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A photograph of a decorated ceremonial hall with a large gilded swan-form vahana and a gold lion-armed throne draped in red cushions, garlanded with red roses and white flowers. Devotees in orange and saffron robes sit on red floor cushions facing the throne, and several women in orange and red saris sit among them. Shaved-headed men in orange cloth sit in the foreground, some with white tilak. Colourful paper lanterns hang from the ceiling and a purple and gold silk cloth drapes over the swan. No individual in the seating area is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance; the central throne is unoccupied.

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A seated figure with long dark hair wearing a red floral garland and gold-patterned clothing sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions and lion-shaped armrests in a decorated hall. Beside the throne stands a gold deity murti. Around the room, many people sit on red mats wearing saffron and orange robes, with rudraksha malas, and a few wear white clothes. A decorated altar with a deity figure garlanded in flowers stands at the back, with colourful tassels and paper lanterns hanging from the arches. A dark-shirted man sits at right on the mat. Multiple people are seated in the foreground, mostly with shaved heads in saffron clothing, facing the throne.2013-10-05Photograph of a satsang hall with a golden throne draped in red cushions at the centre, set against maroon velvet drapes with gold arched frames and colourful tassels. A golden figure of a standing deity stands on each side, and colourful paper lanterns hang from the ceiling. A seated figure on the throne wears a red floral garland and a white and gold cloth. Around the platform, orange-robed sannyasis and devotees sit in rows, many with shaved heads, white forehead markings, rudraksha malas and bare chests; some wear white dhotis. A large floral-decorated murti sits to the right. The image reads as a ritual gathering in an ashram hall.2013-10-13October 08 20132013-10-08October 06 20132013-10-06A satsang hall decorated for a festival, with gold arches and gold statues of deities flanking a golden ornate throne with lion-shaped armrests. A seated figure on the throne wears a red garment and a red garland. Devotees in saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings sit on red cushions in front, and a row of women in orange and white sits to the right near a garlanded image. Colourful tassels and paper lanterns hang overhead. The seated figure on the throne is not identifiable by appearance alone, so no identity is asserted here.2013-10-13October 06 20132013-10-06A satsang hall with a central figure seated on a red-cushioned golden throne flanked by golden lion-form armrests and a golden peacock-form ornament at left. The seated figure has long dark hair, wears a red-and-white flower garland and a patterned dark wrap. A green parrot perches on the throne's edge. Behind, a deity murti stands draped in green and garlanded with red flowers. Seated devotees in saffron-orange robes, some with rudraksha malas, sit on red mats in front, and women in orange and maroon saris sit to the right. Colourful tassels hang from the upper left, and a white-clad figure sits among the front rows.2013-10-06October 13 20132013-10-13Devotees in saffron and orange robes sit on red floor cushions in a decorated hall during a satsang. At the centre a figure in red and gold robes with a garland sits on a large golden throne flanked by golden lion figures. Behind and to the right, a deity murti is dressed in green and red with a crown and garlands. Several shaved-headed devotees in orange wear white tilaka and rudraksha malas in the foreground. A golden standing deity figure stands at the left beneath arches hung with colourful tassels, and paper lanterns hang from the ceiling.2013-10-13October 05 20132013-10-05October 09 20132013-10-09A seated figure on an ornate golden throne with red cushions and gold lion armrests sits centre-left, wearing a dark patterned garment, a red flower garland and a gold headpiece, and speaking to the assembly. Beside the throne stands a golden deity murti. Several seated people in saffron and orange robes and rudraksha malas sit on a red cloth-covered floor facing the throne, and a man in white shirt and trousers with an ID lanyard sits at right. Behind them, a decorated deity murti is adorned with a flower garland, and yellow paper lanterns and tassel decorations hang in the background.2013-10-05