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A crowd of devotees gathered in a hall, with many people in saffron, orange and multicoloured saris and kurtas, some with vibhuti and kumkum on their foreheads. In the right foreground, a bearded man with a rust-red turban decorated with a gold ornament, wearing a saffron-orange shawl, rudraksha malas, ceremonial gold necklaces and a gold trident pendant, smiles while holding a tall golden trident staff. a person is visible through these cues, presenting as the central figure in procession-like company. Around him are a woman in a pink sari with a beaded necklace, a woman with white hair and a tilak, children with tilak, and a large screen showing a blurred image behind the crowd.

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December 07 20162016-12-07A seated figure on a brown leather throne-style chair smiles broadly at a large seated crowd. He wears a rust-orange turban, an orange and yellow sash over a saffron garment, a rudraksha mala with long beads, and beaded wrist bands. A silver trident stands beside the chair. Behind the crowd, lilac patterned panels and a camera operator appear. Many devotees in orange and white clothes sit around, some with orange shawls. A woman with blonde hair in orange smiles to the right. The setting resembles a large satsang hall.2015-05-26December 07 20162016-12-07A seated figure in a large brown leather throne-style chair laughs broadly at the centre of a crowded hall. He wears an orange-red turban, saffron and orange draped clothing, a long rudraksha mala and gold-toned armbands. A tall silver trident stands beside the chair. Around him, dense audience members in white, red and orange clothing sit close together, many smiling; a woman with blonde hair at right also smiles. Lilac patterned panels line the back wall, with a camera and a mic visible. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure shows long swept-back hair under the turban, saffron clothing and a rudraksha mala, seated on a throne as the focus of the gathering.2015-05-26A man with a long beard and hair tied up in a rust-orange turban sits smiling on a red and silver ornate throne on a raised platform. He wears an orange-saffron robe, a thick beaded rudraksha-style mala and a large gold pendant. A silver trident staff stands beside the throne. Around him a large audience sits on the floor in saffron, orange, pink, blue and green saris and kurtas, many with folded hands or looking toward the platform. A large screen shows a video at the upper left. Swamiji (probable) is seated on the throne as the central figure, with cues of orange-saffron robe, turban, long hair and ornate gold pendant and mala.2016-12-12December 07 20162016-12-07A photograph of a crowd at an indoor ashram gathering. A man in an orange turban and orange-saffron robe, wearing layered gold-coloured necklaces, a rudraksha-style mala and gold armbands, smiles and extends his hand toward a child who is pressing palms together in namaste. Around him, women in white saris with orange and red borders, a woman with a white kumkum mark, and a smiling blonde woman watch closely. A young girl in front has her hands folded in reverence. A probable Swamiji is present, visible through his orange turban, saffron robe, layered gold and rudraksha-style necklaces and gold armbands, and he is blessing devotees in a darshan-style exchange. Around fifteen to twenty people are visible.2013-07-30December 07 20162016-12-07Photo of a crowded indoor event on a red carpet at a festival tent. In the foreground at left, a man with long dark hair and a white-and-pink floral garland sits on the floor in saffron clothing, with a golden trident-shaped ritual staff in front of him. Standing around him are visitors: a woman in a red sari with a dark beaded mala, a woman in a white kurta with an orange shawl, a bald man in orange robes at right, a man in an orange scarf and striped shirt, and several women and children, one girl in a white dress. Some onlookers hold up phones. a person is the seated man with long locks, garland and saffron clothing, shown in an appearance-based label only.2016-04-27A seated man in an orange-saffron robe and a rudraksha mala sits on a brown leather throne-style chair, chin resting on his hand and smiling. He wears gold bangles and ornate gold earrings and has long swept-back dark hair; the hair and distinctive ornaments support a person identification, but the presentation is only partly distinctive. Around him, seated devotees in orange and white clothes face him in a hall, with a trident-topped staff on the left and a microphone stand on the right. Some seated people wear white and cream clothing with orange garlands. The scene appears to be a satsang or discourse.2015-12-10May 25 20152015-05-25May 26 20152015-05-26