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Photograph of an indoor hall where a seated audience faces a stage backed by a large projected backdrop of a towering gopuram temple and a glowing red-and-green sky over mountains. On the stage centre, a man with long hair and a golden crown-like headpiece sits on an ornate silver throne, wearing saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha-style necklace; this figure is an appearance-based probable Swamiji (probable) seated in a teaching role. To his left stands a large deity murti draped with a white-and-red garland, and to his right a decorated golden shrine with floral offerings. Audience members in white, red and saree-style clothing sit in rows in the foreground, some facing the stage; a camera on a tripod stands at left.

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September 26 20172017-09-26A photograph of a stage event at a temple-style hall. A large backdrop shows a painted gopuram-style temple tower, mountains and a starry sky. To the left stands a deity murti draped in a red cloth and garlanded with white flower strands, and to the right an elaborate gold-framed shrine holds a murti decorated with flowers. A camera on a tripod is set up at right. Audience members in the foreground, several with shaved heads and white or saffron clothes, sit facing the stage in a crowd.2017-09-26September 24 20172017-09-24 +2 copiesSeptember 24 20172017-09-24 +2 copiesWide view of a satsang hall during an indoor Vijaya Dashami programme. On a raised stage, a man in orange robes and an orange turban sits on an ornate golden throne-like seat with a microphone, wearing a long white and gold garland and a rudraksha mala. Probable Swamiji cues are the orange turban, orange robes, and ornate gold necklace, though his face is not used for identification. Left of him stands a deity murti in a red-and-pink garment with a flower garland, and right of him a deity murti in orange and red garments under a canopy, decorated with yellow-orange garlands. A large backdrop shows a temple tower and mountains with a red-and-white glow. Two video cameras on tripods film the stage. The audience sits on the floor in white, orange, and cream clothes, many with heads turned toward the stage. Brass vessels are arranged at the right edge.2017-09-30A photograph of a large indoor satsang hall during a ceremony. On a raised stage, a seated figure in orange robes with a red turban, rudraksha-style beads and a white shawl sits before a microphone at centre, flanked by two deity murtis in red and gold dress with yellow and orange garlands. The backdrop is a large LED screen showing a temple gopuram, a mountain and a starry sky. Under a parasol at left stands a deity murti in red with a garland. Rows of seated devotees in white and orange clothing face the stage, and a camera on a tripod records the event. Brass pots are arranged at the stage base.2017-09-30September 24 20172017-09-24 +2 copiesA large stage backdrop shows a red and orange temple gopuram scene under a starry sky with a distant mountain. At centre, a figure in a saffron-orange garment and orange turban sits on an ornate silver throne, a person by the page's cues: saffron clothing and a turban on a throne, though his face and features are not clearly visible enough to confirm. Seated audience members face the stage from red chairs; most wear white and cream clothing, with some in yellow. At left, a decorated archway with garlands shows a woman in a pink and blue sari beside a deity murti. At right, a large garlanded deity murti with yellow and red ornaments sits on a pink-draped stand. Video cameras on tripods stand at left.2017-09-24September 30 20172017-09-30September 24 20172017-09-24 +2 copiesSeptember 24 20172017-09-24 +2 copiesSeptember 24 20172017-09-24 +1 copies