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A photograph of a seated audience in a temple courtyard listening to a speaker on a raised platform. A man with long dark hair and an orange robe sits centre-back, holding a microphone, with a dark cushioned seat behind him. Near him an ornate orange and gold Ganesha murti stands beside a pillar. Audience members in white clothes, saffron shawls and bright printed or yellow saris sit on the floor, some with hair in buns, and a bald man in white sits in the foreground. A carved wooden swing with a patterned cushion stands at left, and a red water bottle lies at right. Hanging brass lamps and a painting hang in the background.

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Photo of a seated gathering in an open-air temple courtyard with red walls and stone pillars. A bearded man in an orange-red wrap stands near the centre, in front of a large red-and-gold deity murti of a seated elephant-headed figure with a trunk. Around him, a circle of devotees sits on the stone floor, many in white dress, a few in saffron, yellow, green and pink; some wear garlands and a woman has a long red-brown braid. A green-clad elderly woman and a bald man in white sit in the foreground. Ornate wooden swing or palanquin frames, hanging brass lamps and a plastic water bottle are visible. The scene suggests a satsang or teaching session.2016-09-14September 14 20142014-09-14September 15 20162016-09-15A photograph of an open-air courtyard satsang where a bearded man in orange-saffron robes and a rudraksha mala sits at the left, speaking into a microphone and gesturing toward a large sheet of paper with writing. Around him sit a seated circle of about two dozen devotees, many women in saffron, orange, yellow and teal saris and salwars, and men in white kurtas. A tall staff leans at the left edge. Behind them stands an ornate deity murti decorated with red flowers and garlands, and a carved stone pillar frames the scene. Several people in the back are photographing the gathering.2016-09-08September 08 20162016-09-08A photo of a satsang or discourse in an open-air temple courtyard with red walls, stone pillars and hanging bells. A man with a shaved head wearing an orange-red cloth and holding a microphone sits on a raised white platform in the centre, with a large decorated ganesha murti in orange and red to his right. Around him, a seated audience of devotees in white, yellow, pink and floral clothing listens, some in saffron-orange shawls, and a golden swing or palanquin stands at the left. Oil lamps and brass lamps sit near the front.2016-09-14September 14 20162016-09-14A photograph of a courtyard session in a red-walled temple hall with white carved pillars and hanging brass lamps. A bearded man with long dark hair, wearing a red-orange garment, sits on a raised white-canopied seat with a red cushion, speaking into a microphone with a small table before him. Around him, a large audience sits on the floor in orange, blue, pink and green saris and robes, many with long hair and some with white hair. Brass trishula-style staffs stand at the sides, a fan is placed nearby, and a framed image hangs on the back wall.2017-01-18October 01 20162016-10-01September 14 20142014-09-14September 15 20162016-09-15 +1 copiesA courtyard session in an ornate temple-style hall with red walls and carved pillars. A bearded man in orange-red robes and a dark turban sits on a red-cushioned seat, holding a microphone and speaking, with a small wooden table and offering plates before him. Around him, many people sit on the floor: several bare-chested men with orange cloths and rudraksha malas at left, and many women in orange, pink and purple saris and tops in the foreground. Brass lamps, flower arrangements, hanging chains and a deity murti stand in the background, with a small fan and speakers visible.2017-01-18