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A photograph of a seated figure in an ashram hall, dressed in orange robes with long dark hair, sitting on a white-draped chair on a dark red patterned rug. A man in white dhoti lies prostrate on the mat at the figure's feet. Around them, devotees in white and yellow sit on mats while a standing man in white with an orange shawl and a rudraksha-style mala holds his hands together nearby. Woven and colourful wall hangings decorate the background.

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A hall with a wooden floor and mats, where a person in orange robes with long dark hair sits on a white-covered chair on a maroon patterned rug, hands raised in a blessing gesture. A devotee in white clothes with a saffron shawl prostrates full-length on the floor before him. Behind them, a standing man in white dhoti and orange shawl holds a camera, and a group of seated people in white and yellow attire sit on mats along the room. Another man in white and orange stands at right. The scene suggests a satsang or darshan setting, with the seated person. a person: the seated figure in orange robes with long swept-back hair fits the presentation, though the appearance is not fully certain.2008-09-30A photograph of a seated figure in an orange-saffron robe with long, swept-back dark hair, a red bindi on the forehead and a red undergarment visible at the chest, seated on a white-covered chair draped in orange cloth and set on a patterned red-and-burgundy rug. A devotee in a white dhoti and white shirt lies prostrate in full pranam on the floor in front of the chair, head bowed to the rug. Around them, a hall with woven mats and green borders holds about a dozen seated people in white clothes, some in yellow shawls and orange robes, with women in white saris and a standing man in white. a person is seated in the orange robe with long hair and the chair-based darshan setting; the appearance cues are the saffron robe and long hair, and the seated figure receives the prostration. The scene is a darshan with devotees prostrating before the seated teacher.2008-09-30September 30 20082008-09-30September 30 20082008-09-30September 30 20082008-09-30A seated man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe and sits on a white-covered chair draped with orange cloth, placed on a red patterned rug over bamboo mats in a hall. Facing him, a bare-footed man in white dhoti and shirt with a yellow shawl stands with hands together, a rudraksha-style mala visible at his wrist. Behind them, a standing man in white with an orange shawl and mala holds a dark bag, while women and girls in white and yellow shawls sit or stand among the devotees. The seated figure has distinctive long swept hair and orange clothing, matching the page's a person reference, so this is a probable in-person appearance with the role of a seated guru receiving devotees at a darshan-style gathering.2008-09-30A seated figure in an orange saffron robe with long dark hair sits on a white-covered cushioned seat with an orange cloth draped over it. A person in an orange and pink robe lies prostrate face down on a striped mat in front of the seat, with hands extended and forehead touching a red patterned rug. Three standing men in white dhotis and orange shawls stand behind, one holding a yellow cloth. A white wall forms the backdrop.2008-09-30A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair sits on a white-draped cushioned seat on a red patterned rug, gesturing with one hand toward a devotee who lies prostrate in full-length obeisance on the mat in white clothes with an orange sash. Behind them, three standing men in orange robes and one in white stand on a woven mat before a plain white wall, a rudraksha mala visible on one standing man. The scene suggests a formal darshan or pada-namaskar in an ashram hall.2008-09-30A photograph in a bare hall with straw mats and blue-edged borders on a grey floor. A seated figure in an orange robe with long dark hair, orange cloth draped over the body, sits on a white-covered chair with a maroon rug at its feet. A devotee in white clothes with a yellow shawl kneels and bows with forehead to the rug. A standing woman in white with a yellow shawl watches, hands folded. Behind them, people in white and orange clothing stand near a video camera on a tripod. A white wall and a dark bag complete the setting.2008-09-30October 09 20082008-10-09A photograph in a bare white-walled hall with a woven mat floor. A long-haired man in a flowing saffron-orange robe sits on a white-draped cushioned seat, holding a beaded mala in his hands and smiling as he receives a devotee. Lying prostrate in front of him on a dark patterned rug is a man in a white kurta with a yellow shawl, his head touching the floor. Behind them, standing figures in orange and white clothing watch the scene, one in a yellow scarf and white kurta at the left wall, and bearded men in orange dhotis among them.2008-09-30A seated figure in long flowing saffron-orange robes with long dark swept hair sits on a white-draped low seat with an orange cushion, holding a rudraksha mala and gesturing with an open hand toward a man in a white kurta prostrating face-down on a red patterned rug. Behind them, several men in orange dhotis and shawls stand on a woven mat against a white wall, one holding a mala. A deity-style red floor mat with a mandala-like design lies under the seat. The scene suggests a devotee offering obeisance (padapuja-style prostration) before a respected guru, with the seated figure's appearance matching the probable Swamiji cues of long swept-back hair, saffron robes and a mala.2008-09-30