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A standing figure with long, dark, braided hair falling to the back seen from behind, wearing a rust-red wrap and bare arms with copper bracelets, walks down a striped rainbow runner in a conference-style hall. Audience members sit on black chairs and on the floor in white clothes; a woman in front left sits with palms pressed together in prayer, and a woman with blonde hair sits at right. Large projection screens behind show a blue bird image, and ceiling fans and fluorescent lights are overhead.

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Indoor session in a hall with white ceiling panels and fans. In the centre, a man with long dreadlocked black hair stands with his back to the camera, wearing a rust-red wrap and bare upper body with red-brown beaded bracelets; he appears to be leading the gathering. Around him, students in white clothes sit on chairs and on the floor, some with hands in anjali mudra, one woman seated on a folded rust-red blanket on a striped rug. Two large screens show a figure in white and blue. Several people in white and rust-coloured garments are visible, some with head coverings.2017-03-13A photograph from a seated session in a hall. A figure with very long dark dreadlocks, bare-shouldered and wearing a rust-red wrap, stands barefoot with their back to the camera on a striped rainbow mat. Seated attendees in white clothes and orange-red shawls face them on black chairs, including a bald man in white at right and a woman in white with folded hands. Banners with red and gold designs and a small side table with glass vessels are visible behind. The figure's appearance is not clearly consistent with the a person candidate cues, so the identity is uncertain; the figure is described by role only as the central practitioner.2017-03-17A photograph of a Sadashivoham session in a hall with a striped runner rug on a tiled floor. A bare-shouldered figure with long dreadlocked black hair, wearing a rust-red wrap, stands facing away from the camera at the centre. Seated devotees in white clothes, some wearing rust-coloured shawls, face the figure on black plastic chairs. Behind them stand banners in red and maroon with figures and flags, and a screen is mounted above. A tripod-mounted camera stands at the left edge.2017-03-17March 17 20172017-03-17A photograph from an indoor session hall. A figure stands barefoot on a striped rainbow mat, seen from behind, with very long dreadlocked black hair falling to the waist and a bare upper body draped in a rust-red cloth. Seated audience members in white clothes and orange-saffron shawls occupy plastic chairs on both sides, some with folded hands. Behind them, banners in red and blue hang on the wall and a small brass object sits on the floor. The standing figure has distinctive long hair and ceremonial-style attire but the face is not visible, so the identity is uncertain. Roughly ten to twelve people are visible.2017-03-17A photograph of a ritual hall where a barefoot figure with very long dark braided hair stands with their back to the camera, wearing a rust-orange wrap over a bare upper body, on a striped multicolour mat. Seated devotees in white clothing and orange shawls face them on black chairs, including a bald man in white at right and a grey-haired man at left. Behind them are red banners with portrait images and a small wooden side table. Visible people number about ten, all seated except the standing figure. The setting suggests a sadhana or initiation session, with the standing figure at the centre of the rows of attendees.2017-03-17A figure with long dark hair falling to the waist, wearing a rust-orange wrap and bare arms with gold bracelets, stands barefoot on a striped rug facing away from the camera toward a raised seat. A silver trident stands to the left. Seated devotees in white clothing, some with hands in anjali, sit on chairs and mats around the hall. A woman in yellow with an orange shawl sits at right and a man wears a red shawl, in an indoor ashram satsang setting. a person cannot be confirmed from appearance here, so the figure is described by role as a standing participant.2017-03-13A photograph of a long-haired figure seen from behind, walking barefoot down a striped runner through a seated assembly in a bright hall. The walking figure has very long, dark, loose hair falling to the back, bare shoulders and an orange-rust wrap draped around the waist and legs. Around them, rows of seated participants wear white clothing and some wear orange-red shawls; a bald man in white sits with his hands folded in front of him. Black plastic chairs, a tripod camera on the left, and red and orange banners on the back wall complete the scene. a person cues are visible in the walking figure's long hair and rust-orange wrap, but the figure is seen only from behind.2017-03-17March 13 20172017-03-13March 17 20172017-03-17A photograph from an indoor Sadashivoham session at Adi Kailasa, Bengaluru. A bare-chested person with very long dark dreadlocks down the back, wearing a rust-orange wrap, stands barefoot on a striped rainbow mat and faces away from the camera toward a seated audience. Several seated devotees in white ritual clothes with orange shawls sit in black plastic chairs; one bald man in white and one bearded man in white with an orange shawl are prominent in the foreground. Behind them are red and yellow banners and a bright screen. The long-haired figure has distinctive long dreadlocks, a bare upper body and an orange wrap, so the appearance-based candidate is Swamiji (probable), standing as the central figure leading the session.2017-03-17 +1 copiesPhotograph from behind of a barefoot figure with very long dark dreadlocks down the back, wearing a rust-red draped garment, walking along a striped multicolored runner toward the front of a large hall. Seated participants in white clothes and orange-red shawls line both sides on black plastic chairs, some with hands joined. Banners in red, orange and blue hang on the walls behind, and a small golden deity murti sits on a table at lower right. The setting appears to be a convention or ritual session.2017-03-17