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A photograph of a satsang set with a painted backdrop of Varanasi ghats and temple spires. A figure with long dark hair in a rust-orange shawl and leopard-print lower cloth stands on a red-cushioned seat, holding a tall silver staff with one hand over the other, beside a gold-ornamented base. Seated devotees in white, red and orange clothing sit on the floor with hands folded in namaste, some wearing marigold garlands and bindi. A kalasha-like brass vessel and small oil lamps rest in front. A woman in white with orange sash sits center with eyes closed. Red curtains and a framed picture hang behind.

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May 21 20142014-05-21A satsang gathering in an indoor hall. On the left, a figure with long dark hair and a vibhuti mark on the forehead wears an orange-red shawl and a leopard-print lower cloth, standing beside a red-cushioned seat with a gold-patterned base and a silver staff. Seated devotees in front, including a woman in white with a rudraksha mala and a woman in a red-and-white sari, have their palms pressed together in anjali. Behind them a woman in white and red shawl sits with folded hands before a painted backdrop of a city skyline, and a red curtain hangs at right.2014-05-21A satsang in a tented hall with a painted backdrop of Varanasi ghats and temples. A long-haired figure in an orange-red shawl and leopard-print skirt sits on a gold-framed red throne holding a trident-topped staff, facing a group seated on blue carpet. Several people in white kurtas with red scarves and rudraksha malas sit in front, one holding a silver plate of flowers and offerings, while women in orange and red saris listen nearby. A video monitor shows another satsang at left, and a gilded deity murti stands in the background. The seated figure on the throne has a person appearance, with long swept-back hair and an orange shawl, and is shown as a presenter in this gathering.2014-05-21May 09 20142014-05-09December 27 20152015-12-27 +1 copiesAugust 26 20172017-08-26 +1 copiesA photograph inside a red-draped hall where a man seated on an ornate gilded throne with red cushions holds a silver trident-like staff upright in his right hand. He wears an orange-saffron robe with gold border, a red and gold turban, and a long multi-strand white flower garland. A man in a white shirt sits with hands pressed together, and several women in white and orange-saffron shawls sit on the red carpet around brass thalis of offerings. Brass plates with lamps and offerings sit on the floor, consistent with a pada puja style devotional gathering. Swamiji candidate seated on throne in saffron robe with trident, turban and garland: Swamiji (probable), a central figure seated on the throne receiving devotion.2014-08-05A photograph of a satsang in a decorated hall. A seated figure on a large gold-carved throne with red cushions, wearing a red-orange shawl and holding a silver ceremonial staff, faces a semicircle of devotees on the floor. Nearby, a man in white with a red shawl and rudraksha mala sits, and women in red, saffron and white saris and shawls sit in the group, some holding brass plates with flowers and offerings. A painted backdrop shows a temple city skyline in red and orange light. A television screen on the left displays a figure in red. Several people in the group wear white and red, and a white-haired woman in orange holds a brass bowl. The seated figure on the throne is a person by appearance, with an orange-red shawl and ornate throne cues, while the other seated people are devotees.2014-05-21May 09 20142014-05-09May 09 20142014-05-09A photograph of a seated man on an ornate gold-and-red throne, wearing an orange robe with a red-and-orange sash and a rudraksha mala with a gold pendant, his long dark hair swept back. He sits with hands folded in front of a small table holding red fruit and a microphone. In front of him on the floor, several devotees sit with palms pressed together in anjali: a woman in a yellow sari with red border, a woman in a white and yellow sari, a man in white kurta, and a woman in a red-and-white sari, with brass and silver puja plates bearing red flowers and offerings before them. Other people's heads and shoulders are visible in the foreground and a seated man in orange robes sits at the left, with maroon curtains behind. a person candidate: appearance-based label a person for the man on the throne, given orange robes, rudraksha mala and gold pendant.2011-01-22May 09 20142014-05-09