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A seated audience of devotees fills a hall during a Shodasi initiation session. In the foreground, women in green and yellow saris and men and women in white kurtas and orange-red shawls sit on the floor, several holding brass plates with flowers and offerings. At upper right, a figure in an orange turban and white garland sits on an ornate gold throne holding a silver staff, with a golden canopy and red drapes behind. Many people in white ritual clothing sit in rows at the back, and a camera on a tripod and a video screen appear at left.

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A large hall during a seated ritual session, with many devotees in white and saffron-red clothing sitting on the floor facing a golden throne at right. A bearded figure in an orange turban and white garland sits on the throne, holding a tall silver staff, and a woman in a green sari with red border stands beside him holding a brass plate. Attendees wear red-and-white shawls and marigold garlands, and some hold brass trays. Video screens, a camera on a tripod, and a golden deity murti in a red-draped alcove are visible along the background.2015-05-27May 27 20152015-05-27A photograph of a seated ritual gathering in a hall. On the right, a bearded man in a saffron-orange turban and a white flower garland sits on a gold-carved throne, holding a silver staff, with an ornate gold canopy behind him. Before him, a woman in a green sari with a red shawl sits on the floor beside a brass plate of offerings, while seated participants in white clothes and orange-red shawls surround a low red-draped table. Other people, some in white, sit on the floor in rows, and a few stand near a red curtain. Large speakers and a monitor appear at the left.2015-05-27May 27 20152015-05-27A photograph of a seated initiation session in a richly decorated hall with red draped fabric and a gold-framed backdrop. A man in an orange turban, saffron-and-red robe and white flower garland sits on an ornate golden throne-like seat with a golden staff beside him. Seated devotees in white clothes and red-orange shawls fill the floor in front, some holding brass plates and offerings. A woman in a green sari sits to the right. A brass lamp and a kalasha-like vessel appear near the throne. The man's appearance with turban, saffron robe and garland is a distinctive presentation cue, so he may be the a person candidate seated in the throne position, though his identity is uncertain from appearance alone. Pink petals decorate the wall at right.2015-05-27Indoor ceremony photo from a seated initiation session. In the foreground, many devotees sit on the floor in white and orange-red garments, some with red shawls, and several hold brass plates. At left, a figure in a red-and-maroon turban and a white flower garland sits on an ornate gold throne, holding a ceremonial staff. Its appearance has several cues of a candidate for a person, though the face is not visible, so the identity is uncertain. Behind the throne, gold-framed ritual items and a tall gold lamp stand. In the background, more people in white and red sit before a lit display screen and a camera. Claimed as an Inner Awakening Shodasi initiation event in Varanasi, 27 May 2015.2015-05-27October 26 20152015-10-26A seated group of devotees in a red-walled hall sits on the floor around an ornate gold throne at the left. A person on the throne wears an orange turban and orange robe, with a gold-toned deity figure beside them. Many devotees wear white, cream, yellow and orange saris, shawls and kurtas, and several hold brass plates with offerings as part of a puja. Behind them a raised stage with red carpet holds more seated devotees, and an audience fills the back of the hall under chandeliers. Banners hang on the walls and a camera on a tripod is visible at right.2015-10-26October 26 20152015-10-26May 27 20152015-05-27Photograph of a large indoor satsang hall with red drapes and a gold-ornate throne in the foreground. A man seated on the left of the golden throne wears a red-brown turban, a white flower garland and an orange wrap, holding a golden ceremonial staff, and appears to be the central figure. Surrounding him, devotees sit on the floor in white and orange clothing with red-orange shawls; one woman in white holds a brass plate with offerings. Several people in the middle distance wear saffron shawls, and a figure in a red turban and garland sits at the right back near a stage with a laptop and brass lamps. Partially visible heads fill the lower foreground.2015-05-27July 21 20152015-07-21