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A satsang in a draped, purple-lit room. A long-haired figure in a maroon-and-gold dhoti and a bare upper body with ornate gold-and-bead necklaces sits on an ornate gold throne, holding a tall silver staff with a trident-topped finial. Probable Swamiji, identified by long swept-back hair, ceremonial gold necklaces and a rudraksha-style mala with a distinctive tilak. A bald man in saffron and orange sits cross-legged at left. At right, a woman in maroon sits near a laptop, a woman in white with a mala kneels, and a man in white shirt and red shawl kneels with palms joined in greeting.

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August 02 20142014-08-02August 02 20142014-08-02September 11 20162016-09-11January 06 20182018-01-06A photograph inside a red-and-gold tented ceremonial hall on a red carpet. On the left, a seated figure in saffron-red robes, with long dark hair, a crown-like headdress, layered floral garlands and a gold necklace, sits on a gold throne draped with a tiger-striped cloth and red cushions; this seated figure is a probable Swamiji by appearance and ceremonial cues. A woman in a white dhoti-style sari with a red shawl bends forward with folded hands before him, while a woman in a yellow sari and a man in white with a red shawl stand nearby. Floral garlands hang from a gold-wrapped pillar, and a gold deity figure with a trident stands at the right edge beside a red curtain.2016-05-24July 17 20162016-07-17A photograph of a seated man on an ornate gilded throne-like peetha in a tented stage set, holding a tall silver trident-topped staff in his right hand and a long staff in his left. He wears a rust-red garment and a multi-strand flower or leaf garland and has a painted forehead. Two seated attendants in rust-red robes sit on the red carpeted floor on either side, one on the left with a bare upper body and mala beads and one on the right adjusting his hair. Orange and purple lighting illuminates the cloth walls printed with kalasha-style motifs. The a person candidate shows long hair, a garland and a ceremonial staff, but his face and exact identity cannot be confirmed from appearance alone.2014-08-02December 25 20172017-12-25December 09 20122012-12-09A photograph of a devotional ritual set beneath golden tree decorations lit in warm orange light. A seated figure in a saffron-orange robe and a pink flower garland sits on an ornate golden throne with lion-shaped armrests and a leopard-print cushion, while a deity murti with multiple arms and a crown stands behind it. A man in a white shirt kneels on the red cloth in front of the throne, reaching toward the seated figure. A trident stands at the left. On the left, a man in white dhoti and a rudraksha mala sits watching. On the right, three women in saris and white kurtas sit on the floor, one holding papers. The setting suggests a darshan or puja scene.2016-09-23A seated man in saffron-orange robes with a bare chest and long dark hair swept back sits on a red tiger-print cushioned seat, adorned with a long floral garland, ornate gold bangles and a rudraksha mala, with a white tilak on his forehead. A devotee in a white shirt and trousers bends forward to touch his feet while another man holds an offering plate. Behind them a woman in a saffron sari stands holding a silver trident, with women in saffron and white garments and a child watching. A gold lion-headed figure and a golden deity murti sit in the foreground, with red drapes and a gold-framed backdrop around the scene.2014-08-02A photograph from a stage event with a red carpet. A seated man in saffron-red robes with a rudraksha mala and a gold ceremonial necklace sits on an ornate gold throne under a jeweled red-and-gold canopy, smiling as he speaks into a microphone. Before him, a shaved-headed man in red robes bends low, and a man in white dhoti on the left smiles. Several women in red and white sit on the floor to the right, one in a grey-blue sari, smiling. Behind is a carved copper-toned wooden panelled backdrop. The seated man appears to match a person presentation through his saffron robes, mala and ornate throne setting.2016-04-17