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Photograph of a Guru Purnima style ritual inside a decorated hall. A standing figure with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron robe and faces a seated congregation of ochre-robed sannyasis, several bald with topknots, many wearing rudraksha malas, seated on the floor in rows. A large ornate throne-like canopy draped with white and orange floral garlands and a fringed gold umbrella stands at the centre, with a golden seat or murti-like object before it. Behind it hang tall embroidered orange and black banners with elephant motifs, and a large circular floral rangoli-style backdrop in marigold and white stands at right. A cameraman in orange is at the rear, and women in white sit among the seated devotees. Front-left foreground shows dark-haired women seen from behind.

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A seated discourse on a decorated dais at the ashram hall. A figure in orange robes with long dark hair sits on a throne-like seat under a flower-garlanded canopy, gesturing while speaking. Before the dais, a large seated audience of shaved-headed monks and devotees in saffron-orange robes sits on the floor, many viewed from behind. Behind the stage, an elaborate arch of flowers, marigolds and red and purple triangular bunting frames the scene, with a brass vessel and offerings at the lower left and orange ceremonial banners hanging from the top. Appearance-based probable Swamiji in saffron robes with long hair, seated on the peetha, giving discourse.2006-07-11July 11 20062006-07-11July 11 20062006-07-11A standing figure in an orange shawl with a rudraksha mala gestures toward seated monks in orange robes whose shaved heads have small ponytails. The standing figure holds a large white flower garland in one hand and wears gold bangles. Beyond the monks, white-clad devotees sit on a mat under a red and gold patterned canopy. A silver ritual bowl with yellow flowers and a carved wooden lion throne draped in garlands stand to the right. Scene appears to be a satsang gathering.2005-07-21Indoor ceremony in a tent-like hall at night. A long-haired man in orange robes stands at left, gesturing toward a seated congregation of shaved-headed monks and women in saffron and orange clothing, with some sitting in rows facing a decorated stage. Behind them hang woven orange and black textile banners with patterned tassels, and a canopy of flowers and garlands frames a central altar with floral offerings. A cameraman in orange stands near a light stand, and a standing fan is visible in the foreground. Walls hold framed portraits.2006-07-11July 11 20062006-07-11A stage event in a hall with blue and red walls and hanging yellow and patterned fabric banners. On a raised white-and-blue decorated seat with a flower-garlanded canopy, a man in a white turban and light clothing stands smiling and gesturing upward. In front, a bare-chested man in orange cloth with an orange shawl stands with his hands near the seat. Seated on the floor in front are rows of saffron-robed people, mostly shaven-headed monks and some women, with a fan visible in the foreground. Several white-clad onlookers sit at the left edge.2006-07-11July 11 20062006-07-11A photograph of an evening gathering under a red and patterned canopy with fringed hangings. In the centre, a standing man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe with a maroon border and gestures with his right hand while addressing the assembly. In the foreground, four shaven-headed sannyasis with topknots sit with their backs to the camera, wearing orange robes. Behind them, many devotees in white sit on the floor, some with hands folded in prayer. On the right, a decorated dais holds garlands of marigold and white flowers, a wooden lion sculpture, a silver pot and a brass lamp. Scattered flower petals cover the red carpet. A white floral garland arch frames a silver vessel near the stage. Several people in the crowd are visible, the number of persons here exceeding twenty.2005-07-21A photograph of a ceremony in a hall decorated in blue, red and yellow. On the left, a standing man in a saffron-orange dhoti and wrap, with long dark hair, reaches up to adorn an ornate white and gold decorated seat or throne bordered with flowers and garlands. Behind it, a large framed portrait shows a smiling man in a cream turban. Along the right, a row of seated shaved-headed monastics and young women in saffron-orange robes sit with hands folded in devotion, with offerings and a brass pot near the throne. A white pedestal fan stands in the foreground, and an elderly woman in a white sari sits at the far left edge.2006-07-11July 11 20062006-07-11A photograph of a Guru Poornima event in an ashram hall with a blue and red wall. A tall decorated throne-like seat covered in white flowers, beads and triangular patterns stands at the centre, with a large portrait above it of a smiling man in a white turban and dark clothing. A figure in orange robes stands on the left holding a flower garland or offering up toward the seat, while numerous shaven-headed sannyasis and robed women in orange and saffron sit on the floor in rows facing the throne. Colourful woven hangings in red, yellow and blue hang from the upper corners, and a fan is visible at the lower left.2006-07-11