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A photograph of a large hall with a crowd seated on the floor. In the centre, a bearded man with long dark hair wears a rust-red turban, a rust-red cloth draped over his shoulders, a leopard-print lower wrap, a gold armlet, and a long gold-and-yellow flower garland with a gold pendant. He stands beside a gilded bull figure and a tiger-striped seat, holding a tall gold trident. Behind him a large screen shows a crowd, and hanging orange and gold tassel lanterns decorate the ceiling. a person is the standing figure with the trident, shown in a ceremonial presentation with a tiger-skin seat and a gilded bull, while devotees sit around him in saris and white and coloured clothing.

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December 07 20162016-12-07Photo of a hall with a large screen behind a figure in a brown turban and brown tunic over leopard-print cloth, with long dark braided hair, standing beside a golden bull statue and a golden trident on a tiger-skin seat. Audience members sit on the floor in white, pink and green saris and robes, many wearing dark glasses, with orange lanterns hanging above. The screen shows a crowd scene.2016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07A seated man in a rust-orange dhoti and matching shawl sits on a tiger-skin-draped seat beside a golden bull figure, holding a tall golden trident. He wears a red-and-orange turban with a gold ornament, a thick gold necklace over a rudraksha-style mala, and a leopard-print cloth. Seated devotees in white, orange and green clothing fill the hall, many wearing eye-shaped paint or masks, and a white electric fan stands at right. Orange and gold lanterns hang above, and large screens show crowd images. a person is seated, appearing as the central speaker in this satsang setting.2016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07A seated man in a rust-orange turban and orange-brown draped garment sits cross-legged on a tiger-striped seat beside a gold bull sculpture, Nandi, and holds a tall gold trident. He wears a long gold-bead garland, rudraksha mala and a ceremonial gold pendant, with gold armbands. Seated devotees in white and pastel clothing, several wearing red-tinted eye glasses, fill the hall, and a large screen behind shows a crowd. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long swept-back hair, a turban, saffron-orange ornate clothing and rudraksha and gold adornments, shown in a ceremonial role, consistent with the page's reference to Swamiji at this event.2016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07A figure with long dark dreadlocks wrapped under an orange-red turban sits sidesaddle on a golden bull mount (Nandi-style vahana) at the front of a large hall, holding a golden trident (trishul) upright on the right. He wears a leopard-print garment over an orange-saffron dhoti and a long golden-beaded necklace, with a gold armlet. Behind him a large screen shows a crowd. Seated audience members in white, blue, saffron and purple clothing fill the foreground and rows of chairs, many with palms joined or hands in prayer. Several people are visible in the audience.2016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07