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A photograph of a man in a gold-and-cream turban and matching gold shawl, wearing a red silk garment, layered orange and gold beaded necklaces and a rudraksha-style mala. He stands at a stage event, holding a sheet of handwritten paper in one hand while the other hand is raised in blessing over the bowed heads of several young men with folded hands. Behind him a backdrop reads Bhagavad Dhyana Satsang, with a golden deity frame decorated with flower garlands and a red-draped ceremonial seat.

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A photograph of a Dhyana Satsang setting. A man in a yellow-orange turban and sleeveless red top, with red and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and red wrist bands, stands at right holding a folded paper and placing his other hand on the head of a bearded young Western man in a beige shirt who stands with eyes lowered. Two men at left, one in a grey shirt and one in a green shirt, watch with hands joined. Behind them stands another man in red. A golden seated figure and a golden deity or throne sit on a stage backdrop reading Bhagavad Gita Dhyana Satsang. Garlanded trays of offerings are visible on a table at center.2011-08-27September 02 20112011-09-02September 01 20112011-09-01A photograph of a shirtless man in a golden-yellow turban and red dhoti with gold armlets and a green leaf garland, smiling as he raises both hands in blessing toward devotees. He wears a red-and-gold jewelled ornament on the turban. Several devotees in white shirts and clothes stand with palms pressed together and heads bowed, one older man in a white shirt with a lanyard on the left. Behind them a pink banner reads Bhagavad Gita Satsang, with a golden deity murti and a stage backdrop in the dim hall. Two people in white stand at the right edge.2011-09-04 +1 copiesSeptember 22 20112011-09-22January 04 20132013-01-04A photograph of a ritual blessing at a Bhagavad Gita Dhyana Satsang event. A man in a white turban decorated with a green and gold lotus brooch, a blue robe and a long white shawl, with multiple pearl necklaces and beaded bracelets, places his right hand on the head of a seated devotee with short dark hair, wearing a white shirt. He holds a sheet of paper in his left hand. Behind him, a younger man in an orange-saffron robe with a rudraksha mala and white forehead marking holds a tray. In the background stand a golden deity murti in a red and green garland and a purple backdrop reading Bhagavad Gita Dhyana Satsang. A cameraman is visible at the left.2011-08-26PhotoAlbum +1 copiesA photograph at a Bhagavad Gita satsang stage. A man in an orange-red garment with a gold-and-beige turban, rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and bangles stands at right, placing his palm on the forehead of a bespectacled man in a dark shirt who presses his hands together in namaskar. Behind them a man in white clothing also has hands folded. A banner reads Bhagavad Gita and Dhyana Sa..., beside a painted face and a flower garland. A golden umbrella-like canopy appears in the background. Several other people are partially visible at left in white clothing. The turbaned man may be a person, based on the orange-red robe, turban, layered beaded necklaces and bangles, though his appearance is uncertain.2011-08-30A photograph at a Bhagavad Gita Satsang event shows a man in an orange turban and orange shawl over a gold-bordered garment, wearing a gold necklace and a beaded mala, smiling and extending his arm toward a line of people. Foreground attendees in white shirts stand close, some with hands pressed together. Behind them a large banner reads Bhagavad Gita and Satsang, showing a printed portrait of a smiling man in a white turban and white garment. A bald man in white ritual clothing stands at the right edge. Stage lights hang from the ceiling.2011-09-06 +1 copiesA photograph of a devotional blessing at a Bhagavad Gita event in an indoor hall. A smiling man in a cream and gold turban, gold necklaces and a red-and-gold garment stands at the centre, his right hand extended to touch the forehead of a man in a white shirt who has his palms pressed together. Around them, a line of men in white and light shirts stand with hands folded, and an attendant in saffron and an elder with a shaved head in white dhoti-style cloth stand nearby. A red tray with a gold-edged card and small offerings sits in the foreground, and a banner behind reads Bhagavad Gita. The man in the cream turban has distinctive ceremonial adornment, but his face and identity cannot be confirmed from appearance alone, so no identification is made.2011-10-22A photograph at an indoor Bhagavad Gita Dhyana Satsang. A young man in a cream-coloured turban and a red and gold silk garment with a blue waist cloth stands at right, pressing a small mark of sacred ash or kumkum to the forehead of an older bald man in a white dhoti and shawl with red-and-gold border. Several devotees in white dhotis and shirts stand behind them with palms pressed together in namaskar or folded hands, and a man at left has his eyes closed in prayer. A cameraman films from the right. Behind them hangs a purple banner reading Bhagavad Gita Dhyana Satsang. Roughly 8 to 10 people are visible.2011-09-22