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Outdoor ceremonial event under a blue and gold canopy. A man in an orange robe with a shaved head sits on a red carved throne with a microphone stand before him, speaking. Beside him on a second red throne sits a man with long dark hair in a maroon dhoti, wearing a yellow-and-red garland and gold bangles. Behind them, saffron-robed and white-clad priests stand near a banner with deity images. A man in a white shirt bends over a red-draped table holding a silver bowl; devotees in white and pink shirts stand around.

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November 11 20132013-11-11January 13 20152015-01-13A photograph of a seated ceremony with two figures on ornate red thrones with silver-tone carved armrests and peacock motifs. The figure on the left wears a deep red-maroon robe with a yellow shawl, a long gold-beaded necklace, a rudraksha mala and flower garlands, with hands pressed together in greeting and a broad smile. The seated figure on the right wears an orange-saffron robe and is bald, seated calmly as a man in a white shirt bows at his feet. Behind them are several shaved-headed monks in orange robes with rudraksha malas, a man in a white shirt holds flower garlands at the left edge, and a man in pink shirt stands at right. Behind the thrones are printed banners with portraits and a lotus-goddess motif in pink and gold.2013-11-11November 11 20132013-11-11Two saffron-robed monastics sit side by side in cushioned chairs on a stage with red draped tables and a brass lamp decorated with white and orange flower garlands. The younger man on the left wears an orange turban, rudraksha mala and orange robe, and gestures with his hands while speaking. The older bald man on the right wears an orange shawl and dark rudraksha mala and rests one hand on the armrest, listening. Behind them stand a man in white with a green-and-white shawl and a man in white with a rudraksha mala. A seated man on the far left wears a green-white-saffron shawl. Background banners show a figure in orange.2010-01-13November 11 20132013-11-11July 07 20092009-07-07A photograph of a satsang on an ornate stage draped in orange and red fabric. A man with long swept-back hair, saffron robes, a rudraksha mala and gold bracelets sits on a large gold throne at left, gesturing with his hands; this is an appearance-based a person with a distinctive crown-less long-haired saffron and rudraksha presentation. Beside him, a bald man in a grey vest sits near a second man in a yellow and white dhoti holding a rosary-like gesture at his chin. At right, an elderly man with a white tilak and orange shawl over patterned yellow-orange robes sits on a gold chair. Behind them stand a gold palanquin-style structure, a gold carved throne, garlands and a deity murti with a trident at upper right. A bald man in glasses sits at lower left.2013-02-08April 24 20132013-04-24August 09 20072007-08-09July 07 20092009-07-07August 09 20072007-08-09