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A courtyard session in a red-walled ashram hall with carved pillars, hanging brass bells, lamps and fringed canopy. A seated teacher in red-orange robes, with a rudraksha-style neckpiece and dark hair, sits on a white ornate swing-style dais draped in red cloth, hands raised near his face, with a leopard-print cushion beside him. Before him a large audience sits on the floor, mostly women in orange, red, blue and saffron saris and salwar, some with long braids or flowers in their hair. Potted flowers, a brass lamp stand and a kalasha-like finial frame the scene. Lighting is warm and fans are placed at the sides.

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January 18 20172017-01-18January 18 20172017-01-18January 18 20172017-01-18A man in a rust-orange robe and leopard-print trousers sits cross-legged on a silver-framed swing-style seat with a red cushion in an open courtyard, holding a microphone. Behind him hangs a bronze Nataraja statue dancing within an arch, with a nandi bull and a brass bell and hanging lamps overhead. Seated before him on the stone floor are a large audience of women in orange and pink garments, many with long braided hair, facing the speaker. A woman in a gold-bordered sari sits to the right of the seat. Brass oil lamps and bells hang from the ceiling. The scene resembles a courtyard satsang or initiation session.2017-02-09 +3 copiesA photograph of a courtyard session in a red-walled temple hall with white carved pillars and hanging brass lamps. A bearded man with long dark hair, wearing a red-orange garment, sits on a raised white-canopied seat with a red cushion, speaking into a microphone with a small table before him. Around him, a large audience sits on the floor in orange, blue, pink and green saris and robes, many with long hair and some with white hair. Brass trishula-style staffs stand at the sides, a fan is placed nearby, and a framed image hangs on the back wall.2017-01-18A courtyard satsang in a red-walled ashram hall. A man seated cross-legged on a pink-cushioned white wooden swing-bed, wearing an orange-red robe and a white forehead marking, holds a microphone to his mouth while speaking, with a small mic-stand and bowls on a side table. Behind him is a relief of a dancing deity murti and brass oil lamps stand nearby. Many seated devotees in orange, pink, blue and saris face him, some with long dreadlocks and grey hair, while small fans and flower arrangements sit at the edges.2017-01-18February 09 20172017-02-09February 09 20172017-02-09 +5 copiesFebruary 09 20172017-02-09January 17 20172017-01-17 +2 copiesJanuary 18 20172017-01-18A crowded indoor hall with red walls and white pillars, where a bearded man with long dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange robe, rudraksha mala and a gold-toned necklace, sits cross-legged on a raised white swing-like seat with a red cushion and pillows beneath a canopy. Behind him hangs a bronze Nataraja dancing-Shiva relief. Dozens of women in orange, red and teal saris and salwar sit on the floor facing him, some with hair in buns and one with a tilak mark. Brass lamps, a kalasha-style vessel, flowers and a small table with offerings sit at the left. A man in a dark robe stands at the right edge. This appears to be a satsang or power manifestation session.2017-01-17 +2 copies