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A photograph inside a hall with cream walls, wooden doors and wall-mounted air conditioners, where many seated participants sit on colourful mats. A bearded man with long swept-back dark hair walks centrally in a rust-orange robe, wearing a heavy gold necklace with a large pendant, a red bindi and a red wrist thread, with his feet bare. Beside him a young woman in a white sari with a gold-and-white garland and an orange shawl carries a staff. Seated participants wear white clothes with orange shawls and rudraksha-style beads; a few women wear orange garments. The walls display framed posters, and a small blue board hangs on the wall. The scene suggests a seated satsang or session among devotees, with a person visible in the walking figure and his role conveyed by the robe, gold pendant and attendant.

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March 03 20172017-03-03March 04 20172017-03-04March 13 20172017-03-13March 13 20172017-03-13A large hall of seated devotees in white and saffron-orange clothing, many wearing rudraksha malas, listens to a stage. A bearded man with long dreadlocks, wearing a rust-orange robe and a long rudraksha mala, stands near the center holding a staff. To the right, a woman in an orange sari holds a microphone and gestures near her head. Shrine images and framed photographs line the walls, and a deity murti is visible at the left edge. Audience members sit on the floor and in chairs, with a bearded man in white in the foreground.2017-03-03A photograph inside a hall with pink walls where seated devotees in white and orange clothing sit on floor mats. A man with long dreadlocked hair, a beard and an orange-brown dhoti-style robe with a yellow flower garland walks down the centre aisle, smiling, holding a long staff. Behind him, a shrine displays a deity murti flanked by gold-trimmed decorations, and framed photo panels hang on the wall. Devotees in white kurtas with orange shawls sit on both sides, some with hands folded. The walker is a person by visible cues: long hair, orange ornate robe and flower garland, with a sannyasi-style staff.2017-03-02A large indoor satsang hall at an ashram with a seated audience of devotees in white and orange-red clothing, many wearing orange-red shawls and rudraksha malas. In the centre stands a bearded man with long dreadlocked hair, wearing a rust-orange robe and a multi-strand bead necklace, standing beside a golden pole. At right, a woman in orange sari with a shawl stands holding a golden staff. Behind them is a deity image, a wall of framed photographs, air conditioners, and a blue information board. Several people sit in the foreground in white and orange shawls.2017-03-03Indoor photo of a hall at an event, with a man in the centre wearing a maroon-brown dhoti and a matching draped upper cloth, a long gold-toned bead necklace, and a red bindi. He stands on a patterned mat in front of seated participants dressed in white with red shawls. A long-haired figure with a swept-back crown-like headpiece stands at left beside an ornate silver-and-red throne-style chair. Chairs, round tables with orange cloths, and wall artwork frame the room. Probable candidate for a person by appearance: long hair, ornate gold necklace, and maroon ceremonial clothing, but identity is uncertain and no caption names him.2017-08-09 +1 copiesA large indoor satsang hall with white and red tablecloths and white chairs at the back. A man with a shaved head and dark hair at the back? No, here a central man sits on an ornate silver throne with red cushion, wearing a rust-red robe, a rudraksha mala and a tilak, holding a silver ritual staff. Around him, seated devotees on mats in white dhotis, white shawls and red-orange sashes listen attentively. Silver lamps and small brass oil lamps stand in front of the seated rows, and a red water bottle is near the throne. Fans stand in the aisles and a cameraman films from the upper left. A banner with a golden deity motif hangs in the background.2017-08-05August 05 20172017-08-05July 30 20172017-07-30 +1 copiesA photograph of a large hall at a seated convention, with participants sitting on the floor and on chairs along both sides of a long red carpet. A bare-chested man in a saffron-orange dhoti or wrap, with a long gold necklace and a rudraksha-style ornament, walks barefoot down the centre aisle toward a stage. Many participants wear white with orange or saffron shawls and rudraksha malas, and others sit on colourful rugs with bags and water bottles nearby. A large screen at the front shows a red-and-gold image. Gold stanchions line the carpet, and framed artwork hangs on the left wall.2017-03-02