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A photograph of a festive satsang scene in which devotees crowd around a central figure seated on an ornate throne heavily decorated with yellow marigold garlands and red and white flower arrangements. The seated figure, wearing an orange and black tiger-striped shawl over a leopard-print cloth, smiles while several hands reach in to adjust a white cloth and offer garlands and flowers. Around them, a woman in a white sari with saffron trim and a man in a white shirt assist, and another woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha mala stands at the right edge. A woman at left wears a rudraksha mala over a white garment with a cream-coloured shawl. Sunlight and a soft wall backdrop fill the room, with a gilded panel behind the throne.

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July 31 20152015-07-31July 31 20152015-07-31July 31 20152015-07-31July 31 20152015-07-31A photograph of a joyful ceremonial moment in a temple-style room with a gold-patterned wall. At centre, a smiling figure in a saffron-red cloth sits before a large throne covered in red, yellow, orange and white marigold garlands and a striped tiger-print cloth draped over the seat. Around this figure, devotees crowd close: a man in white clothes and a white shawl holds up the tiger-print cloth, a woman in an orange sari at right places her hands on it, and a bare-chested man with rudraksha malas and white body markings stands at left beside a figure in saffron. Two more women in white and orange blouses occupy the lower foreground. A small golden lion-head ornament sits on the throne base, and a fan is visible at left. Count shows seven physical people.2015-07-31July 31 20152015-07-31July 31 20152015-07-31A photograph of a devotional scene at a temple-like hall. A seated figure draped in a tiger-striped shawl is being covered and adorned by several people around a large floral arrangement of yellow marigolds with red, orange and white garlands. A man in a white shirt reaches in holding the shawl, a woman in orange and a woman in red blouse help, and a figure with long matted hair, rudraksha malas and white and orange clothing stands smiling nearby, while a bald man in orange with white tilak watches on the left. A gold tiger-head ornament sits in the lower right, and gold ornamental carvings frame the background.2015-07-31July 31 20152015-07-31Festive temple scene with a man seated on a decorated throne in a red-orange robe, wearing layered garlands of white and orange flowers and a rudraksha mala, smiling as devotees gather close. Behind him a large throne backdrop is covered in striped garlands of red, yellow, white and green flowers. Around him stand devotees: a bald man in an orange shawl at left, a man in white with a dark shawl and a man in a white dhoti with a brown shawl, a woman in a dark red sari at right, a young girl in white, a small boy at left and several other people in the foreground. A brass oil lamp and a golden lion-headed armrest appear nearby. Probable Swamiji (seated, orange-red robe, long dark hair, rudraksha mala and garlands) receiving devotees, consistent with a Guru Purnima satsang.2015-07-31A photograph of a seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklace on a gold-ornamented throne, smiling, before a large floral garland of yellow marigolds and red and green flowers. Devotees in saffron and white saris and white and checked shirts approach to offer flowers, fruit and a garland. A brass oil lamp and a bowl of fruit sit beside the seated figure. A man in white with a mala stands at left among the devotees. The setting appears to be a temple or ashram hall with a carved gold pillar at left.2015-07-31A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate golden throne draped with yellow, white and red flower garlands, wearing a maroon turban, saffron-toned robes and a rudraksha mala, smiling broadly. A woman in a red and gold sari with grey hair in a bun kneels and offers something at his feet, while a man in a white shirt crouches nearby. Behind them, a shaved-headed priest in orange and a bare-chested attendant with white tilak stand in a golden-pillared shrine room. A woman in orange stands at the lower right. Probable Swamiji is the seated figure, showing a maroon turban, rudraksha mala and ceremonial garlands on a throne, with the attendants and devotees around him in a padapuja-style offering.2015-07-31