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A photograph of a large hall stage during a session. A bearded man in an orange-saffron robe with a matching dhoti walks barefoot on a colourful striped rug toward the audience. Behind him stands a large multi-headed deity murti with a blue-lit backdrop, flanked by golden trishula staffs and red draped stage edges. Seated participants in black and white clothing sit on mats in the foreground, some bowing, and a partially visible figure in white and gold stands at the far right.

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December 18 20162016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18A bearded man in an orange-red sannyasi robe walks barefoot down a colourful striped runner on a red-carpeted stage toward the viewer. Behind him stands a large dark deity murti with multiple arms and a red-and-gold garment, framed by a glowing blue-and-pink light display on a large screen. Golden trident staffs line both sides of the stage. Seated students in black, white and grey clothing fill the foreground on floor mats, some shirtless, many with their backs to the camera. Overhead stage lights and a shrine-style setup complete the scene.2016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18 +1 copiesA man in an orange-red saffron robe with a bare chest and a shawl wrapped at the waist walks along a long striped multicoloured rug down the centre aisle of a yoga hall. Seated devotees in dark and white clothes line both sides, many on mats, some bare-backed. Behind the walkway a stage with red drapes shows a large illuminated deity murti with multiple raised arms, a pink and blue lit backdrop, and a row of golden trident-shaped staffs. A cameraman on a tripod is at the right edge.2016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18A bearded man with long dark hair walks barefoot down a striped rug at the front of a hall, wearing a saffron-orange draped robe over a bare upper body. Behind him on a red stage, a large deity murti with multiple arms and a crown of blue-lit hood sits among gold trident staffs and a smoky blue-pink backdrop. Seated audience members in black and white clothing face the stage in rows, several with bare shoulders and hair in buns. The scene resembles a yoga session or satsang.2016-12-18A hall with red curtains and a red-carpeted stage hosts a seated audience on colourful striped mats. A man in an orange-saffron robe stands on the central runner, facing a deity murti of a seated four-armed goddess with a crown, garlands and a dark face on a rocky pedestal, flanked by golden trishula staffs and two small lamps. Behind him a large screen shows blue light effects. Many spectators in black and dark clothing sit cross-legged, and a cameraman with a tripod and a man in white dhoti stand at the stage side.2016-12-18A photograph of a large indoor yoga hall during a session. A bearded man with long swept-back dark hair walks barefoot down a colourful striped rug toward the viewer, wearing an orange-saffron robe draped over his body and an orange dhoti. Audience members seated on the red stage floor and mats in black and white clothing face him, some with bare shoulders and some with hair tied back. Behind him stands a large ornate deity murti with multiple arms and a glowing teal-and-blue backdrop, flanked by golden trishula staffs along the red-draped stage.2016-12-18A photograph of a yoga or satsang session in a red-draped hall. A bearded man with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe and walks barefoot across a striped rug toward the viewer. Seated devotees in black, grey and white clothes face the stage, and one bare-chested man sits at the left edge. Behind the stage, a large illuminated backdrop shows a deity murti with multiple arms, framed by coloured smoke, and rows of golden trident staffs line the platform.2016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18A man with long dark hair and a full beard walks barefoot across a striped rug on a red-draped stage, wearing a flowing saffron-orange robe and shawl. Behind him stands a large multi-armed deity murti with a blue-green crown, flanked by gold trident standards and a large screen with blue and pink lighting. Seated devotees in dark clothing fill the foreground, many on mats, some bare-backed, with a lit lamp at the stage edge. The man has distinctive long hair, a beard and saffron robes, a Swamiji (probable) candidate, appearing in person on stage.2016-12-18