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A satsang discourse in an ornate courtyard. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-red wrap and holding a microphone, sits on a gold-trimmed raised seat with a red cushion, with a small wooden table holding a glass and a bowl in front of him. Around him, a seated audience in white clothes, many with rudraksha or beaded necklaces, listens on a green mat; some take notes on paper. A videographer's camera on a tripod stands at left, a golden bull statue sits at lower right, and bronze figures stand beside the seat. Red walls and carved wooden pillars frame the scene. The man's cues are a person, presiding over the satsang; he is seated as the speaker.

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Photograph of a satsang in an open courtyard with red-painted walls, a tall brass trident and a stone-carved figure nearby. A seated figure on a gold-trimmed raised seat wears an orange-red cloth and holds a microphone at a small table with a bowl and books. The seated audience wears white clothes and teal-green lanyards, with several people in orange-and-gold shawls. Someone in a white shirt gestures toward the speaker while others sit with palms pressed together. a person cues are the swept-back long hair, the orange-red cloth and the ornate golden seat, but the appearance is not conclusive. Around 15 physical people are visible.2016-09-15A photograph of an open-air courtyard satsang with a bare-chested man in a rust-orange cloth and dark shawl seated on a carved wooden swing-seat with a leopard-print cushion, speaking into a handheld microphone. Wooden pillars and a hanging chain frame him. Around him, devotees in white clothing sit on the stone floor, several wearing beaded necklaces and white garments, while women in white and a woman in a white sari sit before brass vessels and offerings. A small kolam design is drawn on the floor, and a standing fan and a green mat are visible. The seated speaker wears adornments on his arm, and the setting is a traditional ashram courtyard.2016-09-15February 18 20162016-02-18 +1 copiesSeptember 15 20162016-09-15Photo of a seated gathering in an open-air temple courtyard with red walls and stone pillars. A bearded man in an orange-red wrap stands near the centre, in front of a large red-and-gold deity murti of a seated elephant-headed figure with a trunk. Around him, a circle of devotees sits on the stone floor, many in white dress, a few in saffron, yellow, green and pink; some wear garlands and a woman has a long red-brown braid. A green-clad elderly woman and a bald man in white sit in the foreground. Ornate wooden swing or palanquin frames, hanging brass lamps and a plastic water bottle are visible. The scene suggests a satsang or teaching session.2016-09-14February 10 20162016-02-10 +1 copiesA photograph of a covered temple pavilion with wooden pillars and a red-painted wall. A seated group of roughly 25 devotees, mostly women in white saris and white clothing with teal beaded garlands, sit on the floor facing a dais. A man in the foreground wears white with an orange-red shawl and sits beside a large brass bowl of flower petals. On the right, a figure in an orange-red robe sits on the dais beside a microphone stand. In front stands a dark bronze deity murti holding a lamp, with brass oil lamps and a small gold canopy shrine behind.2016-01-01September 05 20162016-09-05September 19 20162016-09-19September 15 20162016-09-15 +1 copiesFebruary 18 20162016-02-18 +1 copiesA seated man in a rust-orange robe speaks into a handheld microphone from an ornate white wooden swing-like seat with a red cushion, under a wooden canopy hung with brass lamps and bells. Behind him a dark-red wall shows a carved Nataraja-style dancing figure and a framed picture, and a white bull statue rests beside him. Dozens of devotees in orange and pink clothing sit on the floor in the foreground with their backs to the camera, many with braided or dreadlocked hair. A woman in a yellow and red sari sits at the right edge of the seat. Two standing fans stand in the courtyard. The man's visible cues are a bare chest with a dark-red shawl and a long swept hair, consistent with the appearance of a person leading a courtyard satsang session.2017-02-09