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Night outdoor satsang at an ashram. A man with long dark hair, wearing a pink-and-white flower garland and a gold-and-yellow patterned wrap over bare shoulders, sits on a raised red-cushioned seat, holding a microphone stand with both hands and smiling. The figure is wearing a gold armband and is seated before a gilded backdrop with a floral garland at left. Before him sit a seated audience of children and young people on the ground, some with faces painted white and dark tunics, and adults in white and orange clothing behind them. Orange and purple mats cover the sand, and lights and trees surround the gathering at night. a person: the seated figure on the raised seat has long swept-back hair, ornate gold adornments and a garland, consistent with the page's identification.

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March 02 20132013-03-02Night-time outdoor gathering with a crowd of about thirty people seated on the ground facing a speaker at left. The speaker has long dark hair, white face paint and a gold-patterned sleeveless top with a pink-and-white flower garland, holding a silver ritual bell-and-staff object and a small handheld bell. Seated devotees wear white, orange and grey clothing, some with white face markings and orange shawls; a red shawl and a child in plaid are visible in front. Bare trees, a lit distant structure and a red wooden box with small photographs and offerings sit in the foreground. a person cues are the long swept hair, ornate gold-patterned top and garland, but the face is not clearly distinguishable, so the identity is uncertain.2013-03-02August 20 20062006-08-20November 20 20102010-11-20May 20 20142014-05-20Outdoor evening gathering at night under strung lights and poles. Around the throne, seated devotees in white dhotis and saris, and women in pink, blue and red saris, sit on a green carpet with hands pressed together in anjali. Nearby a small table holds lamps and offerings, and a television screen shows a broadcast at left. Many standing people in white are in the background.2012-04-06December 20 20152015-12-20Outdoor ritual satsang at an ashram with palm trees behind. A man seated on a red-cushioned golden throne wears a leopard-print headband, a dark maroon wrap, and a large white, yellow and pink garland, holding a tall silver ritual staff upright. A man in a red-orange turban and a white-clad man stand near him, and a bare-chested man kneels in front with palms joined. Behind them, many people in orange and saffron clothing sit on striped mats, some with hands folded, facing a red and gold temple structure draped with yellow flower garlands.2017-08-25 +1 copiesNight outdoor event lit by floodlights on a tall stand. A figure seated on an ornate gold throne draped with red cloth and yellow and red marigold garlands smiles, wearing a white turban, long dark hair, a leopard-print top, and multiple gold necklaces; this matches the Swamiji (probable) appearance cues of long hair, turban, and ornate gold adornments. Beside the throne a man in white dhoti with a gold border stands near a tray of fruit, and an orange-robed attendant appears at the right edge. A large crowd of mostly white-clad devotees presses toward the throne, with elderly people reaching out to touch it; several people in the foreground have their hands extended forward. Behind them a seated crowd fills the grounds.2010-12-29December 25 20152015-12-25 +1 copiesMarch 02 20132013-03-02 +1 copiesOutdoor evening ritual on a raised open platform beneath palm trees, with a tall ornate copper pillar behind. A man seated on an orange throne-like chair with a white headband and a red-orange robe, wearing a white garland, raises one arm and holds marigold petals, appearing to bless the gathering. Beside him, a bare-chested man in a pink turban and a white dhoti with a rudraksha mala presses his palms together. In the foreground, several shaven-headed young boys in red, blue, purple and green cloths sit facing the platform, and a standing attendant in an orange-gold dhoti with a lit oil lamp stands at right. A crowd of devotees in orange and white watches from behind, with a camera on a stand visible at left.2014-10-03