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A large indoor hall packed with seated devotees, many with palms pressed together in anjali. In the foreground at right, a figure with dark hair in a tight bun stands with back to the camera, wearing a red-orange wrap with gold border and an orange-red shawl, facing a gilded pink-upholstered throne with a golden lion carving at left. On a large screen above, a figure in red and gold robes is shown on a stage. Many devotees wear orange, pink and red clothing; some hold rudraksha malas. Wooden wall panels form the backdrop.

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May 13 20162016-05-13A large seated audience fills a hall during a session in a warm-lit room, with many participants in white and saffron clothing. In the centre, a standing figure in a long saffron-orange robe with a dark-patterned wrap and a tall dark headpiece stands beside a large brown leather-style chair. A wall screen shows a person in orange and red robes with a dark cap. Some attendees raise their hands and a framed devotional picture hangs on the left wall. Several people wear rudraksha-style beads. Visible people number in the dozens, roughly 21-100, all seated or standing among the crowd.2015-12-10December 12 20152015-12-12A large indoor hall filled with a seated audience of several hundred people, mostly in orange, saffron and white clothing with orange scarves and shawls. On a raised golden throne at left sits a figure in a long red-orange robe with a dark gold trim, seated on a golden chair with a small table before him. A standing woman in a white patterned salwar with a pink scarf at right holds a microphone and addresses the crowd. A large screen at upper centre shows a close-up of a figure in orange against a white backdrop. A tall silver trident stands at left and a camera operator is visible near the screen. a person seated on the throne in an orange-red robe with long dark hair, while a woman speaks to the assembly.2015-12-22May 14 20162016-05-14A photograph of a large indoor hall filled with a seated audience, most facing a standing figure at the front. The standing figure wears a dark cap-like headwrap, a red-orange shawl draped over one shoulder, a long ornate patterned garment in brown and gold tones, a beaded necklace, and wrist bands. Beside them stands a tall brown leather armchair. A wall-mounted screen at upper left shows a large image of a person in a red and gold outfit with a tall headdress. Many attendees wear white, orange, yellow, and red clothing, and some wear orange lanyards. Cream walls, wooden doorways, and warm lighting fill the room.2015-12-10December 20 20152015-12-20December 20 20152015-12-20December 22 20152015-12-22Photograph of a hall session with a standing figure in a red draped garment, seen from behind, with long dark hair swept up into a bun, gold hoop earrings, a rudraksha mala draped over one shoulder and a bangle on the wrist. Seated audience members in orange and white clothing fill the floor, including a woman with a red bindi in the lower left with hands pressed together, and a shaved-headed man in orange with a rudraksha mala seated in front. A large brown wooden chair stands at the right edge beside a black speaker on a stand, with wood-panelled walls behind. The setting suggests a mandala process session, though the ground mandala is not clearly visible in this frame.2015-12-11Indoor satsang or darshan in a hall, with a bearded man in a saffron-orange turban and orange-brown robe seated on an ornate gold-and-brown throne, holding a tall gold staff with his right hand raised. Seated devotees in white, orange and multicoloured saris and kurtas fill the foreground and middle rows, many with palms pressed together in anjali. A large screen above shows a crowd of women in orange and pink saris. A man in white with a rudraksha mala sits at a harmonium-like instrument. Swamiji (probable) seated on the throne in saffron turban and orange robe, with a rudraksha-style mala and ceremonial gold staff, matching the page's event as an assembly before dawn.2016-12-12May 14 20152015-05-14