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A large audience seated on the floor and in chairs faces a stage at an Inner Awakening session. A figure in orange robes and a red turban sits on an ornate golden-backed chair beside a drum, with a white ceremonial umbrella-like object and potted plants nearby. Behind the stage is a backdrop of a temple gopuram and a mountain under a starry night sky. Gold pillars frame the stage, and a banner reads Inner Awakening. Many attendees wear white with red-orange shawls. A cameraman in white stands at the right edge of the stage. Whether the seated figure is a person cannot be established from appearance, so the role is given as a seated speaker on stage.

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May 08 20152015-05-08May 08 20152015-05-08 +2 copiesA photograph of a satsang hall with a seated speaker on a raised stage facing a large audience of devotees, mostly women, seen from behind. The central figure sits on an ornate golden throne with a canopy, wearing an orange robe and an orange turban, with a garland and mala visible. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure wears orange robes, an orange turban and a rudraksha mala, cues consistent with the page's claim, in his role as the speaker. Flanking the stage are gilded pillars with carved figures, a red draped backdrop and a large painted backdrop of a river ghat with temples and a bearded figure in white. Gold oil lamps stand beside the throne, potted plants decorate the stage, and video cameras on tripods film the event. Audience members wear white, orange and red shawls and saris. A banner at upper left reads Inner Awakening.2015-07-07 +1 copiesMay 09 20142014-05-09May 10 20152015-05-10A large indoor satsang hall with a seated audience facing a raised stage. On a gold-and-red throne with golden lion armrests, a man with a saffron-coloured head covering, rudraksha mala and bare upper torso sits cross-legged; the figure is Swamiji (probable) based on the distinctive saffron turban and ornate mala cues, seated as the speaker. A cameraman in white stands beside a tripod-mounted camera. Audience members in white, saffron and yellow clothing sit on chairs and mats. Behind the stage hangs a banner with a historical sepia engraving of Varanasi ghats and a temple, and side panels show cremation-ghat fire scenes. A gold canopy tops the throne.2014-05-14A large audience sits on the floor of a hall facing a stage at an Inner Awakening darshan. Many attendees wear white clothing, and some wear orange-red shawls or garlands. On stage, a figure in a red-orange robe stands at the left beside a cameraman in white with a tripod-mounted camera. An ornate pink-and-gold throne-like seat with a cushioned chair sits centrally before a backdrop of a mountain under a starry sky, with potted plants and an oil lamp nearby. A large screen at right shows a close-up of a figure in red-orange robes wearing a rudraksha mala. A wheelchair is visible at the right edge among the seated crowd. A banner reading Inner Awakening hangs at the top left.2015-05-07A satsang hall viewed from behind a seated audience of devotees in white clothing with red shawls. On a stage with a gold-ornate throne under a small canopy, a seated figure in orange-saffron robes and a red headpiece sits before a microphone, with a video camera on a tripod and brass lamps flanking the stage. A blue-and-green globe backdrop and red curtains frame the stage, and a banner reads Inner Awakening. Potted plants and a white balloon appear near the stage. a person figure in saffron garments is seated on the throne, the person shown on stage to the audience.2015-07-03A photograph from the back of a hall filled with seated devotees in white clothing, their heads and shoulders in the foreground. On a raised red stage, a figure in a red-and-orange turban and saffron-toned robes sits on an ornate golden throne canopy, with flower arrangements, brass lamps and a camera on a tripod nearby. Behind the stage is a painted backdrop of the Earth and night sky, and gold carved pillars frame the platform. Above is a red banner reading Inner Awakening. The figure has no clearly distinctive appearance cues beyond the turban and robes, so identity is uncertain; the scene shows a satsang discourse.2015-07-01A large hall packed with seated devotees during an Inner Awakening session. At the centre, a figure in an orange-red robe sits on an ornate brown throne-like chair on a raised stage, with a ceremonial staff beside them. Many attendees wear white clothing and red-orange shawls. Behind the stage hangs a large painted backdrop of a green-skinned deity seated in meditation with a bull and a flaming sword motif, and a screen on the right shows a close-up of the seated figure in red. Chandeliers hang from the ceiling and an Inner Awakening banner is displayed above the stage.2015-05-11July 04 20152015-07-04May 11 20152015-05-11 +1 copies