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A large open pavilion with a green floor, white mats laid in rows and a red carpet runway, rows of white plastic chairs at the back, and a palm frond in the foreground. A central figure in a plain saffron-orange robe with a bare upper body smiles and gestures with one hand, possibly a person, with long swept-back hair and a saffron cloth wrap. Around him, several men in white shirts and dhotis, some kneeling and some standing, look on, and a man in an orange robe with a shaved head stands near the right. Stage lights and banners line the ceiling and back wall. Pre-event venue preparation.

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A large indoor hall with a red carpeted stage shows a seated speaker in an orange robe with long dark hair, sitting in a white chair behind a microphone stand, facing a large seated audience. The audience sits cross-legged on red carpet in white shirts and dhotis, many with yellow or saffron shawls and rudraksha-style beads, several with hands folded in greeting. Potted palms stand at the front edge of the stage, with black draped backdrops, speakers, and stage lights overhead. A satsang or discourse setting, with the speaker presiding from a white throne-like seat.2009-02-25A wide view inside a large open-sided pavilion with a corrugated, triangular-trussed roof and many hanging lights. A bald man in an orange-saffron robe stands at the left edge holding a microphone and addressing the crowd. Hundreds of seated attendees fill the hall: many in white clothing sit on white mats along a red carpet aisle, with others in orange and saffron sitting in the left section. Green floor covering spans the foreground and right side, and a few speakers hang from the poles.2010-02-04A photograph inside a large white tented hall at an evening convention. A man with long dark hair, wearing a flowing saffron-orange robe with a shawl draped over one arm, stands on a red carpet and smiles while turning toward the seated audience. Rows of participants in white clothes and white headbands sit cross-legged on mats on both sides of the carpet. Overhead lights, white tent drapery with blue and gold scalloped trim, and speaker boxes on poles frame the scene. Given the saffron robe, long hair and the page's note that Swamiji attended, the central figure is a probable Swamiji candidate.2009-11-28Photograph of a satsang hall with a seated audience of many devotees on the floor and chairs, many in white dhotis and white kurtas with orange-saffron shawls. A man in an orange-peach kurta stands on a red-draped stage holding a microphone, flanked by green curtains and a faux tree, with gold pillars and framed deity pictures on the walls. A Sanskrit chant text names the a person tradition in the page excerpt, but the image itself shows a speaker addressing devotees. Overall count of visible people is over twenty.2016-10-10July 16 20062006-07-16A large open-sided pavilion with a thatched bamboo roof and ceiling lights holds a seated congregation of several hundred people, mostly women and men dressed in white and cream clothes, with some in saffron and orange saris. They sit on white sheets and green mats along both sides of a central red carpet that leads toward the front. At the far right, a bald man in a saffron-orange robe stands on a raised red platform facing the audience, appearing to address them. Stage equipment, a camera on a tripod and a keyboard are visible near the front, and red banners hang on the back wall. The scene resembles a satsang or discourse gathering. a person identity cannot be confirmed from appearance alone.2010-02-04A large hall with a corrugated metal roof and strings of colourful tassels hung from the rafters. In the foreground a bare-chested man in a white dhoti and red garland stands holding a steel vessel, facing a seated group of saffron-robed sadhus on striped rainbow mats. Many saffron and orange-robed ascetics sit in rows, some wearing orange turbans, with a row of monitors in front of them. Behind them a dense crowd of white-clad devotees fills the hall, a cameraman films on a tripod, and a golden decorated palanquin and deity murti stand near the front.2015-09-12 +1 copiesA photograph taken from a low angle inside a hall with a green carpet and a row of ceiling fans. A standing man in an orange saffron robe and a long rudraksha mala stands centrally, barefoot, with long hair. Seated on both sides on the green floor are many devotees wearing white dhotis and kurtas, saris and salwar in colours such as yellow, pink and maroon, all with white cloth blindfolds tied over their eyes and small identification badges. A shrine with a golden-trimmed structure is visible at the back of the hall.2009-08-09July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesPhotograph of an outdoor tented event with green carpet and a red runner. Center, a man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe and a beaded mala, raising his hand in a gesture while smiling. Beside him, another person in orange robes stands. Around them, men in white dhoti and white shirts stand in a semicircle, and women in white and gold saris hold brass pooja plates with flowers and a garland of flowers. Draped white fabric with blue scalloped trim decorates the tent ceiling.2009-11-25Indoor temple hall with orange walls and a corrugated roof. Seated devotees sit on the floor in white and orange clothing; a man in a light orange robe sits cross-legged on a wooden mat in the foreground, with a bald monk-like figure in saffron seated to the left. A red carpet runs down the centre aisle, with orange armchairs at the right and a metal railing. Many more people sit in rows and stand in the background near the doorway.2010-07-21A standing man in an orange saffron robe and a long dark rudraksha mala walks barefoot across a green mat, arms outstretched, in a large hall with ceiling fans and high windows. Seated on the mat on both sides are devotees with white cloth blindfolds, wearing white and cream clothes; a woman in a yellow sari with a red flower in her braid sits at left, and a man in a dark green shirt sits with palms together at centre-right, and a man in white with folded hands sits at right. A coloured rope line runs across the mat in the foreground.2009-08-09