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A large audience of men seated on the floor in a gold-and-ochre temple-style hall faces a raised stage. On the stage, a seated figure in saffron/orange robes with a crown-like headpiece sits before a deity murti in a blue alcove garlanded with flowers, and a small pedestal stands in front of it. Two women in orange saris sit at the left side of the stage, and several attendants in orange sit at the right. Hanging overhead are pink and gold umbrella-shaped lamps and hanging banners in red, yellow and white. A camera on a tripod and a video monitor face the stage. Many men in white dhotis with rudraksha-style necklaces are visible in the foreground, and the scene matches a seated discourse before the deity.

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December 10 20172017-12-10December 10 20172017-12-10 +1 copiesA photograph of a large golden temple-style hall where a crowd of men seated on the floor, many bare-chested with white sacred threads, face a raised dais. On the dais a seated man in saffron-orange robes sits before a microphone, flanked by a deity murti draped in garlands and a red-and-gold skirted altar figure. Ornate golden pillars, sculpted figures, hanging pink and gold lanterns and banners with red and yellow motifs decorate the set. Seated women in red and orange attend at the sides, and video cameras on tripods film the scene.2017-12-10 +1 copiesDecember 10 20172017-12-10December 10 20172017-12-10December 10 20172017-12-10December 10 20172017-12-10A photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes on a red-cushioned throne at the centre of a gilded stage, flanked by carved golden lion-like pillars and two decorative umbrellas with red and yellow patterns. Two monitors and a camera on a tripod sit at the stage edge. Above him hangs a bell and behind him stands a sculpted figure. Rows of seated devotees in saffron and rust clothing fill the foreground with their backs to the camera, and a few more sit on the stage to the right. Swamiji (probable): the seated central figure wears saffron/orange robes and a rudraksha mala, with long hair swept back, consistent with the page's description of a discourse.2017-12-17December 10 20172017-12-10 +1 copiesA photograph of an ornate golden hall during a seated teaching session. A man in saffron-orange robes sits on a white and red throne before a gilded backdrop with carved lion-like figures and a guardian figure. Two colourful umbrellas stand on either side of the throne, and a black stage monitor sits in front. Rows of seated devotees wearing white and cream clothing face the stage with their backs to the camera. On the right, a cameraman in white dhoti and shawl stands beside two saffron-robed attendants. Orange and gold banners hang from the top of the frame.2017-12-17December 17 20172017-12-17A large indoor hall with a golden temple-style stage decorated with carved pillars, a deity murti in a blue-green niche, and hanging crystal lamps with red-and-gold banners. On the raised stage a man in saffron-orange robes sits on a cushion, and a cameraman films him. A large screen on the right shows a man with a dark beard, a crown-like blue turban and an orange shawl with rudraksha beads. Rows of seated devotees in white dhotis and shawls, many bare-backed with sacred threads, face the stage, and cameras are set up in front. Visible people number roughly two dozen or more.2017-12-10 +1 copies