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Five people sit in a seated namaskar posture before a golden ornate stage backdrop with carved lattice and gilded panels. In the front left a young man in orange robes with long rudraksha malas and a red-orange sash presses his palms together with eyes closed. Behind him a man in an orange robe and orange turban, wearing long beaded necklaces, also holds his palms together. At centre a woman in a cream sari with a golden border, wrapped in bangles and a long mala, sits with palms joined. On the right a man in white dhoti and white shawl with gold border, with a rudraksha mala and white forehead marks, sits with palms together, and beside him another man in an orange turban and orange robe holds his hands in prayer. A small brass deity murti stands in the foreground, and a golden lion carving is visible at the right edge.

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Five people sit in a meditative prayer pose with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, seated before a gilded golden backdrop with carved lion figures and a dark red curtain. The man on the far left wears an orange sannyasi robe, rudraksha mala and a white-marked forehead. The man in the center-back wears an orange turban, orange robe and long beaded necklaces. The woman in the center wears a white sari with gold border, blue bangles and a red bindi. The man on the far right in white dhoti with gold border wears a brown rudraksha mala and sits on a red cushion. A small bronze deity murti stands in the foreground. The scene appears to be a satsang or meditation session.2017-08-26A photograph of a seated man in long-swept dark hair, wearing saffron-orange robes and a dark rudraksha mala, sitting on an ornate gold-and-red throne with carved gold armrests and a red cushion. He sits with hands folded in his lap while devotees gather on the floor before him. Women in white clothes with yellow shawls and orange wraps sit to the right, a man with a shaved head in white dhoti sits near a low gilded table holding brass plates with flowers, and a foreground woman with blonde hair faces the throne. Behind the throne stand a saffron-robed deity figure and gold-edged ritual objects, with orange and red-striped walls and curtains. The setting resembles a temple hall with a satsang or darshan.2010-10-30May 20 20142014-05-20December 11 20122012-12-11November 24 20102010-11-24October 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copiesA seated man in saffron-orange robes and a long orange-and-gold rudraksha-style necklace sits with eyes closed and hands folded on a gold-trimmed throne draped with yellow and purple flower garlands. Beside him a second deity murti is decorated with garlands on a red-and-gold seat. Devotees in white clothes and white-and-red markings sit on the floor in front, several holding brass plates and cups, as part of a pada puja or darshan setting. Gold ceremonial staffs stand at the sides of the stage.2010-10-18 +1 copiesAugust 26 20172017-08-26 +1 copiesSeptember 30 20162016-09-30A photograph of a padapuja ceremony on a covered veranda with red and white striped walls and a banana plant. A man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala and long swept-back hair sits with palms pressed together on an ornate gold-and-red throne, and a probable Swamiji candidate is identified by these cues. Around him devotees in white and yellow clothes sit on the floor before silver plates of flowers, fruit and offerings. A woman in a yellow shawl holds a brass vessel and bead strand, and several others in white hold garlands and rosaries.2010-09-13A seated man in an orange saffron robe and a long rudraksha mala sits in a gilded, ornately carved throne with red cushions, hands folded in his lap, at a satsang hall. Swamiji (probable), seated on the throne with long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and saffron robe, appears to be giving a discourse. Around him, devotees in white dhoti and yellow or red saris sit with palms pressed together in namaskar on the floor. A white-robed man with a shaved head and white tilak stripes on the arms and face kneels with folded hands in front of brass plates holding apples and flowers. A monk in orange with a microphone sits at left. A white fan and a tray with apples and flowers sit beside the throne, and a blank projector screen hangs in the background. Several people in the foreground are seen from behind.2010-11-30A seated figure on a gilded throne with a red cushion and red draped backdrop, wearing a rust-orange dhoti-style garment, a matching shawl, a red-orange turban and a long beaded rudraksha-style mala with a gold necklace. Nearby, a golden trident-topped staff stands beside the throne. Before the throne, an elderly person in white with silver hair bows low over the feet of the seated figure, while several women in white saris with gold borders and rust shawls, and a child in white, sit kneeling on a red carpet. A woman in rust-orange with a beaded mala sits at left beside a small brass tray of offerings.2014-07-24