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Photograph of a crowded outdoor satsang on a covered veranda at an ashram. Dozens of devotees, mostly men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas, sit cross-legged on the floor with many raising hands and clasping palms. A woman in a white top sits in the foreground, and women in blue and red saris sit nearby. A large brass trishul stands on a grey stone pedestal in the centre, and a stone deity murti is set beside a carved pillar. At the far right a teacher sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne-like seat behind a small wooden table with a microphone, dressed in saffron robes; his face is too distant to judge. Brass bells and a hanging lamp hang from the roof, and red walls and greenery surround the courtyard.

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September 05 20162016-09-05A large group of devotees sits on the ground in an outdoor courtyard with red-painted walls and green foliage. Most wear saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas, many with white ash markings on their foreheads and arms. A tall golden trident stands beside a stone pillar, and a brass kalasha-style finial rises above it. A woman with dreadlocks tied up and an orange mala sits in the foreground in a dark top. A bald man in orange robes with a rudraksha necklace sits near the centre. Some people wear white clothing. The group faces toward the trident and the ritual space, which is consistent with a devotional assembly.2016-09-05September 05 20162016-09-05Outdoor homa ceremony with a square fire pit filled with burning sticks and smoke rising. Seated around it are many devotees in saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas, some with white ash markings. On a leopard-print seat at the right, a figure in saffron dhoti with a gold-trimmed shawl and a gold necklace reads from a book while raising a hand; a second figure in orange sits beside him. Brass vessels, oil lamps and offerings line the fire pit edge. Behind is a pink-draped stage with a seated figure and orange-painted temple structures. Several women in red and orange saris and white-clad people stand around the edges. The a person label applies only to the central seated figure with the gold necklace and shawl and the leopard-print seat, which would be in_person as a candidate; the appearance is uncertain, so the field is unsure.2013-06-13September 05 20162016-09-05A courtyard session in an ashram with red walls and tall pillars. A seated man in a deep red-brown robe with a vertical tilak sits on a raised golden platform under an ornate gold canopy, hands folded near his chest, facing a seated audience. In front of him is a small wooden lectern with a laptop, and bronze deity statues and brass trident-topped stands surround the space. Many devotees sit on the floor in orange and saffron robes, some with bald heads, rudraksha malas and white-and-gold-bordered dhotis, several with palms pressed together in prayer. A brass cow figure appears at the lower right. The seated figure's appearance is not clearly distinctive enough to confirm a person's identity.2016-09-19September 05 20162016-09-05September 05 20162016-09-05January 11 20162016-01-11A photograph of a seated group of devotees in saffron and orange clothing inside an ornate temple-style hall with wooden pillars, hanging swings and carved silver furniture. A man with shoulder-length dark hair, wearing a maroon-red cloth, sits on a silver-framed couch holding a microphone near a small table with a white cup, appearing to give a talk. Many young women with long braids wear orange garments and beaded necklaces, and several dozen seated people in orange turbans and saffron robes sit on the floor in front of him. A woman in a maroon sari stands at right beside a video camera on a tripod. A bronze figure of a bull and a shrine lamp appear in the background, and a fan stands near the pillars.2017-08-08A large group of young saffron-robed monks sits cross-legged on a floor in a bright hall, performing a puja with brass plates and lamps. Many wear rudraksha malas and have white tilak marks on their foreheads, and several hold up lit oil lamps or small brass vessels with both hands. Silver and brass puja trays with flower petals and offerings are arranged in front of them. A seated saffron-robed figure with a shaved head, glasses and rudraksha beads sits near the left edge. Behind them are stacked chairs, a pink curtain and a cabinet, with a golden seat and saffron cloth partly visible in the upper left corner.2013-04-25A photograph of a seated man in an orange saffron robe with a long dark rudraksha mala, sitting on an ornate gold-and-red throne (peetha) under an open-sided temple pavilion with stone pillars. He holds his hands together on his lap. Before him stands a small wooden stand with fruit on a plate. In front of the throne, a priest in white dhoti and a bare-chested man with garlands sit beside brass thalis of offerings, oil lamps and sweets. To the right, several devotees sit on the floor, a woman in a white and red sari holds incense sticks, and a woman in green and white sits near them. Behind is a deity murti decorated with yellow and orange garlands and a golden canopy, plus a red-and-white striped wall, palm trees and a corrugated roof. The man on the throne matches the page's appearance-based cues of long swept hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala, so this is a person in person; the page identifies him, and the cues qualify. Seven people are visible.2010-10-31 +1 copies