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A photograph of a ceremonial stage decorated with yellow and white flowers and gold-framed draping. A seated figure in an orange-red robe sits on a gold and red throne at centre, with attendants in white dhotis and shirts around her and women in saris, including a yellow sari and a pink sari, standing nearby. A woman in a white sari bends low at the stage steps in front of a large seated audience of people in white. Devotees in white shirts and dhotis fill the foreground, and a camera operator stands at left.

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Indoor hall during a ceremony with a decorated stage at the back draped in white and cream curtains, with floral garlands in orange and yellow and a gold-trimmed backdrop. Several people in white dhotis and shirts and women in saris stand on and around a raised orange-carpeted platform, where a central figure in orange and red robes sits. A large crowd of mostly men in white clothing sits on the floor in the foreground, facing the stage. Ceiling fans and recessed lights hang overhead, and a few stand-alone air coolers stand along the side walls.2009-08-02July 11 20092009-07-11August 02 20092009-08-02Photograph of a stage event in a hall with pink and silver draped curtains and gold-framed panels. A central figure in saffron-orange robes sits on a red-cushioned seat before an ornate gold canopy decorated with red and white flowers. A woman in a yellow sari leans in toward him, and a man in a striped shirt bows before him. Around the stage, devotees in white and dark clothes stand and sit, including a woman in a white sari, a woman in a saffron-orange robe at right, and a man in white with a yellow sash. A seated audience of many people fills the foreground.2009-07-11February 14 2009 -Kalpataru Convention at Chennai Tamilnadu2009-02-14December 23 20082008-12-23 +1 copiesA photograph of a stage event at an indoor hall with a floral decorated backdrop of yellow and orange flowers and white drapery. A seated man in a saffron-orange robe sits on an ornate golden throne with red cushions and garlands, smiling. A man in a white shirt and brown trousers bends forward to offer something to him. Around the stage, devotees line up: women in white and gold-bordered white saris and a woman in a red checked sari, and men in white dhotis and shirts, plus a man in an orange dhoti and a man in a pink shirt. A figure in white with a yellow scarf sits at the right edge. The stage is draped in orange carpet with white steps below.2009-08-02A pada puja under a flower-decorated pandal: a bearded? no — a seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a saffron mala and marigold garland sits on an ornate gold throne, smiling with hands raised, while devotees in white and yellow-bordered saris and dhotis kneel and stand around him, some with folded palms and one washing or touching his feet. A large white jasmine-covered backdrop and red-and-white floral garlands frame the stage, with a red carpet and green mat in front. Swamiji (probable): the saffron robes, long swept-back hair, mala and gold-toned ornate throne fit the page's reference to Swamiji receiving prathyaksha pada pooja, though identity is appearance-based only.2010-02-07July 11 20092009-07-11A photograph of a ceremonial stage with a gold throne (peetha) decorated with red and pink cushions and white garland draping. A seated figure in orange-saffron robes sits on the throne, smiling, with a red and white flower garland across the throne back. Behind the throne is a flower-bedecked backdrop of red, orange and yellow blooms. To the left, a woman in a white sari with a gold border and another woman in pink stand near a young boy in white. On the right, a standing attendant in orange robes stands beside the throne, and an older man in white clothes stands at the edge. Several people in white and yellow sit at the lower right of the stage. The scene reads as a darshan or satsang event.2009-08-02August 02 20092009-08-02September 13 20092009-09-13 +2 copies