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Photograph of a satsang event at an ashram hall with red carpet and white-draped throne-style seat. A figure in a saffron-orange robe and matching orange turban with long swept-back hair and rudraksha-style cues stands beside an air cooler, gesturing toward seated devotees. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure; the cues are the orange turban, robe and long hair, and he is standing near the white throne. Seated devotees in white dhotis, cream saris and an orange sari sit before him, a woman in a red sari with a red shawl gestures, and a bottle of water and fruit sit on the floor. Tamil signage on the wall reads Rajapalayam and a partial word meaning living quarters, with flower garlands on the wall.

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July 29 20082008-07-29July 29 20082008-07-29 +1 copiesIndoor event photograph at a Tamil-language ashram inauguration. Several devotees in front of him press palms together and approach; a woman in a light blue sari and a woman in a yellow-orange sari are prominent. A man in a white shirt stands at right and another in white stands behind. A white-draped seat sits behind the group, and a backdrop shows Tamil text and a large portrait of a woman's face at left.2008-07-29January 12 20072007-01-12October 15 20082008-10-15A photo inside a hall at a satsang-style darshan. A person in a bright orange turban and orange robe, with long loose hair and rudraksha beads, stands beside a white-draped seat and reaches out to touch the head of a seated devotee in a white shirt. Around them, many devotees sit and kneel on the floor in white, pale blue and cream saris and shirts, several extending hands in greeting or blessing. Behind the figure on the wall are three framed portraits and Tamil-script signage, and a cooler stands in the room. Probable Swamiji (orange turban, long hair, rudraksha mala) giving darshan to devotees.2008-07-29January 12 20072007-01-12A photograph inside a white-walled hall at an event with many devotees. A large banner portrait behind the stage shows a smiling man in an orange turban and orange garment with ornate gold-toned necklaces, and a Tamil caption printed beneath it. In the centre, a person in an orange turban, orange shawl and a white flower garland sits on a white-covered seat on a raised white platform. A man in white clothes with an orange shawl kneels to the right, and a devotee in white bends forward near the seat. Around them, women in saris of orange, pink, purple and yellow, and girls with hair braids and flowers, stand or sit closely. Two white cooler units stand on the floor, and a smaller framed portrait sits on a table at right.2007-02-06January 12 20072007-01-12February 06 20072007-02-06A photograph of a crowded indoor hall with many devotees in white shirts and dhotis, some with orange shawls. On the right, a man in an orange turban, orange robes and a multicoloured flower garland sits on a white-draped seat, holding something in his hands while speaking with people seated before him. a person is seated here, identified by the orange turban, long swept-back hair and flower garland. Around him, devotees in white stand and sit, a young man in a red shirt is visible at centre, and a woman with a long plait is at lower left. Orange and white decorations hang on the back wall and a loudspeaker stands at left.2007-01-12A seated man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron shawl and a rudraksha-style beaded necklace, sitting on an ornate gold-carved throne with red cushions at the front of a hall. Before him on a low wooden table sit a silver plate with fruit and flowers. A group of devotees sits on the floor in front, women in white and yellow saris, a woman in orange, a child, and men in white dhotis, with a brass tray of flowers and offerings in the foreground. A white tower fan stands at left, and a painted temple backdrop with gold deity figures and brass lamps decorates the wall. Presentation is a satsang-style seated address with devotees gathered for darshan.2010-10-24