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A satsang held in a covered courtyard with wooden pillars and hanging brass bells, a red-painted wall behind. A long-haired figure in a rust-red robe and beaded necklaces sits on a carved wooden throne holding a microphone and speaking. A man in a pink-brown shirt sits cross-legged on the floor at right, and a bronze statue stands in the foreground. Around forty women sit on the ground in saffron, yellow, pink and blue saris and salwars, many wearing kumkum and beads. A small display of deity murtis and a brass kalasha-style lamp sit near the seated group. A young man in white dhoti and beaded necklace stands at left.

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October 12 20162016-10-12A courtyard satsang with a seated guru in a rust-orange robe and long dreadlocked hair on a carved wooden chair, a microphone on a stand before him. Around him, a large crowd of women sits on the stone floor in saris and salwar, many in pink, red, orange and gold, some wearing garlands and bindis. A standing young man in white dhoti and shawl with a beaded mala stands at left. A bronze deity murti and a brass vessel sit in the foreground, with draped fringed hangings and wooden pillars around the courtyard.2016-10-12January 15 20172017-01-15February 17 20172017-02-17January 15 20172017-01-15A satsang held in an open-pillared pavilion with a tiled roof and wooden columns, surrounded by greenery. A large seated crowd of devotees fills the foreground, many in white, orange and yellow saris and kurtas, with several women in green and pink saffron-toned garments. On the right, a figure in orange-red robes and a rudraksha-style neck adornment sits on an elevated wooden seat with a microphone on a stand and water bottles nearby, appearing to address the gathering. A small seated golden-hued figure and a deity murti are visible at the right edge, with a green mat on the floor.2016-10-01February 11 20172017-02-11 +4 copiesA courtyard gathering seen from behind a wooden palanquin-style seat. In the foreground, a figure with long dreadlocked black hair wrapped in a rudraksha-style mala sits facing away, bare-shouldered, with a visible wrap, on a carved wooden seat trimmed with brass. Around them, many people in saffron and orange robes and yellow and red saris sit on the floor in rows, some holding small leaves or offerings, and a bowl sits at the center. Brass lamps and a small standing figure stand at the left, a tripod-mounted camera is set up near a doorway, and a red-walled building with hanging strings of beads forms the background.2016-08-04October 01 20162016-10-01 +1 copiesA satsang in a red-walled temple courtyard. A bearded man in saffron-orange robes sits on an elevated wooden seat with a microphone at left, speaking to a seated audience. Many devotees in white, blue, pink and orange clothes sit on mats and rugs; a bald man in white and a woman in white sit in the front rows. A small green carpeted platform, brass oil lamps and a bronze deity murti stand in the foreground, with hanging lamps and wooden pillars overhead.2016-10-01A photograph of an open-air courtyard satsang with a bare-chested man in a rust-orange cloth and dark shawl seated on a carved wooden swing-seat with a leopard-print cushion, speaking into a handheld microphone. Wooden pillars and a hanging chain frame him. Around him, devotees in white clothing sit on the stone floor, several wearing beaded necklaces and white garments, while women in white and a woman in a white sari sit before brass vessels and offerings. A small kolam design is drawn on the floor, and a standing fan and a green mat are visible. The seated speaker wears adornments on his arm, and the setting is a traditional ashram courtyard.2016-09-15Photograph of a seated discourse in a red-walled hall with thatched fringe drapes and hanging bells. A bearded man in orange-red robes sits cross-legged on a silver-framed raised seat with red cushions, holding a microphone, and appears to be the speaker; he has long dark hair and a red shawl, and is a probable Swamiji by these cues. Around him, a large audience of mostly women in white, orange, pink and saffron clothing sits on a blue mat, many watching him attentively. A woman in a red and orange sari with a mala necklace sits at the lower right. Strings of small lights hang in the background.2017-04-05