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A courtyard satsang with a seated speaker on a raised wooden platform at upper right, wearing a saffron-orange robe and speaking into a microphone. Below, a large group of devotees sits on colourful striped mats, mostly in white ritual clothes with yellow-bordered dhotis and saris, many with palms pressed together in namaskar and clapping. A golden canopied palanquin-style shrine stands at center with a small golden deity murti inside. A brass bowl of flower petals sits on the mat at right, and bronze deity statues flank the platform. Red walls and hanging brass lamps frame the scene. The speaker is not visibly identifiable from appearance, so no identity is assigned here.

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A courtyard ceremony at a temple-style hall with red walls and carved pillars. In the right background a woman in a red garment sits on a raised platform with a microphone, facing an audience. Seated devotees in white ritual clothes with saffron-orange shawls and rudraksha malas face her on striped mats, many with palms pressed together. A large brass bowl of flower petals and an ornate golden canopy shrine stand in front, with bronze deity figures and brass lamps nearby. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance alone.2016-01-01January 01 20162016-01-01January 28 20162016-01-28September 05 20162016-09-05October 01 20162016-10-01 +1 copiesDecember 03 20092009-12-03A photograph of a padapuja ceremony on a covered veranda with red and white striped walls and a banana plant. A man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala and long swept-back hair sits with palms pressed together on an ornate gold-and-red throne, and a probable Swamiji candidate is identified by these cues. Around him devotees in white and yellow clothes sit on the floor before silver plates of flowers, fruit and offerings. A woman in a yellow shawl holds a brass vessel and bead strand, and several others in white hold garlands and rosaries.2010-09-13August 04 20142014-08-04A photograph of a seated man in long-swept dark hair, wearing saffron-orange robes and a dark rudraksha mala, sitting on an ornate gold-and-red throne with carved gold armrests and a red cushion. He sits with hands folded in his lap while devotees gather on the floor before him. Women in white clothes with yellow shawls and orange wraps sit to the right, a man with a shaved head in white dhoti sits near a low gilded table holding brass plates with flowers, and a foreground woman with blonde hair faces the throne. Behind the throne stand a saffron-robed deity figure and gold-edged ritual objects, with orange and red-striped walls and curtains. The setting resembles a temple hall with a satsang or darshan.2010-10-30Indoor padapuja ritual in an ornate hall with gold lion sculptures and a wooden throne. A figure in orange robes, a pink and white flower garland, bangles and a gold waist belt sits on the throne with bare feet, while devotees in white clothes and orange shawls kneel and hold incense sticks and oil lamps on a leopard-print cloth. A woman in a white dress holds a tray of flower petals and lamps. A microphone stand, laptop and a young person in orange appear in the background.2012-12-21Devotees sit in rows on colourful striped mats in an open courtyard of a temple-like ashram. Many wear white clothing with green or orange-and-white lanyards, and several men in front wear white dhotis with gold-bordered shawls. A gilded ornate shrine canopy stands among brass lamps and a tall brass oil lamp stand, and a white-clad figure sits at the front near offerings. Palm fronds and greenery frame the courtyard behind.2016-01-01A photograph of a puja inside an open-sided hall with a red-painted wall and bright windows. A standing man in an orange-saffron robe and a red-and-white flower garland, hands joined in namaste, faces a golden deity murti and offerings of fruit, a bowl of lamps, and an ornate golden stand. Seated devotees in white clothes with yellow shawls kneel on the floor; two women in yellow shawls hold brass plates of offerings, and a bald elderly man in white sits with hands folded. Several seated figures in white and yellow chant at microphones, and a woman in an orange sari sits at the far right beside plates of fruit and sweets. A standing figure in orange may be a sannyasi leading the puja, and the presentation is consistent with the a person candidate cues of an orange robe and garland, but his face is not clearly visible, so identity is uncertain. The visible faces and posture of the person in orange are not sufficient to confirm the identity.2009-11-20