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A man with long swept-back dark hair, a white vibhuti line on his forehead, a dark beard, and a saffron-brown shawl over bare shoulders sits on an ornate silver-and-white carved sofa with a leopard-print cushion, holding a microphone and smiling. a person seated in the courtyard session, with a gold chain around his neck. Around him, young people sit close: a girl in a purple shawl and orange-yellow top laughs, and a boy in an orange shawl sits at the front. Behind him stands a bronze Nataraja dancing Shiva statue within an arched halo, a white Nandi bull statue on the right, and a wooden pillar in front, all in a red-walled hall.

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February 17 20172017-02-17A man seated on a silver-framed bench in a courtyard-style room holds a microphone in his right hand and a silver plate of food in his left, speaking to an audience. He wears a rust-orange sannyasi-style robe with a gold necklace, a white tilak on his forehead, and a rudraksha-style red bracelet, with long dark hair swept back and a full beard. Behind him stands a bronze Nataraja statue with flame halo on a red wall, with a silver pillar, a white nandi statue, and a blue electric heater to the side. In the foreground, a woman with a long braid in a yellow and purple sari sits at the lower right, and a leopard-print cloth is visible in the lower left. a person is shown in the speaking role, wearing the cues described.2017-02-17 +1 copiesFebruary 17 20172017-02-17February 09 20172017-02-09 +1 copiesFebruary 17 20172017-02-17February 17 20172017-02-17A man seated cross-legged on an ornate silver-coloured wooden throne-couch under a carved pavilion, smiling and holding a handheld microphone. He wears a rust-brown dhoti-style cloth draped over his shoulders, a gold-toned neck chain, and has a shaved-free long dark hair with tilak markings on his forehead. Behind him stands a bronze Nataraja dancing Shiva statue within a fiery arch, a bronze nandi bull and a brass vessel nearby. Before him sit a seated audience of children and young people, mostly with long dreadlocked hair, wearing orange and saffron clothing, one young woman in a purple and yellow sari. Hanging metal chains and a ceiling fan are visible. Ceiling and pillar decorations include chains of beads and pennants.2017-02-17February 17 20172017-02-17Photograph of an indoor courtyard session. A bare-chested man with long dark hair, a white forehead band and a full beard sits on a silver-framed low seat with a leopard-print cushion, holding a microphone in one hand and a metal tray of food in the other, smiling. He wears a rust-orange dhoti and wrap, a gold chain, and a red bracelet. A woman in an orange sari with a pink handheld microphone stands at right, smiling toward him. Behind them stand a bronze Nataraja statue, a white bull statue, and a red wall with a framed deity image. The audience sits in the foreground, seen from behind.2017-02-17April 05 20172017-04-05 +1 copiesFebruary 09 20172017-02-09 +1 copiesA bearded man in a rust-orange monastic wrap sits on an ornate silver-coloured throne-style chair, holding a black handheld microphone and smiling while speaking. He has a white horizontal forehead mark, a thin gold chain, and a red thread on his wrist. Behind him stands a bronze statue of a dancing Nataraja, and an orange wall and brass pillar frame the setting. A leopard-print cushion and a red cloth lie on the left, with a leaf-patterned hanging and the edge of a brass plate in the foreground. At the bottom, the partially visible heads of two women listen. a person: the seated speaker wears saffron-orange robes, a gold necklace and a white forehead mark, consistent with a sannyasi presenting a discourse.2017-02-17