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A photograph of a Guru Purnima satsang stage at an ashram. A long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes, with a rudraksha mala and a white and red flower garland, sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, reading from a book with a microphone before him. A second man in orange robes and a garland sits at the left edge near a brass tray. Behind the throne stands a golden trident and a rocky backdrop with seated figures on top. The stage is decorated with pink, red and orange flowers, banana and fruit offerings, and brass lamps are placed in front.

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July 07 20092009-07-07July 07 20092009-07-07A seated figure in saffron-orange robes sits on an ornate golden throne with red cushions, a long trident leaning at the left side, and a garland of white and red flowers around the neck. He holds a sheet of paper or booklet raised in one hand and speaks into a microphone on a stand. Flower arrangements, fruit, silver lamps and a silver bowl decorate the dais, and a painted rocky backdrop with two small deity figures stands behind the throne.2009-07-07July 07 20092009-07-07Seated on an ornate gold-and-red throne before a stage decorated with white and red flower garlands, a central figure in saffron-orange robes and a white-and-red flower garland holds an open book up before his face while speaking into a microphone on a stand. A bearded or dark-haired attendant in orange robes and a white shawl stands at left holding a silver tray with offerings. Behind the throne sit small gold figures in orange, a gold trident stands at left, and green foliage, a backdrop and a fruit offering with bananas, pineapples and apples fill the foreground, all.2009-07-07July 07 20092009-07-07A seated figure in saffron-orange robes sits on an ornate gold and red throne, wearing a white and red floral garland and a long rudraksha mala. A gold trident stands at left and gold throne lions flank the seat. Before the throne, a saffron-robed man bends forward over an offering table laden with fruit, flowers and a bowl, while two women in orange and maroon saris sit at the right and a saffron-robed attendant sits at left. Flower arrangements and white lamps decorate the stage with a painted rock-and-foliage backdrop. The central figure has long hair, distinctive rudraksha and gold adornments, consistent with the page's Swamiji reference, so the identification is probable.2009-07-07A seated man in saffron robes sits on an ornate golden throne with red cushions at a stage decorated with flower garlands, marigolds and a large tree-and-rock backdrop. He wears a long rudraksha mala and a floral garland, and a trishul stands to his left. Two attendants in saffron sit on the stage floor, and two women in saffron and red sit to the right. Brass lamps, fruit, pineapple and a silver bowl of offerings sit before the throne, and carved deity figures appear at the top. a person is the central seated figure, shown in saffron robes with rudraksha mala and ceremonial garland on a golden throne.2009-07-07July 07 20092009-07-07A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, hands joined in namaskar, wearing an orange robe, a long garland of white and red flowers, a rudraksha-style mala and a red tilak on the forehead. Flanking the throne are a golden trident and golden kalasha-style finials, with floral arrangements in vases and a stage backdrop of rocks and greenery. Around the dais, several people in orange robes sit and attend, one offering fruit and flowers from a tray, another with hands folded. Fruit, flowers and oil lamps are arranged before the throne, and small statues of deities stand at the top corners of the stage.2009-07-07July 07 20092009-07-07July 07 20092009-07-07