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Two young girls in matching orange-red salwar-style outfits stand with their backs to the camera in a hall filled with seated devotees in orange and white. Behind them is an empty red velvet throne with silver ornate carving and a small white figure at its base. Golden staffs topped with a trident and a decorative finial frame the left edge, and a crowd of seated devotees fills the background.

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Photo from a satsang hall: two young girls seen from behind in matching orange-red kurta-and-skirt outfits stand in the foreground, one with long dark hair loose and the other with hair in a ponytail and a hoop earring. Beyond them is an ornate silver-and-red throne with an empty red seat, flanked by golden staffs topped with a trident and a finial. A large seated crowd in orange and white clothing fills the hall, with a few people visible among them and an orange banner on the back wall.2017-07-07July 07 20172017-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 06 20172017-07-06A photograph of a large hall where many devotees sit on the floor facing an empty ornate silver-framed throne with a red cushioned seat and a red velvet back, placed on a raised platform. Several people in the foreground wear orange and saffron garments, some with bare shoulders, and rudraksha or beaded necklaces; some wear white. Two tall ceremonial staffs topped with a trident stand to the left of the throne. Some men in the rear have bare chests and wear red head bands. Hanging fans and a video camera on a tripod are visible. A large portrait of a figure in orange is displayed on the back wall, and a red banner is at the top right. Many attendees are seated, so the scene feels like a satsang or darshan gathering.2017-07-06A large indoor satsang hall packed with seated devotees in saffron and orange clothing, many with red or orange headbands and some with bare shoulders. An empty red velvet throne with an ornate silver-trimmed back sits centrally, flanked by a silver trident and a ceremonial staff. Foreground devotees, many with long braided or swept-back hair, face the throne. Large screens behind show a bearded figure in orange, and a camera on a tripod is visible at the right. No one is clearly seated on the throne in this view. Many people, roughly 100 or more, are visible.2017-07-06A large indoor satsang hall filled with seated devotees, many wearing saffron-orange and white clothing, with men and women sitting close together on the floor. In the centre-right, an ornate silver throne with a red cushioned seat and a silver lion figure stands empty of any visible person, flanked by tall gold-tipped staffs and a trident-like ceremonial rod. A camera on a tripod and a video camera operator record the event at the right. Pink walls, ceiling lights and a framed painting on the left complete the scene. A visible throne with ceremonial staffs marks the presiding seat, but no individual is clearly identifiable as a person in this image.2017-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20172017-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 06 20172017-07-06A seated man on an ornate silver-and-red throne in a golden-decorated hall, wearing a rust-orange robe, a long gold pendant necklace and a rudraksha-style ceremonial mala, with long dark hair swept back. Surrounding him, a dense audience of mostly women and girls in orange and white attire sits on the floor facing him, some with forehead markings. Silver trident-topped staffs and ornate ritual poles stand beside the throne, with a gilded shrine behind. The setting is a satsang-style gathering. Several people in white and orange are visible in the foreground and background. The a person label is probable based on the hair, orange robe, gold necklace and throne cues.2017-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20172017-07-07 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated spiritual session in a hall with red curtains. A man with long dark hair and a bare chest, wearing a saffron-orange shawl and a gold necklace, sits on an ornate white and red throne, with one arm extended toward the floor. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long swept-back hair, ornate gold adornment and saffron clothing consistent with the page, and sits on the throne. Before him, many devotees in orange and white garments sit on the floor with their backs to the camera. A trident stands at the right beside a white stand, and robed attendants in white and saffron sit along the sides of the hall.2017-08-09A large indoor satsang hall packed with seated devotees in orange and white clothing, many with palms pressed together in prayer. In the foreground, a figure with long dark hair in a dark red-brown garment and gold armband stands facing the seated crowd, near an ornate silver-and-red throne with a silver trident beside it. A woman in a reddish-brown top and rudraksha mala sits in front of the crowd. Behind them, a large white-and-orange stage backdrop and a cameraman in the upper left complete the scene.2017-07-06