindi marks his forehead and he smiles while looking to his left. Seated audience members in orange clothing fill the foreground, seen from behind, and a microphone on a stand and a silver ceremonial stand are to the right, with a brass trident leaning against the wall on the left. a person gives a talk to devotees outdoors.2006-05-23December 25 20092009-12-25Outdoor photo on a white deck with curved silver railings. A man with long dark hair sits cross-legged and smiles, wearing an orange-saffron unstitched garment, a rudraksha mala with a gold-capped bead, and a gold necklace; a red-and-yellow vermilion mark is on his forehead and a small headset microphone is visible near his ear. A colourful canopy with green, yellow, blue and red panels, gold embroidered lotus motifs and multicoloured tassels is held over him by an attendant in orange at right. Audience members in white, orange and cream sit in the foreground, including a bald man and a woman with blonde hair. The scene suggests an outdoor satsang or discourse.2012-12-12October 04 20142014-10-04December 12 20122012-12-12Outdoor procession with devotees in saffron and orange robes walking behind colourful ceremonial umbrellas (chhatras) with red, blue, yellow and green panels, golden fringes and floral embroidery. A tall golden trident (trishul) is carried in the crowd. In the centre, a smiling long-haired man wearing a white shawl, red and white flower garlands and gold necklaces holds his hands together in greeting. Beside him a bearded man in orange robes with glasses and a rudraksha-style gold necklace walks in the procession. Girls in white with orange scarves walk in the foreground. Many people crowd the background.2009-01-01A smiling man with long dark hair stands beneath a large white ceremonial umbrella with red tassels and a gold-and-red lotus-petal emblem with dark blue medallions bearing white birds. He wears an orange-saffron cloth over his shoulders, a red tilak on his forehead, and a rudraksha mala over his chest. He wears a double garland of white jasmine flowers edged with orange and blue ribbon. The background shows metal scaffolding and blue sky. The figure has distinctive long hair, saffron clothing, and rudraksha beads, so he is a probable Swamiji candidate.2006-12-25November 16 20152015-11-16