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A seated group of devotees in a bright hall with pink walls and white curtains, many wearing white headbands. In the centre, a long-haired figure in a flowing saffron-orange robe walks across the floor, back to the camera, with a rudraksha-style mala visible at the back. To the right, a man in white with a yellow shawl stands beside a camera operator. Foreground devotees in white, red and patterned saris sit on the floor. Two hanging banners with orange and geometric bands decorate the wall, and a speaker sits at upper right. The scene suggests a satsang or meditation session with attendees seated on mats.

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A wide photograph of a hall where a large seated congregation, many with white cloth blindfolds over their eyes, sits in rows on the floor facing a central walkway. A standing woman in a long orange robe with a beaded orange necklace walks down the middle aisle toward the front. Seated devotees wear white, cream, pink and striped shirts, saris and salwars. Colourful woven tassels in red, blue and orange hang from the ceiling, and a framed screen image and red banner decorate the back wall.2010-10-23A standing figure in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl with a dark rudraksha mala walks down a polished floor through a hall of seated participants. Around him, dozens of seated devotees wear white head bands covering their eyes, many in white dhotis and shirts, some women in sarees and salwars. Orange and gold hanging tassels decorate the upper walls, and a gold-framed arch sits behind them. The reflective floor doubles the orange figure below him.2010-10-23A large hall filled with seated participants, most wearing white headbands, sitting on mats in rows. A standing man in a long orange robe with a rudraksha mala and long swept-back hair stands centre-right, smiling and gesturing toward the seated group; he appears to be a person by the orange robe, long hair and beaded mala. Beside him, a man in white clothes with a yellow shawl holds a video camera. Orange and white decorative hangings with patterned tops hang from the ceiling, a projection screen is mounted on the wall, and a white curtain frames a doorway. Many seated people with white headbands raise their hands and arms in the foreground.2010-10-23A photograph of a large indoor hall with a polished reflective floor, where a man in an orange saffron robe and a rudraksha mala walks down the central aisle toward the viewer. Hundreds of seated attendees line both sides, most wearing white blindfold-style headbands over their eyes, with men in white shirts and women in white and colourful saris. Colourful woven tassels with orange fringes hang from the ceiling, and a screen on the back wall shows a video image. The man walking has long dark hair and appears to be a probable Swamiji by his saffron robe, rudraksha mala and long hair; the appearance is consistent with the page but the identity is uncertain. Many people are present in the hall.2010-10-23A photograph inside a bright hall with pink walls, hanging multicoloured banners and red curtains. A tall man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron garment and a rudraksha mala, walks barefoot across a glossy floor past rows of seated participants. Many participants sit cross-legged on red-and-white striped mats, wearing white clothes and white headbands, some with eyes covered. Two men in the foreground wear white and one in an orange shawl sits at the front.2011-01-22October 23 20102010-10-23A standing man in an orange-saffron dhoti and wrap, with long dark wavy hair and a dark rudraksha mala around his neck, walks through a hall past a seated audience. Many devotees sit on the floor wearing white headbands, mostly in white and pastel clothes, with some in green, striped and red garments. Behind them a gold-and-red throne-like seat stands against a pink wall, with an orange curtain and two hanging orange and blue banners above.2010-10-23A photograph of a large hall where many seated participants wear white blindfolds over their eyes and sit on the floor in rows. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl and a long rudraksha mala, walks barefoot down a central aisle between them, glancing to his right. Colourful tassel decorations in red, blue, yellow and orange hang from the white ceiling drapery. Some participants wear white clothes, others wear pale shirts and sarees, and some wear ID lanyards. Pink walls and a red banner are visible in the background.2010-10-23A photograph inside a hall with a glossy polished floor, showing a person in a long orange-saffron robe with dark long hair walking away from the camera down the centre aisle. Rows of seated devotees sit on the floor on both sides, most wearing white headbands or blindfolds over their eyes, many in white shirts, dhotis and kurtas, while some wear green, striped or checked shirts, and a few women wear sarees and salwar-style outfits. Orange and colourful tasselled hangings hang from the ceiling, a gold-trimmed arched frame with tassels sits on the back wall, and a framed picture hangs above. A purple mat lies near the front-left row.2010-10-23A large seated audience of many people wearing white headbands covering their eyes fills a pink-walled hall. A man in a flowing saffron-orange robe with a long swept-back hairstyle and a rudraksha mala walks down the centre aisle among them, appearing to be a person, though his appearance is only partly clear from this angle. Behind them stand a golden throne with a red cushion and a decorated altar with deity murtis and garlands under orange and white hanging cloth. Red curtains frame the windows.2010-10-23October 23 20102010-10-23A barefoot man in a saffron-orange sannyasi wrap walks down a polished aisle between rows of seated participants in a hall with orange and colourful tasselled hangings overhead. He wears a long rudraksha mala and his long hair is swept back. Many seated people wear white or pale clothes and white blindfold-style cloths over their eyes. A framed image hangs on the wall behind, and an orange and red banner is at the right edge. Appearance suggests a probable Swamiji (probable) figure, identified by the saffron wrap, long hair and rudraksha mala, though this is an appearance-based label only.2010-10-23