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Indoor satsang room with gold-curtained walls and a golden throne at right decorated with yellow sunflowers and pink and yellow garlands. A seated figure in orange robes with a long hair knot sits on the throne with bare feet resting on a golden footstool, with a flower garland on the stool. A standing woman in a blue shawl and patterned skirt with a name badge clasps her hands, and a man in a brown shirt sits beside the throne with hands folded. A man in orange robes at right, seen from behind, stands with palms joined before the throne. Devotees sit on the floor on mats in white clothes with yellow and orange scarves, palms pressed together in namaste, and a woman in a cream sari with a long braid sits in the foreground. A brass vase and water bottles sit nearby. Roughly a dozen people are visible.

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August 16 20092009-08-16August 16 20092009-08-16August 15 20092009-08-15Indoor ashram hall with gold curtains and a golden throne-like seat decorated with yellow flowers and garlands. Seated devotees in white clothes, several wearing yellow or orange scarves and lanyards, sit on mats with hands folded in prayer. A man in an orange robe kneels before the golden seat, appearing to make offerings or perform padapuja, while a woman in a blue shawl stands with hands joined and a man in an orange robe with hair tied up stands at the right with hands pressed together near the flower-decorated throne. A brass vase with yellow daisies stands in the foreground beside a small pot and a tray of flower garlands. Roughly fifteen people are visible.2009-08-16A seated figure in an orange saffron robe sits on an ornate gold throne decorated with red cushions and garlands of marigolds, yellow and white flowers. The figure has long dark hair, hands pressed together in prayer namaskar with eyes lowered. Around the throne, devotees sit on white cloths: a woman in an orange sari, a woman in white with a red shawl, men in white dhotis with yellow shawls, and women in white saris with long braids. A woman in a blue-green sari stands behind, and a cameraman in white films on the right. Trays of flowers, fruit and brass plates lie on the floor, and water bottles sit on a table. Gold curtains hang on the back wall of a hall with a light-coloured tiled floor.2009-08-16Indoor ritual session in a hall with gold curtains and a white ceiling. A man with long dark hair in an orange robe stands before an ornate gold throne-like seat decorated with yellow and purple flower garlands and a tall decorative vase of yellow gerbera flowers. He holds a small lamp or offering plate near a flower-strewn platform. A woman in a teal and floral sari stands with palms joined, and a younger person in an orange robe with hair tied up stands at right, hands folded. Around them, about a dozen devotees sit on mats in white clothes, several wearing yellow or orange scarves, with hands in anjali. Plates of offerings and water bottles are visible at lower left.2009-08-16Indoor ritual scene in a hall with gold curtains and tiled floor. A seated priest in saffron-orange robe with a green garland stands at right, hands folded in prayer beside a golden throne-like seat and a tall vase of yellow sunflowers. Devotees sit on the floor in white and yellow clothes, hands joined in namaskar, including a young boy in white, a woman in a red sari and a man in orange cloth. Brass plates with flowers, fruit and oil lamps lie before them. A man in saffron-orange sits on the golden platform pouring from a small vessel into a tray of flowers, the orange-clad figure at centre with a long-haired appearance.2009-08-16August 16 20092009-08-16A seated figure in an orange-saffron robe sits on an ornate golden throne with red cushions, draped with green leaf and white and yellow flower garlands, hands pressed together in namaskar and feet bare on a rose-petal-strewn platform. Beside the throne a decorated golden puja tray holds flowers and offerings, and a golden kalasha-style vase of yellow sunflowers stands at right. Around the platform, devotees in white clothes sit on the floor; several wear yellow scarves and join their palms in prayer, while a woman in white holds a small cup. A child in white and a figure in orange also sit nearby. Gold curtains, a standing fan and water bottles fill the background. The image shows a satsang-style gathering with a seated teacher receiving devotion, classed as a person by his orange robe and garlanded throne presence only.2009-08-16August 16 20092009-08-16August 16 20092009-08-16A photograph of a seated figure in orange robes on a gold-and-red ornate throne, palms pressed together in greeting, wearing a garland of red, yellow and green flowers and a long garland draped to his lap. Devotees sit on the floor around a white-covered table: a woman in an orange sari washes the feet of the seated figure from a brass plate with flowers, while a woman in pink and a man in white with folded hands watch, and young people in yellow-and-white garments sit to the right. Golden curtains hang behind, with a vase of yellow sunflowers and offerings of fruit and sweets on the table. The setting suggests a padapuja ceremony.2009-08-15