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A satsang hall with a long-haired man in an orange sleeveless robe and rudraksha mala seated on a low wooden platform at right, hands folded, facing a seated group. Behind him stands a gold ornate throne with a pink cushion and a gold cobra-hooded backdrop, with a deity murti decorated with a flower garland and purple flowers. In front, devotees sit on the floor in white, red and green clothes before brass plates with flowers and offerings; a man in white with folded hands sits near a woman in a red sari, and a bald man with a white tilak sits at left. Other seated people and a woman in a yellow shawl appear in the background, with red chairs along the left wall. Watermarked archive photo of a satsang.

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A satsang hall with a standing man in orange clothing and a rudraksha mala at the right, facing a seated group on the floor. He stands beside a gold-and-pink throne with a gold canopy and a gold ornamental frame behind it. In the background a deity murti stands on a shelf decorated with garlands, with a gold kalasha-like finial above. Seated devotees in white, red and orange clothing sit before gold plates of offerings, some with pink flowers, and a man in white holds his hands in anjali. A few people in orange robes sit near the back. The orange-clad man on the right is standing rather than seated on the throne, so the central figure's role is that of a speaker or officiant.2010-10-09A photograph of a ritual gathering in a hall with pale walls and a dark red curtain. In the foreground a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti sits cross-legged, bare-chested, with a sandalwood-marked forehead and a gold-toned necklace, holding a small offering plate of orange sweets beside a silver tray with red fruit. Seated nearby are a man in white, a woman in a red blouse and glasses, and several women in blue and white. At left a figure in orange robes stands beside a wooden podium with a gold-edged frame. Many more people in white and orange sit on the floor and on chairs in the background. The scene reads as a devotional puja with offerings, and Swamiji is not clearly identifiable from appearance.2010-09-16December 23 20102010-12-23A seated man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange saffron robe with a maroon shawl and a rudraksha mala, sitting on an ornate gold throne in a hall with pink walls. Before him a wooden offering box with red lining and a rudraksha mala lies on the table, and a flower-garlanded gold seat stands behind. Around him, a group of devotees in white and yellow sits on the floor with hands folded in namaste, a woman in a white sari with red blouse and glasses sits closest, and metal offering plates with fruit and flowers are arranged in front. a person is seated on the throne as the presiding teacher during satsang.2010-10-11A photograph of a seated satsang gathering in an indoor hall. A man with long dark hair and a saffron-orange robe with rudraksha malas sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne at the right, with a small wooden lectern in front of him and a tray of offerings on a table behind. a person by appearance: long swept-back hair, saffron robe and rudraksha malas on a throne. Around him, devotees sit on the floor in front, including a man in white with a rudraksha mala and hands folded in namaste, a woman in a white sari, and a woman in a red top with her back to the camera. A shaved-headed man in white sits near the throne. Red chairs line the left wall and a carved temple-style backdrop hangs on the right.2010-09-16November 24 20102010-11-24September 17 20102010-09-17October 26 20102010-10-26Indoor hall photo of a pada puja-style gathering. A man in a saffron-orange robe stands at the left behind a wooden lectern with a gold-framed panel, facing the group. Foreground seated devotees in white ritual clothes, including a bald man bare-chested with a yellow cloth and gold necklace, a man in white with a shaved head, and a woman in a red sari with folded hands. A priest in white with a gold necklace sits near a brass tray holding fruit and offerings. Several women in yellow and red saris and a child sit with hands joined in prayer. Rows of seated devotees fill the background. Red and maroon curtains hang on the walls, and a mirror and speakers are visible.2010-09-16December 23 20102010-12-23A photograph of a satsang hall where a long-haired figure in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits on a red and gold ornate throne at a wooden lectern with a microphone. Before him, a seated group of devotees in white, yellow and orange clothing sit on the floor around brass trays holding flowers, fruit and offerings. A golden kalasha-style ornament and garlanded peetha stand beside the throne. Pink curtains and orange and red chairs are visible in the background. The figure matches the a person appearance cues of long swept hair, saffron clothing and a rudraksha mala, and is shown seated in a satsang setting.2010-10-10November 10 20102010-11-10