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A standing woman with short blonde hair in a dark navy and white patterned dress holds a microphone and gestures while speaking to a seated group in a temple courtyard. Around her, a dozen or so women sit on a stone platform; several wear white tops with teal lanyards, one wears a green and red sari, and another wears a white sari with gold border. Behind them stands a large golden and red ornate deity murti of Ganesha with a red cloth draped over its head and raised hands. A small brass lamp stands nearby, and a smaller golden figure sits at the lower right. A man's head is partly visible at the bottom right. The setting suggests a satsang-style gathering.

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A woman standing at left in a green sari with a red border and red shawl, wearing a rudraksha mala and holding a microphone, speaks to a seated audience in an open temple hall. Behind her sits a large seated Ganesha murti in red and gold garments with a crown and ornate silver necklaces, flanked by a brass trishul. Seated devotees in white clothes with green satsang lanyards listen; a blonde woman at right raises her hand to ask a question. Small metal deity figures sit on a wooden tray at lower right.2016-09-15September 15 20162016-09-15September 15 20162016-09-15A photo of a satsang or discourse in an open-air temple courtyard with red walls, stone pillars and hanging bells. A man with a shaved head wearing an orange-red cloth and holding a microphone sits on a raised white platform in the centre, with a large decorated ganesha murti in orange and red to his right. Around him, a seated audience of devotees in white, yellow, pink and floral clothing listens, some in saffron-orange shawls, and a golden swing or palanquin stands at the left. Oil lamps and brass lamps sit near the front.2016-09-14Outdoor courtyard satsang with a large audience seated on stone floor in white and cream clothing with teal lanyards. At left a woman in a green and red sari with a red blouse holds a microphone and speaks to the group. Behind her stands a large painted statue of a deity with a bull-headed face, red and gold garments. Some seated devotees wear white with gold-bordered wraps. A carved wooden doorway and red walls frame the scene. No identifiable a person figure is visible in this image.2016-09-15A photo of an open-air temple courtyard where a seated, central figure in a rust-orange robe with long dark hair holds a microphone and gestures while addressing a large circle of seated devotees. Around him, women and girls wear orange, saffron, teal and pink saris and salwars, and men wear white dhotis or lavender shirts. In the background stands a large orange-and-red Ganesha murti garlanded with green-and-white flower garlands, beside brass oil lamps, hanging bells and a golden kalasha-style decoration. A video camera on a tripod in the foreground records the gathering, and a second tripod stands behind. The speaker appears to be Swamiji (probable), identified by the long swept-back hair and saffron-orange robe while seated on a raised platform, with the whole group engaged in satsang.2016-09-08A seated group gathers in a red-walled courtyard pavilion beside a large painted deity murti of Ganesha, with ornate gold and red garments and a raised trunk. In the foreground a bare-shouldered figure with long dark hair wears an orange cloth and holds a microphone toward the group, seen mostly from behind. Nearby a young woman in a white and gold dress sits on a patterned mat, a girl in a green top and orange skirt sits beside her, and women in saffron, white and yellow saris sit on the floor. A small offering table with flowers and brass items and a white cloth stands in front of a woman in white. A red umbrella and wooden pillars frame the scene.2014-09-14September 15 20162016-09-15September 14 20142014-09-14Photo 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.2016-09-14September 15 20162016-09-15September 15 20162016-09-15 +1 copies