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October 21 2015

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A large seated audience in white clothes with orange-red shawls fills a hall, many with hands raised to the forehead and eyes closed in meditation or satsang. On a raised platform at the upper right, a man with long hair and an orange cloth, wearing a gold-toned necklace and beads, sits on a brown leather throne with a microphone at his face. a person is the seated figure on the throne; he is in the foreground-to-middle distance with the audience facing him. Behind the seated audience, chairs with red cushions and a white-clothed table are visible, and a bald man in orange sits near the back.2015-10-21October 9th 2015 +1 copiesA seated figure in a rust-red robe with a long saffron-orange beaded mala and a gold hair ornament sits on a gilded wooden seat under a yellow fringed canopy, holding a yellow cloth. Before him, a man in white with a red shawl kneels and performs padapuja, washing or offering at the seated figure's feet, while a woman in white with a beaded necklace kneels nearby. Behind them, several women in white and red shawls sit or stand in a white-tiled hall, some wearing red and rudraksha-style beads, watching the ritual. This appears to be a padapuja during a satsang setting, with people sitting on the floor.2013-12-20July 06 20152015-07-06Annadhan in 20152015-01-01 +1 copiesOctober 23 20152015-10-23February 20 20162016-02-20 +1 copiesAugust 21 20162016-08-21A seated person in a brown throne-like armchair at the front of a large hall, wearing an orange-brown shawl, a yellow-trimmed sash, a leopard-print skirt, a long gold-and-yellow marigold garland and a gold pendant, with long dark hair swept back and a small microphone near the face. A silver ceremonial staff topped with a trident stands beside the chair. Around the seat, many devotees in white and saffron-red shawls sit on the floor, some with yellow forehead markings, facing the speaker. Purple floral patterns decorate the wall behind. Swamiji (probable) appears seated in the chair, identifiable by the long swept-back hair, saffron-trimmed garments, garland and rudraksha bracelets, with the trident staff indicating his ceremonial seat.2015-05-14September 07 20092009-09-07September 16 20132013-09-16A photo of a ritual gathering in a hall with a decorated altar behind. On the right, a figure with swept-back long dark hair, a white forehead mark, orange-saffron robe and a long pink and white floral garland sits on a raised seat and holds a small ritual object. Facing him, a man in white kurta with an orange sash and rudraksha-style beads holds a small brass lamp, a woman in white with an orange shawl sits with palms joined in namaste, and an older woman in white with orange sash and glasses holds a brass vessel. Ornate deity figures and a kalasha-like decor appear in the background, with brass oil lamps in the foreground. Several other people sit nearby. The scene suggests a puja or satsang.2012-12-26