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A seated guru sits centrally on a raised golden throne beneath three tiered orange canopies with fringed tassels, flanked by two tall ceremonial banners with red and gold motifs and silver trident-topped staffs. He wears a rust-red robe, rudraksha beads and a gold necklace, with long dark hair, and gestures while speaking. Around him sit a large seated audience in white and orange-red clothing, including saffron-robed attendants and women in white saris, a shaved-headed devotee and a child in orange. Dark carved stone walls form the backdrop.

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December 17 20132013-12-17A seated man in a rust-orange robe with a red-orange shawl and a multi-strand rudraksha mala sits on a gold-framed throne beneath a red-orange canopy, flanked by silver trident standards and orange pennants with a teal emblem. Around him a large audience sits on the floor in white and red-orange clothing, many wearing red shawls, with some women in saris and a few bald-headed monastics in orange at the edges. The setting is a stone-walled hall with dark volcanic-stone pillars.2013-12-17A photo of a paada pooja in a wood-panelled hall with gold-framed ornate chairs. A seated figure on a gold throne with a red cushion wears a saffron-orange garment and a long swept-back hairstyle; a saffron shawl drapes the shoulders, and a person is seated there. Behind the throne, a golden deity murti with garlands and a gold crown sits beneath a green canopy, with yellow and purple flowers in front. Around the throne, devotees in saffron and white sit on the floor offering flowers and brass vessels, with a woman in green kneeling near the throne. Ceremonial oil lamps and a brass vessel appear in the foreground, and a white-clad priest and attendants are visible in the background.2014-12-30A large indoor satsang hall with warm wooden panels and yellow padded wall tiles. Seated on a raised cushioned seat at centre, a long-haired figure in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala smiles and gestures while speaking. A tall silver trident stands beside the seat. Around him sit a dense crowd of devotees on the floor: many wear white with orange-red shawls, others wear orange and gold-bordered saffron garments, and some sit in white dhotis. Several people in the foreground have their backs to the camera. Based on the appearance cues of the central figure (long swept-back hair, saffron robe, rudraksha mala, trident beside the seat), this is Swamiji (probable), seated and giving satsang. Visible people number roughly 60 to 80, so the count falls in the 21-100 range.2014-12-16July 06 20152015-07-06A large indoor hall with a seated guru on a raised wooden throne at the centre, wearing an orange-red turban, an orange-red robe and a long multi-strand gold and beaded necklace, with a silver trident standing behind him to the right. Around him a crowd of devotees sits on white cloth, many women and men in white kurtas or saris with orange-red shawls draped over their shoulders, some holding a phone or camera in the foreground. Patterned brown wall panels and white chairs line the back of the room.2015-07-12July 06 20152015-07-06A seated man with long dark hair, a white forehead mark and a red-orange shawl with a gold trim sits in a large brown leather throne-style chair at a satsang. He wears layered yellow-gold and red-brown beaded garlands and a patterned skirt, and holds a tall ornate silver trident (trishul) beside the chair. Rows of seated devotees in red-orange shawls and saffron clothing fill the hall in front of him, some wearing headsets, with lilac and cream patterned walls behind. a person: the seated central figure, identified by distinctive long swept hair, rudraksha-style garlands and ornate saffron clothing; he is presented as the speaker at the satsang.2015-05-14May 14 20152015-05-14A satsang in a gilded hall where a seated man in a crown, saffron robe and long swept-back hair sits on an ornate silver and gold throne with leopard-print cushions and a silver lion. Around him devotees in orange and saffron clothes and white dhotis sit on a striped rug; one holds a microphone, others have rudraksha malas and tilak, and a woman in a tan top sits at front. A cameraman with a tripod films from behind, and a small plate of flower garlands and offerings lies on the floor. Probable Swamiji (throne-seated figure with crown, saffron robe, rudraksha mala and long hair); the figure is shown in person at a teaching session.2017-10-12October 10 20152015-10-10October 19 20152015-10-19