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A seated man with long dark hair and a crown-like headdress sits on a raised stage in red and saffron garments, wearing layered beaded necklaces, in front of a large painted backdrop of a four-armed deity seated on a lotus throne with a temple gopuram, bearded sages, and a bull statue. Potted green plants frame the stage. In the foreground, a rear-view audience of many people, some in white and saffron clothing, faces the stage. a person: the seated central figure, with long swept-back hair, ornate red-and-gold garments and rudraksha-style beads, is presenting as the speaker on the dais.

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May 12 20152015-05-12May 12 20152015-05-12February 07 20162016-02-07A seated man in a red-orange turban and matching orange-red robe sits on a raised stage speaking into a microphone, with a silver trident-like staff standing beside him. Behind him a large painted backdrop shows a multi-armed goddess figure with a crown and ornate necklaces seated among dark forest trees with deer and figures below. Swamiji (probable) is the seated speaker, with orange turban and robes, giving a discourse. Two seated devotees in red clothing sit at the lower edge of the painting. Stage lamps and a brass vessel are visible at the lower left.2016-02-04February 14 20162016-02-14A seated figure in orange-red robes and a rudraksha mala with a large ornate necklace sits cross-legged on a raised platform in front of a microphone stand, with a topknot and a tilak. Behind him a painted backdrop shows a large four-armed deity murti seated in lotus pose with a crescent moon in its hair, holding a trident and other objects, beside a gopuram temple tower and a white bull. Two bearded attendants in orange stand on either side, and green potted plants and a banyan-like tree frame the stage.2016-02-07A photograph of a satsang hall seen from behind the seated audience, facing a stage. Many devotees sit cross-legged on the floor, mostly in saffron/orange robes and white dhotis with gold borders, along with some in plain white. A large painted backdrop shows a blue-skinned deity seated on a peetha with a trident and a rudraksha-like garland, surrounded by seated sages in orange amid trees. On a golden throne-like seat in front of the painting sits a man in a dark red-brown robe and red turban, holding a microphone. Video cameras on tripods and a red curtain frame the stage. Around 40 people are visible.2016-08-03 +1 copiesA photograph of a stage discourse set. A seated man with long dark hair and a crown-like headpiece sits on a low red-draped seat, wearing a saffron-red wrap, ornate gold necklaces and a rudraksha-style mala, speaking into a microphone on a stand. Behind him a large painted backdrop shows a multi-armed deity murti with crescent-moon headdress, holding a trident-like staff and a lamp, seated in meditation amid a temple tower, banyan roots and a white bull. Two bearded attendants in saffron stand flanking the seat, and green ferns surround the stage. a person: the seated speaker's long swept hair, ornate gold necklaces and saffron-red robes match the presentation cues, with the seat indicating a teaching role.2016-02-07May 13 20152015-05-13August 12 20162016-08-12Photograph of a satsang hall with a seated man on an ornate gold throne at the centre, wearing a rust-red turban, rust-red robe and a rudraksha-style mala, with a microphone before him. Behind him is a painted backdrop of a deity in the upper centre with a trident and a blue-skinned figure, and rows of painted sages in orange and white seated in meditation among trees. In the foreground, the backs of several seated devotees are visible: one in orange robes, one in a white shirt, and others in orange and white. Red curtains frame the stage and camera rigs stand at the sides.2016-08-04May 13 20152015-05-13