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A seated figure with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange garment and a beaded mala, sitting on an ornate gold throne with lion-style carvings and red cushions on a raised stage. Behind him is a large backdrop of black-and-white temple gopuram towers and a four-armed deity figure holding a trident and other attributes. Smaller statue-like figures flank the stage. Seated audience members with their backs to the camera fill the foreground, facing the stage in a hall.

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January 23 20162016-01-23January 23 20162016-01-23January 23 20162016-01-23January 23 20162016-01-23A photograph of a satsang hall with a seated audience of rows of people facing a stage. On the stage, a figure in orange robes sits on an ornate gold throne with a canopy and lion-like carvings, speaking into a microphone. Behind the throne is a large backdrop showing a Hindu temple gopuram and a four-armed deity figure holding objects, with a tall painted deity panel at right. A camera operator in white stands at left beside a tripod, and a black monitor and floor lamp are visible. A cooling unit stands at the left wall. a person: the seated speaker wears saffron/orange robes and sits on the golden throne, though the face and hair cues are not clearly distinctive enough to confirm identity.2016-01-23A photograph of a satsang discourse in a hall. On a large golden throne with red cushions, a seated figure in orange-saffron robes with long dark hair and a rudraksha-style necklace speaks into a microphone. Behind the throne a backdrop shows a grey temple gopuram and a multi-armed deity murti with trident and snake, flanked by gateway towers and misty mountains. Side panels show a carved figure. Many seated devotees, mostly in darker clothing, face the stage from the foreground. A video camera and studio light stand at left. a person (long swept hair, saffron robes, rudraksha necklace, seated on the throne) addressing the audience, unsure of identity from appearance alone.2016-01-23A photograph of a satsang talk taken from behind a seated audience in a hall. On a raised red stage, a figure in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha-style necklace sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, speaking into a microphone. Behind the throne is a large backdrop of a multi-armed Shiva-like deity murti rising beside temple gopuram towers under a grey sky, with flanking panels showing carved figures. A camera on a tripod and a monitor stand at the right edge, and a cameraperson in white works near the stage. Audience members in white and dark shirts fill the foreground rows of chairs.2016-01-23Photograph of a satsang talk in a hall. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair sits cross-legged on an ornate golden throne with red cushions, speaking into a microphone on a red-carpeted stage. Behind the throne is a large backdrop of a temple tower and a multi-armed deity mural in grey and red tones, with carved sculptures on the side panels. Rows of seated audience members in chairs face the stage, mostly seen from behind, several with hair in buns or ponytails. A camera on a tripod and a monitor stand at the left edge of the stage.2016-01-23January 23 20162016-01-23A seated man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back dark hair sits on an ornate golden throne with a cobra-hood canopy and lion-like carved armrests, his palms pressed together in greeting while speaking into a microphone on a stand. He is on a red-carpeted stage in front of a large backdrop showing a Hindu deity figure with multiple arms, a trident and a gopuram temple tower. A dark-haired head in the lower right foreground belongs to a seated audience member.2016-01-23A seated figure in an orange-red robe with a garland of red and white flowers sits on an ornate golden throne with a canopy, gesturing with one hand toward a seated audience of many people in white and orange clothing shown from behind in the lower foreground. Behind the throne a large painted backdrop shows Shiva in meditation with a trident, a bull (Nandi) on the left. To the right stands a decorated altar with a deity murti draped in marigold garlands and a green cloth. The setting is a stage at a satsang-style discourse. A person on the throne is a probable Swamiji by appearance, with long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and saffron-orange clothing.2016-01-31A seated teacher in orange and red robes sits on an ornate golden throne (peetha) on a raised stage, speaking into a microphone during a satsang discourse. Behind him a large backdrop shows a temple gopuram, a multi-armed deity murti and carved temple sculptures. Rows of audience members, seen from behind, sit in black chairs facing the stage, with a camera on a tripod at left. The ashram-style hall has colourful pillars at the top corners.2016-01-23