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A photograph inside a multi-level cruise ship atrium with glass railings, pillars and a curved staircase. In the foreground a bare-shouldered figure in orange robes and rudraksha beads stands with hands pressed in anjali near a silver pole. Several men in white kurtas and orange shawls stand barefoot with hands folded, one bowing low over a folded mat and cloth on a patterned carpet. Other people in white and orange line the staircase and upper balconies, watching. Some have lanyards.

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December 16 20122012-12-16December 21 20122012-12-21A man in a red-maroon robe with a long brown rudraksha mala walks barefoot across a bright floor past rows of devotees in white kurtas and red-orange shawls who stand with palms pressed together. A bald man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands to the right with his hands folded. Behind them, plastic chairs, mats and a tiled wall with framed red artwork fill the hall.2016-03-28April 23 20162016-04-23December 20 20122012-12-20April 23 20152015-04-23December 21 20122012-12-21Indoor photo of a satsang hall with a central stage backdrop showing a decorated deity murti shrine with gold arches and figures. A man in a rust-orange dhoti with gold borders and a long orange-red shawl, wearing a beaded rudraksha-style mala necklace, bangles and a red tilak, smiles and raises one hand in greeting. Nearby, a man in a white shirt and black belt folds his hands in namaskar with head bowed, and a bald man in white shirt and blue lanyard also bows with folded hands. Other devotees in white and saffron clothing stand and bend in the background; people are seated or standing on mats, and a projector screen shows a woman in orange.2013-09-13December 09 20162016-12-09Indoor hall with red curtains and a ceiling fan. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti with a gold border and a long orange-beaded rudraksha-style mala blesses a devotee by placing his hand on the devotee's head. The man has long swept-back hair and gold earrings; the page states Swamiji is at this event, and the appearance cues (long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, beaded mala) are consistent, so he is a probable Swamiji. Nearby, devotees in white shirts and trousers with lanyards stand with hands folded in namaskar or bend forward in reverence. A shaven-headed priest with white tilak on his forehead and an orange shawl stands at left, and a row of women and men in white and saffron waits behind metal stanchions. A golden deity murti or throne canopy is visible in the background.2013-09-29A photograph of a large atrium hall where a group of devotees stands in rows on colourful yoga mats, performing a collective devotional practice. Most men wear white dhotis or kurtas with orange-saffron shawls draped over their shoulders, and some have hands joined in anjali. A shirtless man in white dhoti stands at the left near a small table. Many more devotees stand on the upper balconies and galleries, some in white and some in orange. A large television screen and a brass plate with offerings sit at the lower right and left. The setting has tall white pillars, a glass elevator and a chandelier.2012-12-22Photograph of a devotional gathering in an ornate lobby with a striped staircase and a patterned tiled floor. Several men in white dhotis and white kurtas with gold borders, many wearing saffron-orange shawls, stand and gesture with raised hands. A man in white with a rudraksha mala holds a bead string and stands near the centre. Behind them, a deity murti with a trident is visible at the right edge, and colourful painted pillars rise in the background. A bald man with glasses in a white outfit with orange shawl gestures to the right. Several people are partly visible at the edges. Roughly ten or more people are visible.2012-12-11