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A photograph of a seated satsang in an indoor hall with a red-patterned carpet and wall sconces. On the right, a man on a large ornate gold throne with a red cushion wears orange robes, a gold-and-white beaded garland and a rudraksha-style mala, and his hands rest in front of him as he speaks. Several seated devotees face him: a woman in a pink top and blue trousers with a blue lanyard sits closest, a woman in white with a red border sits to her left, and women in orange-red saris sit behind them. A shaved-head monk in orange sits in the back. Brass plates with oil lamps and pink flower petals sit on the carpet in the foreground, and a black speaker stands against the wall.

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January 11 20142014-01-11May 20 20142014-05-20May 20 20142014-05-20A seated man on a red and gold throne with golden lion armrests, wearing a saffron-red robe, a gold-and-red ornate crown, a long gold necklace and a bare upper body, sits with hands resting and feet bare. Before him on a red cloth, women and a man in white clothes sit in a padapuja, with brass plates holding flowers, fruit, yellow sweets and lit oil lamps. A woman in a purple sari and a woman in white wear red and rudraksha malas. Behind them a man in a red-brown robe sits, and a man in white sits near a sound mixing desk and camera on a patterned carpet. The setting is a hall with a dark wall and plants.2013-12-13May 11 20142014-05-11A photograph of a padapuja during a satsang event. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange shawl with a rudraksha-style beaded garland, sits on an ornate red and gold throne flanked by gilded lion sculptures, holding a white fly-whisk-style staff and a small hand drum. Several devotees sit on the floor before him: a woman in a white sari with a pink blouse holds a silver thali of flowers and lamps, a woman in white with a rudraksha mala sits nearby, and an older man in white with glasses has his hands folded. Brass plates with offerings and flower petals lie on the floor, and girls in white sit in the foreground. Behind them are a large screen and a green plant.2013-12-11A seated man in an ornate gold and red throne is receiving padapuja from kneeling devotees in a carpeted hall. He wears orange robes, a long string of white flower garlands, and his hair is worn long and swept back. Several devotees kneel with hands in anjali mudra; a woman in white and a woman in a red sari sit closest, with silver puja plates holding flowers and a small offering placed before his feet.2014-01-11A seated man on an ornate golden-and-red throne flanked by golden lion figures wears a maroon-and-red turban, a long red and white flower garland, and a saffron-brown robe, with gold bangles on his wrist. Before him on a red-draped platform, devotees sit in prayer: a young girl in orange robes with a forehead mark, a man in white with a rudraksha mala, a woman in a mustard sari with folded hands, and a man in white clothes. Silver plates with oil lamps, flowers, fruits, a conch-shaped bowl and a white lotus form a puja offering in front of them. Another person in white stands with palms joined at the back of the hall beside sound equipment. The image may show a padapuja-style offering, and a Swamiji (probable) appears on the throne in a saffron robe, turban and garland.2013-12-08May 14 20142014-05-14A photograph of a padapuja ritual in a hall with blue carpet. A figure seated on an ornate gold and red throne wears an orange and saffron robe, a red turban with a jewelled brooch, and a long pink flower garland, while the bare feet rest on a tray of flower petals. Probable Swamiji: the seated figure wears a turban, saffron clothing, ornate gold-embroidered garments and a flower garland, consistent with the page's account of a satsang. Around the throne, several devotees in white dhotis or kurtas with red shawls kneel and offer aarti plates and flower-filled brass trays. Behind them are a second gold throne with lion-figure armrests, a trident, a lamp and a seated attendant in white.2014-05-11May 11 20142014-05-11May 09 20142014-05-09