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December 23 20152015-12-23December 23 20152015-12-23 +1 copiesNight satsang photograph. A man seated on a red cushioned throne at left wears a red jewelled turban with a gold ornament, an orange-red dhoti-style garment with gold borders, a gold waist belt, a gold armband and a long rudraksha-style bead mala. He holds the mala in his hands and looks to his right. Behind him, a tall ornate brass lamp stands on a red tiered pedestal. Around him, devotees sit on the ground and chairs in white clothes and red shawls; several hold small items, and one woman in front wears a red shawl and a bead mala. Dark background with a camera light at left.2013-11-20December 23 20152015-12-23 +1 copiesMarch 11 20172017-03-11 +1 copiesNight photograph, blurred and dark, of a procession or visit. Centre: a smiling man wears a red-orange turban and a multicolour flower garland of red, white and green blooms over a dark red-brown robe, with a beaded mala visible. To his left, a shaved-headed monk in orange-saffron cloth with a rudraksha mala. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shirts stand with palms pressed together in namaskar. A woman's dark-haired head with a hair bun is in the lower right foreground. Watermarked copyright overlay is excluded.2014-07-01July 26 20152015-07-26July 31 20152015-07-31Night photograph of an outdoor evening ceremony. A man in the centre wears a red-orange turban with a small gold ornament, an orange-red garment, a multicoloured garland of white and red-yellow-green flowers, and a long gold chain with a pendant. He stands with palms pressed together in greeting beside a tall gold-coloured pole. Around him, devotees in red and orange dhotis with gold borders, some with bare upper bodies and sacred threads, stand with hands folded. Colourful string lights glow in the background.2015-11-25Night-time outdoor satsang under a white and pink canopy with string lights overhead. A central man in a maroon turban with gold ornaments and a feather plume wears a maroon shawl, gold armlets and a thick gold necklace, with a large garland of white flowers, red roses and pink blooms; he smiles and raises one hand toward the seated audience. Many devotees sit on the ground in front of him, some bare-chested in white dhotis, some with folded hands in prayer. A young man at right in a white dhoti and rudraksha mala looks down. Several other people stand or move in the background among bamboo poles.2017-09-05Outdoor evening satsang on sand at night. A man with long dark hair and a white-and-red vibhuti forehead mark sits on an ornate silver-and-wood throne with a leopard-print cushion, wearing a red-orange robe with gold borders, a long gold-bead necklace, bracelets and an upper-arm band, hands folded in his lap. Behind him a silver staff-like standard and a small lamp stand. Seated audience members in red shawls, saris and pastel clothes sit on the sand and red carpet, several holding water bottles. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, rudraksha-style ornaments and ceremonial gold necklace, seated on a throne in saffron-red robes.2015-12-25December 08 20162016-12-08