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A satsang gathering on a covered veranda with a red carpet and tall silver ceremonial staffs. In the foreground, a person with dark hair seen from behind wears a marigold garland and faces the group. Seated on the floor, several monastics in orange and maroon robes listen, one holding an open book. Devotees in red, orange and white clothing, some with shawls, sit close together, and a few stand at the back near a red and orange backdrop. Wooden carved panels and a metal mesh railing frame the scene.

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A seated figure in a maroon robe wearing a long marigold garland faces a seated congregation at a satsang. The figure holds a silver trident-topped staff upright with one hand. Around a red-petalled floor, monks and devotees in saffron and orange robes sit close together, one saffron-robed man reading from an open book. Women in saffron and red shawls sit at the front right, and a man in a grey cap and dark jacket sits among them. A carved wooden pillar and metal grille frame the hall, and a silver staff with a finial stands at the right edge.2014-01-13January 13 20142014-01-13A photograph inside a bright, grilled-window hall where devotees in orange and red robes sit on the floor before a silver-framed seated throne. A man in a red-brown kurta sits on the throne wearing a large marigold garland, his hands resting in his lap. A bald man in orange stands behind the throne with one arm raised toward the wall. Seated in the foreground are a woman in a red-brown top with gold-trimmed orange shawl, several shaved-headed monastics in orange robes, and a person in a red hooded sweatshirt. Two tall silver staffs with ornate tips stand to the right, and a man in an orange robe and knit cap holds one. The seated figure wears distinctive garland and reddish robes but no crown, turban, long swept-back hair or rudraksha, so the cues are insufficient to identify him as a person.2014-01-13A photograph of a seated satsang gathering in a covered hall with a red-carpeted floor and a wooden carved panel on the left. In the foreground a person seen from behind with long dark hair wears an orange marigold garland and holds a silver trident-like staff. Facing them, a shaved-headed man in saffron robe and dark rudraksha mala sits holding an open book, flanked by other saffron-clad devotees. Behind them a large audience in orange, red and white shawls sits on mats, with a camera operator standing at the back and silver ceremonial staffs rising beside the group.2014-01-13January 13 20142014-01-13A photograph of a ritual or satsang gathering in a covered temple-like hall with a red-cloth floor and metal grille on the left. In the foreground a man with long dark hair wears an orange-and-yellow marigold garland and a dark red-orange robe, holding a silver trident-topped staff upright while pointing with his other hand. Seated before him are shaved-headed monks in saffron-orange robes, one holding an open book, and behind them many devotees sit on the floor, including women in orange sarees, a woman in a red shawl, and an elderly man with white beard. Silver staffs with ornate tips frame the scene on the right. Large crowd-like seating visible in the back of the hall. The man with the garland shows distinctive long hair and a garland, but appearance alone is not enough to confirm identity, so the figure is described by role.2014-01-13January 13 20142014-01-13January 13 20142014-01-13January 13 20142014-01-13A photograph of a satsang inside a covered hall with grilled windows. A seated figure on a low gold-legged wooden bench, wearing a rust-red robe and a marigold garland, raises one hand to the forehead while holding a small object, with a silver trident and a ceremonial staff beside him. Several people in saffron and orange robes sit on a red floor mat around him, many with shaved heads, one holding an open book. A woman in a rust sari with a beaded necklace stands at left, and a standing monk in orange holds a staff. A second seated figure in a white shirt sits in the foreground with his back to the camera. The seated figure appears to be a candidate matching the appearance cues described for a person, but the identification is uncertain.2014-01-13A photograph of a satsang in a small enclosed pavilion with mesh walls. A central figure seated on an ornate wooden throne wears a red-orange robe and a marigold garland, holding a trident-topped staff. Around him sit devotees in orange and saffron robes, several shaved-headed sannyasis and women in dark and orange shawls, many seen from behind. Ceremonial weapons-style staffs with trishul and axe-shaped finials stand beside the throne, and red and orange tassels hang from the walls. a person figure is present seated on the throne, identified by the throne placement and the marigold garland with saffron-orange robe and trident staff cues.2014-01-13January 13 20142014-01-13