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A seated man in rust-orange robes speaks into a handheld microphone from a silver-finished, ornately carved couch with a red cushion, under a decorated canopy hung with bells and beads. Behind him a bronze Nataraja statue dances within a flame arch, and a bronze nandi bull sits at right. A woman in a patterned orange sari sits beside the couch, and a rounded crowd of seated people in orange and white fills the foreground facing the speaker. Ceiling fans stand at the sides of the courtyard.

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A courtyard session in an ashram with a red-painted wall and a bronze Nataraja statue dancing within a flame arch behind a carved silver-white swing or canopy seat. A bearded man in a rust-orange robe sits cross-legged on a red-cushioned silver throne-like seat, holding a handheld microphone and speaking. Beside him a woman in a red and gold sari sits on the right, and a woman in a rust top sits near the left. Below, a crowd of mostly women and girls in orange clothing sits on the ground facing him, with brass lamps, a nandi bull statue, and ceiling fans visible.2017-02-09February 09 20172017-02-09February 09 20172017-02-09February 09 20172017-02-09February 09 20172017-02-09A man in a rust-orange robe sits cross-legged on a white carved wooden platform with a pink cushion and a leopard-print cloth, holding a handheld microphone and speaking. He has long dark hair and a full beard. Behind him hangs a bronze Nataraja statue of the dancing Shiva within a flame-ring, with hanging brass lamps and bells overhead. A large seated audience faces him, many women in orange and white garments, some with braided hair. A woman in a yellow-and-maroon sari sits to his right, and two standing fans and a small table of bottles sit at the edge of the open courtyard.2017-02-09 +5 copiesFebruary 09 20172017-02-09A seated man in a rust-red robe sits on an ornate silver-and-cream carved couch under a canopy hung with brass bells and lamps, holding a microphone and gesturing as he speaks. Behind him stands a bronze Nataraja dancing-Shiva statue and a painted portrait on a red wall. Two rows of women and girls in orange and white sit on the floor in the foreground, some with braided hair, and a woman in a yellow sari stands at right. Ceiling fans and a small table with bottles are visible. The scene is an open courtyard session.2017-02-09 +1 copiesA seated teacher in a rust-red robe sits on a cushioned peetha beneath an ornate white-and-silver canopy hung with brass bells and small figures. He holds a microphone and touches his forehead with one hand while speaking. A leopard-print cloth lies over the seat, and a saffron cloth rests beside him. Behind him stands a dancing Nataraja bronze, a nandi bull statue sits to the right, and a woman in a striped sari sits at the edge of the platform. Many devotees in orange and white clothing sit on the courtyard floor, facing the stage, with some women's long braids visible in the foreground.2017-02-09 +1 copiesA seated man in a rust-red sannyasi robe with a cloth wrap over one shoulder holds a microphone and speaks from a white carved wooden swing-canopy platform with red cushion and leopard-print pillows. Behind him a bronze Nataraja dancing Shiva image stands within a flame arch against a red wall. Several devotees sit cross-legged in the foreground, some with visible hair flowers, and a few fans and water bottles sit at the sides. a person is shown in the seat as the speaker at a courtyard power session.2017-01-17February 09 20172017-02-09A seated figure in a rust-orange robe with long dark hair sits on a pink-cushioned, carved white day-bed under a decorative canopy, holding a handheld microphone and speaking to a crowd. Behind him hangs a bronze Nataraja dance-form image, and brass lamps and bells hang from the ceiling. Seated devotees in orange and pink clothes, some with braids, face him in a courtyard. A visible person wears a patterned sari beside the day-bed. Swamiji (probable): the seated speaker has long swept-back hair and an orange robe, and is in the central teaching seat, so the appearance cues are present but the match is uncertain.2017-02-09 +1 copies