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A photograph of a seated figure on a large red, zebra-patterned throne-style chair on a stage, smiling broadly with arms folded. The figure wears an orange-red garment with a gold-bordered shawl and has long dark hair with a tilak, with a microphone stand in front. Blurred heads and the shoulders of seated audience members in white and gold-bordered garments fill the foreground. Behind the stage, decorated deity murtis with gold garlands and a brass lamp are visible.

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A smiling man with long dark hair and a red bindi sits cross-armed on a red throne with a zebra-striped velvet back, wearing a rust-red garment with gold border and a trident pendant. A microphone on a stand is in front of him. Blurred heads of seated audience members, including one in orange, fill the foreground. Printed copyright text appears in the lower right corner.2015-06-25 +1 copiesJune 25 20152015-06-25June 25 20152015-06-25June 25 20152015-06-25June 25 20152015-06-25June 25 20152015-06-25 +1 copiesJune 25 20152015-06-25A photograph of a gurukul session in a hall. A seated figure on a red-cushioned throne with a high arched back, wearing an orange-red robe and gold waist cloth, holds a small ceremonial object and smiles while speaking into a microphone on a stand. Behind him is a gilded deity murti draped in garlands and a green and gold cloth. Dozens of students sit cross-legged on the floor in white dhotis with gold borders, some wearing orange cloths and orange turbans, and many have bare shoulders and rudraksha malas. A standing fan and a camera on a tripod are at the edges.2015-06-25A seated figure with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a rust-orange wrap and rudraksha-style beads, sits on a red-draped throne-like seat on a raised platform, holding a pair of small wooden sticks and speaking into a microphone on a stand. In front of him, many rows of children and young people sit cross-legged in orange and white garments with gold borders and beaded necklaces; several wear orange shawls and white dhotis. Two men in orange turbans sit near the platform. Behind the throne, gold and ornate deity figures and a red drape frame the hall, and a wall fan and a small decorated shrine panel are visible at the left. The setting is a satsang or gurukul session in a hall, with the seated teacher addressing the students.2015-06-25A photograph of a seated figure with long dark hair, bare-shouldered in a rust-red wrap and gold-trimmed yellow cloth, speaking into a handheld microphone before a large seated audience of young people in orange and saffron garments with rudraksha necklaces. Behind the speaker is a large gilded framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa" showing a smiling man in an orange turban and orange robe, set on a red-draped dais. Probable Swamiji (probable): the speaker has long swept-back hair, bare-shouldered rust-red and gold clothing, and a microphone on a raised dais, presented as a teacher addressing the gathering. Foreground heads are shaved or close-cropped, and an orange-turbaned figure sits to the side. Gold-framed deity figures are partially visible at the top left.2015-06-25 +1 copiesA woman with long dark hair, wearing a rust-red and orange sari with a golden border, sits cross-legged on a red-cushioned dais speaking into a microphone on a stand. She is seated before a red arched throne-like chair, with a decorated deity murti with golden garments and a crown on an altar at the back. Around her sit a large group of young students in saffron and white dhotis and orange-gold garments, many with bare upper bodies and rudraksha-style necklaces, plus several women in pink and orange saris. A white pedestal fan stands at left. The setting is an indoor hall with a white stage backdrop and a red curtain.2015-06-25A seated figure with long dark hair and a brown-red cloth wrapped around the body sits cross-legged on a red-draped raised platform, smiling, in front of a microphone on a stand. A large audience of shaved-headed children and young people in saffron-orange and white cloths sits on the floor facing him, many wearing rudraksha malas. Some wear orange turbans. A red-cushioned seat backed by a red striped panel and a white backdrop frame the stage, with a camera tripod and a staircase at the right edge.2015-06-25