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September 14 2017

Indoor ritual gathering in a hall with red-and-gold chairs and a draped table in the background. A bare-chested man in a red-orange turban and saffron-yellow cloth, on the right, reaches toward a seated devotee with his hand near the head. Seated participants wear white clothes with red-orange scarves, and a woman with auburn hair in a white top and red scarf watches. On the left, an attendant in red-orange robes holds a silver tray. Other people in white and orange are visible in the background. The image is blurred and the faces are not clear.

Indoor satsang hall with cream walls and wooden doors. A man in orange-red robes with a long swept-back hair bun and a rudraksha mala sits on an ornate brown leather throne on a red-draped platform, extending his arm to hand a small glass or cup to a seated man in orange and saffron clothing with a mala and tilak. A large crowd sits on the floor: men and women in white and orange robes, some with white forehead markings and kumkum, children, and a woman in a pink sari at the back. A figure in orange garments dances or moves near the back. A yamaha keyboard and a microphone sit on the platform. Seated a person on the throne, identified by the throne, long swept-back hair and rudraksha mala, offering a cup to a devotee.

2015-08-28 +1 copies

A photograph of a Mandala Process session in a hall. A bearded man with long dark hair and a red-orange robe, forehead marked with a tilak, sits at the left on an ornate silver-trimmed seat and holds a stick over a small white object on a wooden table. Nearby, several seated participants in saffron-orange robes wear rudraksha malas; a bald man in white robes and an orange shawl sits behind them holding a small plate. Other devotees sit with eyes closed, and a large fan stands at right. a person (long swept-back hair, rudraksha, red-orange robe with tilak) is seated in the foreground at left, performing the ritual.

December 09 2015

A photograph of a satsang hall packed with seated and standing devotees, mostly men in white shirts and dhotis, with women in saris among them. In the foreground a man in a bright orange turban and red sleeveless top sits on a white-draped seat, placing his hand on the head of a kneeling man in a white shirt. A young man in white with an orange shawl guides the devotee forward. A second figure in orange robes sits on a white throne-like seat at right. A small child and other devotees watch in the lower foreground. White drapes and fluorescent lighting fill the room.

A seated figure in a saffron-orange turban and orange robe with gold-toned ornate necklaces and a red wristband leans forward on a red and gold ornate throne, extending his right arm to touch the head of a young girl in a white top with a red-and-white shawl. Behind her, a priest in orange-red robes and a white forehead band stands beside a shaved-headed attendant, and a row of children in white uniforms with red shawls waits in a hall with orange draping and ceiling fans. The scene reads as a blessing given during a ceremony. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure wears a saffron turban, orange robes and ornate gold necklaces on a throne, a presentation consistent with the page's attribution.

A packed indoor assembly of many people seated closely together, most of them young boys and girls wearing saffron-orange cloth and orange turbans or headwraps, with rudraksha mala beads around their necks and white vibhuti lines painted across their foreheads. Behind them, older men in white dhotis and white shirts with orange shawls sit among the crowd. A large video screen glows at the upper left and framed religious pictures hang on a pale wall. Several seated adults at the upper right wear orange and saffron garments and turbans. The scene suggests a satsang or discourse gathering.

A photo of a darshan line in an indoor hall with a bright ceiling and framed portraits on the wall behind. In the centre, a bald man in an orange saffron robe with a bare shoulder and orange cloth wrap stands with his right hand raised in blessing toward devotees, with a gold chain at his neck and gold bangles on his wrist. A figure in an orange turban and orange robe stands beside him. In the foreground, a devotee in a white shirt presses palms together in namaskar, and another in white clothes kneels with folded hands. A tray in front holds red apples, rudraksha malas, and folded banknotes. Other men in white and yellow stand in the background.

Indoor hall photo of a figure in an orange turban, rust-orange robe with gold border and a long coral-beaded mala, reaching out to touch the heads of shaven-headed young boys in saffron robes. Behind them, men in white dhotis and devotees with palms pressed together stand along a barrier, and a red-curtained stage and framed picture are visible. The appearance of the central figure matches the a person candidate cues (turban, saffron-orange ornate clothing, mala), but identity is uncertain from appearance alone. A photographer's camera is at the right edge.