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Evening outdoor ceremony under trees strung with small coloured lights. A bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair, a red-brown cloth draped over his body and a large gold ceremonial necklace sits with palms joined in namaste on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion and a golden circular halo backrest. Around him, attendants in saffron and orange cloths stand with hands folded, and a standing figure in white and red clothing is nearby. A small brass vessel sits on a striped mat in front of the throne, a black fan stands at left, and a bowl of flowers is at lower right.

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A seated man in a deep red robe sits on an ornate gold throne with a large golden lotus-petal backrest and red cushions, hands pressed together in namaste. He wears a long gold necklace, a rudraksha-style mala, and beaded bracelets, with a tilak on his forehead and long hair swept back. Around him stand several men in orange and saffron dhotis and shawls, some with white tilak marks, some with hands folded. Below the throne is a gold footstool and a brass vessel; colourful striped mats cover the ground, and string lights hang among trees behind. A fan and microphone stands sit at the edges. The scene appears to be an evening satsang or gathering in an open-air setting.2017-04-16A seated man in a rust-red robe sits on an ornate gold throne with a large golden lotus-petal backrest and red cushions, hands pressed together in namaskar. He wears a gold pendant, rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, arm bands and a forehead tilak. Behind him, saffron-clad men in orange dhotis stand and sit near a microphone stand and a floor fan on a striped mat, with a brass vessel at the throne base. Strings of small lights hang among trees at night. The setting is an outdoor satsang or discourse, and the seated figure is an appearance-based a person presiding as teacher.2017-04-16April 16 20172017-04-16April 16 20172017-04-16April 16 20172017-04-16April 16 20172017-04-16April 16 20172017-04-16April 16 20172017-04-16Night outdoor ceremony under trees with strings of coloured lights. A bearded man with long dark hair, wearing a maroon-red robe, rudraksha-style beads and a gold necklace, sits on a large red-cushioned throne with an ornate gold peacock-fan backrest, touching his forehead with one hand. Two attendants in orange-saffron cloth stand beside him; one holds a gold plate. Several other people in orange garments stand behind, and a standing electric fan and a small laptop on a tripod sit in the foreground over a colourful patterned mat. Two devotees sit at the lower left in white.2017-04-16Night outdoor ceremony at an open-air pavilion strung with small coloured fairy lights. A long-haired man in a maroon-red robe, gold necklaces and rudraksha-style beads sits on a gold-and-red throne before a large golden lotus-petal backdrop, with a small red bolster beside him. Several attendants in saffron-orange robes and orange head cloths stand around him; one attendant with a bare back and shaved head holds a golden tray and cloth. A black fan and a microphone stand are at left, and other saffron-clad devotees stand behind. Visible text in the corner reads a2017-04-16April 16 20172017-04-16Night ritual outdoors under strung fairy lights and trees. A bearded man in a maroon-red dhoti and shawl sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne with a round golden halo-like backdrop, holding a green leaf bundle aloft in his raised right hand, wearing a long beaded necklace with a gold pendant and red-beaded bracelets. Beside him, a bare-chested attendant in an orange turban and orange cloth presents a brass plate, and another attendant in orange garments with a white dupatta stands at right. Several saffron-robed attendants stand and kneel at left and background, and a black electric fan and microphone stand sit in the foreground.2017-04-16