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A bearded man with long dreadlocked hair and a white tilak on his forehead sits cross-legged on a red-cushioned white carved wooden swing-bed under an ornate canopy, holding a microphone and speaking to a seated audience. He wears a rust-orange wrap and a red thread on his wrist, with two silver bowls on a small table beside him. Behind him stands a bronze Nataraja statue of the dancing Shiva within a flame arch, and a framed picture hangs on the red wall. Audience members in the foreground, several with light or blonde hair, watch in a courtyard setting. A leopard-print cushion lies at his side.

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January 18 20172017-01-18A seated sannyasi with long matted dark hair and a white tilak on his forehead sits cross-legged on a white carved wooden swing-bench with red cushions and a leopard-print pillow, speaking into a handheld microphone. He wears a rust-red robe over a bare chest. Three small bronze bowls sit on a low wooden table beside him. Behind him stands a large bronze Nataraja, dancing Shiva within an arch of flame, beside framed pictures and a gold-framed shrine. Pillars with white carved stone frame the open courtyard, and a row of seated audience members in the foreground listens from below, several with their heads visible at the bottom edge. Among the audience, a woman with light hair in a white top sits at left. A few people in the crowd are partially visible. The scene is a courtyard discourse session. Several white-haired and dark-haired audience members are visible.2017-01-18January 18 20172017-01-18A man seated cross-legged on a silver-framed swing couch with red cushions, speaking into a handheld microphone during a courtyard session. He wears a rust-red robe over his shoulders, has long matted dreadlocks, a white forehead marking, and a full beard. Three small brass bowls sit on a low wooden tray before him. Behind him stands a bronze Nataraja murti dancing within a flame arch, beside a red wall with a framed picture and a golden deity shrine. Seated audience members are visible at the bottom edge, partially cropped. a person by his long dreadlocks, rust-red robe, and forehead marking while speaking from the ornate couch, though the appearance cues are only moderately distinctive.2017-01-18A bearded man with long swept-back dark hair and a white tilak on his forehead sits cross-legged on a pink-cushioned white carved swing-bench under a canopy, holding a microphone and speaking. He wears an orange-red shawl and orange-red cloth around his body, with leopard-print cushions behind him. Three small silver bowls sit on a low table in front of him. A large bronze Nataraja statue dancing within a flame arch stands on the red wall behind, with a small deity figure and lamp at the right. Seated devotees in the foreground, many with their backs to the camera, watch him, and a child with a white forehead mark appears at the left edge. Probable Swamiji, identified by long swept-back hair, orange-red shawl and rudraksha-style adornment cues, giving a discourse in a courtyard session.2017-01-18January 18 20172017-01-18A courtyard satsang session under a white carved pavilion with a pink-cushioned daybed. A man with a voluminous dark dreadlocked crown, a white forehead mark and a rust-orange wrap sits cross-legged on the daybed, holding a microphone and speaking. Three small metal bowls sit on a low table beside him. Behind him a large bronze Nataraja statue dances within a flame arch against a red wall, with framed images and a small shrine nearby. Seated audience members with heads turned away fill the foreground, many in orange and pink clothing, with a few in light blue and white. A standing fan is at left.2017-01-18A man with long swept-back dark hair, a white tilak on his forehead, a red-orange shawl over bare shoulders and a red-orange dhoti sits cross-legged on a red-cushioned swing-style throne (peetha) with silver carved frame and chains, holding a microphone in one hand while extending the other arm outward mid-discourse. Probable Swamiji: long swept-back hair, ceremonial red-orange shawl and dhoti on a ceremonial throne, giving a satsang discourse. Behind him is a bronze Nataraja statue framed by a fire arch, with a framed deity picture on the right. Two small brass bowls sit on a low table beside him. A crowd of devotees in orange and pink saris and white clothes sits in the courtyard in front, many with their backs to the camera.2017-01-18January 17 20172017-01-17January 17 20172017-01-17January 18 20172017-01-18February 17 20172017-02-17