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Outdoor satsang stage viewed from behind a gilded ornate seat with a red cushion. A figure in an orange saffron garment with bangles and a gold-toned ornament sits on the throne, holding a ceremonial object. Facing the stage, seated devotees in white and red saris and white shirts sit on red plastic chairs and mats, many with palms pressed together in anjali. A wooden offering box with fruit, flower garlands and packets sits in front. Stage lights, speakers, a monitor and a tent with bunting are visible behind the crowd.

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December 08 20112011-12-08Outdoor satsang on a red carpeted stage with a raised golden throne. A man with long dark hair, orange robes, rudraksha-style garlands and gold bangles sits on the ornate golden throne and raises his right hand in blessing. Around the stage, devotees sit with palms pressed together in namaskar, including women in saris and a man in white, while two women in orange and maroon attend near brass trays of flowers and offerings. Standing devotees and a cameraman with a camera on a tripod fill the background among trees, speakers and stage lights.2011-12-08December 08 20112011-12-08December 08 20112011-12-08December 08 20112011-12-08Night outdoor gathering on a red-carpeted stage under bright floodlights and strings of lights. A seated figure with long dark hair, wearing orange clothing and a gold-trimmed garland, sits at a wooden desk-like platform decorated with gold panels, red cushions, fruit and flowers. A shaved-headed man in orange robes and a beaded necklace stands in the foreground, while a crowd of devotees in white and orange, many in white shirts and dhotis, stands behind a barrier. A printed orange-and-white volunteer shirt is visible on one man. A red-and-white flower garland lies on the stage edge.2011-12-08December 08 20112011-12-08December 08 20112011-12-08Night outdoor event with a dense crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts, many with hands raised, around a raised wooden platform. A bald man in an orange-saffron robe with rudraksha beads and a gold necklace sits near the platform, bowing his head as a woman in a saffron-orange sari with gold jewellery and bangles reaches toward him, placing her hand on his head. Red-and-gold decorated platform, a wooden box with compartments holding small packets, red fruit and yellow marigold garlands in front. Stage lights and string lights overhead; a man in white on a higher platform in background.2011-12-08Outdoor photo of a seated figure on an ornate gold-and-red throne under a canopy, wearing an orange saffron cloth, long swept-back dark hair, a long garland of flowers and a gold armlet. Probable Swamiji by appearance cues (long hair, saffron clothing, garland, throne). Before him on a low wooden table are trays of fruit and offerings. Seated women in saffron, white and yellow saris and a man in white sit on a red carpeted platform receiving or taking part in the offering. Wooden fencing, trees, stage lights and a sound system surround the open ground, with more people in white standing in the background.2011-12-08October 26 20102010-10-26Outdoor satsang or pada puja on a red carpet under a canopy. A man with long swept-back hair in an orange-saffron garment and a garland sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne (peetha), smiling and seated with his foot extended toward devotees. Several devotees kneel or sit on the carpet with palms pressed together in namaste, including a woman in a red top and women in saris and salwar. Brass plates with flowers, fruit and offerings are placed before them. A videographer on a tripod films from the right, and a crowd stands beyond the barrier ropes among trees under an overcast sky.2011-12-08