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A stage event before a painted jungle-and-waterfall backdrop with a large deity figure and a gold throne-like seat at centre. A man in a white dhoti and shirt holds a microphone while a young person in an orange saffron-coloured wrap and a black blindfold receives a white cloth from another man in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered orange shawl, rudraksha mala and a headset microphone. Four women in orange and red saris with rudraksha malas stand around them, and a blindfolded person in white stands at the far right edge. Golden floral decorations sit at the right side of the frame.

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February 27 20162016-02-27 +1 copiesFebruary 27 20162016-02-27 +1 copiesA photograph of a stage event in front of a painted jungle-and-temple backdrop, with a golden throne-like seat and a decorated shrine with flower garlands at the right edge. Standing on a red carpet, a man in a white dhoti with gold borders and a bare upper body holds a microphone in one hand and a sheet of paper in the other, with long hair swept back. Around him are several people in orange and saffron robes with gold borders, rudraksha malas and some wearing black blindfolds. Two older people in white clothing stand with folded arms, and a woman in a red sari with a microphone stands at the left. The rudraksha malas and saffron robes are visible, and the setting is a meeting or satsang space.2016-02-27 +1 copiesFebruary 27 20162016-02-27 +1 copiesA stage event with six people standing in front of a painted jungle backdrop and a golden throne-like seat. At center, a man in white dhoti with gold border and a bare upper body wears a rudraksha mala, holds a microphone and a white sheet of paper. Beside him stands another white-clad man with a microphone and a white shirt, and on the left a woman in rust-red sari wearing a rudraksha mala. Several people wear orange-saffron garments with gold borders and rudraksha malas, and two people in the group wear black blindfolds. To the right a deity murti decorated with yellow and orange flower garlands sits on a gold-trimmed altar.2016-02-27 +1 copiesA group of about nine people stands on a red carpet in front of a painted jungle backdrop and an ornate gold arch decorated with flower garlands and a deity murti. A central man in white dhoti and shawl with a long rudraksha mala raises one hand and holds a microphone. Around him, several women and young people wear saffron-orange sarees and robes with rudraksha malas, some with black blindfolds, and one holds a clipboard. Two women in white sarees and white kurta-clad people stand at right. A gold throne-like seat with a leopard-print cloth is at left, and a golden ceremonial umbrella with colourful fringe hangs above.2016-02-27A ritual initiation scene in a hall with a jungle-themed painted backdrop and a deity murti decorated with marigold garlands beneath a golden canopy. A bare-chested man in a white shirt and dhoti wears a black blindfold over his eyes and speaks into a handheld microphone while a standing man with long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala, a shawl over one shoulder and white body markings holds a microphone up toward him. Several women in saffron-orange sarees with rudraksha malas stand in a line, and a woman in a maroon sari stands at the left edge. Other white-clad devotees stand at the right beside the decorated altar. The scene reads as a guided initiation process.2016-02-27 +1 copiesFebruary 27 20162016-02-27A stage with a red carpet in front of a decorated shrine framed by a gold arch, with a garlanded deity murti and a large painted backdrop of a forest scene with a figure. A man in white dhoti and shirt wears a black blindfold and holds a microphone. Beside him a man in white dhoti and a gold-bordered shawl holds a microphone and gestures, wearing rudraksha malas. Several women in orange and saffron saris with gold borders, rudraksha malas and forehead markings stand in a row, and older women in white saris stand at the right. A woman in a red-orange sari stands at the far left. Everyone is standing on stage in a ritual-style presentation.2016-02-27February 27 20162016-02-27 +1 copiesFebruary 27 20162016-02-27 +1 copiesNovember 28 20152015-11-28