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A stage event in a large hall with maroon drapes and a silver deity murti of a four-armed figure on a backdrop. A central figure in saffron-red clothing with a beaded mala sits on a large gold throne, with a small camera on a tripod in front. Around him seated attendants wear saffron and red garments, white and cream robes, and gold necklaces, some holding ritual objects. Gold carved panels flank the stage, and a red banner reads Jaipurusha above. Seated audience members in red and white sit in white chairs before the stage. The central figure shows only saffron clothing and beads, so the a person cue is not established.

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June 21 20172017-06-21A stage ceremony in a decorated hall with dark red drapes, gold-framed screens and a large silver-grey Shiva figure with a trident in the background. A central figure sits on an ornate gold throne with a cobra-hood canopy, wearing a saffron-orange garment, a crown-like headdress, long bead necklaces and a rudraksha mala, hands folded in meditation. Around him, about a dozen people sit in orange, red and white robes with hands pressed in prayer, some wearing rudraksha and gold necklaces. A small gold lion and other animal figures sit at the foot of the stage. Audience members in orange and red clothing fill the foreground seating, and a shirtless man in white dhoti stands at the right edge.2017-06-21July 08 20172017-07-08June 21 20172017-06-21A stage event with a large gilded backdrop showing a deity murti with trident and cobra hood, flanked by green and pink lit gold lattice panels and silver-leaf trees. Seated on the stage, a row of performers in orange, red and white garments wear rudraksha malas and flower garlands. In the centre, a person in a white dhoti and shawl with a golden crown-like headpiece sits on a gold throne, while a man in a light blue kurta holds a book beside a woman in white holding a microphone. Brass and gold animal figures stand on the stage edge. A cameraman films in the lower right, and audience members are visible in the foreground.2017-06-21July 08 20172017-07-08June 21 20172017-06-21A photograph of a formal stage event in a hall with red draped curtains and gold-framed panels. On a raised platform, a central figure sits on a gold throne backed by a gold cobra hood and a trident, dressed in orange with a rudraksha mala. To one side, a woman in a white sari stands speaking into a microphone. Several women and men sit in orange and white clothing with garlands, and a red-cushioned seat sits to the right. A cameraman in white stands at a tripod-mounted camera in front of the stage, and a seated audience in white dhotis and saris fills the foreground. A banner reading Jatpurusha hangs above the stage.2017-07-08June 21 20172017-06-21A large audience of devotees, mostly seated on the floor with their backs to the camera, faces a lit stage decorated with ornate silver-and-gold arches and painted deity murti figures. A seated man in ochre-red clothing sits cross-legged at the centre on a red-draped raised seat, with flower offerings in front. Men in white dhotis and shawls fill the foreground, and a tripod-mounted camera stands at the front of the hall. Colourful prayer flags hang above the stage and a red curtain frames the scene.2015-09-14A stage at an indoor hall with a maroon curtain backdrop. A seated figure in red and white clothing sits on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion, centred before a large gold arch, with a golden trident standing beside. Flanking the throne are gold chairs and rows of women and men seated on the stage in traditional saris, dhotis and kurtas, in colours including orange, blue, pink, yellow, green and maroon, all with hands folded in anjali. A brass railing runs along the stage edge, and hanging tassels and stage lights hang overhead. The seated figure on the throne is a presumed depiction of the teacher, though identity is uncertain from appearance; the scene is a satsang-style gathering on stage.2017-04-30April 20 20172017-04-20