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Photograph of a ceremonial event in a hall with red curtains and white drapes, hung with colourful fabric streamers in orange, blue and red and round lamps overhead. A central seated figure with a red-orange turban, a golden trident staff in hand, beard, layered beaded and gold garlands, and a leopard-print cloth sits on a striped tiger-skin seat, one arm resting on a gold bull-shaped vessel. a person, wearing red and orange ceremonial dress with rudraksha-style beads and a gold necklace. Around him a woman with long dark braids in a rust-red sari stands at left, young attendants in orange robes sit nearby, a man in a lilac kurta walks in the background, and seated devotees fill the foreground. A white fan sits on the floor.

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A seated man in an ornate event hall gestures with his right arm while holding a tall golden trident. He wears a rust-orange turban with a jewelled brooch, a long beaded garland, a gold pendant, a leopard-print cloth and an orange-red shawl over his bare upper body, with a dark beard and bracelets. He sits on a golden throne-like seat with a gilded bull figure beside him and a tiger-striped cushion beneath. Behind him are white draped walls, red curtains and hanging orange and multicoloured tassel decorations. Seated devotees fill the foreground, a woman in orange stands nearby, and a young man in orange stands at the right. A white pedestal fan sits in front of the throne. a person, with a bare-chested presentation, turban, trident and garlands, seated on a throne beside a bull statue, gesturing during a gathering.2016-12-07A bearded man with long dark hair sits cross-legged on a golden throne with a tiger-skin cushion, beside a golden bull statue (Nandi). He wears a red-orange turban, a red-orange cloth, a tiered gold necklace and gold armbands, and holds a tall golden trident. A white fan-shaped ceremonial object and a water bottle sit near him. Behind him are red drapes and hanging orange and blue tassels; the seated audience of many people, some with palms joined, fills the foreground. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long swept-back hair, a turban, ornate gold jewellery and saffron-coloured clothing, and is presented as the central figure on the throne.2016-12-07A seated man in a rust-red turban and matching red-orange wrap sits on a tiger-skin-draped throne beside a golden bull figure, holding a tall gold trident-topped staff. He wears heavy gold and bead necklaces, a rudraksha-style mala, and bare arms with gold bangles, and smiles while speaking into a headset microphone. Swamiji (probable) is shown in this setting with long dark hair under the turban and ornate ceremonial clothing. Seated and standing devotees in white, pink and red clothes fill the front rows of a hall with white drapes and orange-and-red hanging banners. A brass vessel of water and a white fan stand in the foreground.2016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07A seated figure on a throne-like cushioned seat draped with a striped tiger-print cloth, holding a tall gold trident staff upright in his right hand. He wears a rust-red turban with a jewelled ornament, a red-brown shawl over bare shoulders, a leopard-print loincloth, gold armbands, and multiple strands of gold beaded necklaces and rudraksha malas. Beside him stands a gleaming gold bull figure resembling Nandi. Behind is a white-draped hall with red side panels and hanging decorative tassels in orange, yellow and multicoloured fabric. A man in pink kurta stands in the background, and a large crowd of seated devotees, many women in orange and red saris, fills the foreground. A standing fan is visible at right. a person: the seated figure, with his turban, trident and ornate adornments, is the candidate for a person at this satsang.2016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07A seated man in a rust-red and orange robe with a leopard-print cloth at the waist sits on a golden bull-shaped seat, a nandi-style peetha. He wears a dark red turban, long dreadlocked hair swept back, a gold ceremonial necklace and armbands, and holds a tall golden trident in his right hand while touching his chin with the other. A dense crowd of seated devotees in white and orange fills the foreground and surrounds the dais in a large hall with orange paper lanterns and large screens on either side. Several people in the foreground wear saffron and white clothing.2016-12-07A bearded man seated on a golden throne with a golden bull (Nandi) figure beside him and a tiger-skin draped over the seat, smiling broadly while sitting cross-legged and barefoot. He wears a rust-orange turban with a jewelled ornament, a dark rudraksha-style necklace of beads with ornate gold pendants, gold armbands, and an orange-red cloth over a patterned wrap. He holds a tall golden trident (trishul) upright beside him and a white fan-like whisk rests near him. Audience members in white, orange and colourful saris and kurtas sit on the floor in front, and a few people stand at the sides. Red drapes, white fabric panels and hanging colourful tassels decorate the hall behind him. A small water bottle sits on the stage edge.2016-12-07A seated figure in saffron-red and orange cloth, wearing a red turban with a jewel, a long gold trident staff rising beside him, multiple gold necklaces and rudraksha beads, bangles on the arms, and a leopard-print waist cloth. He sits on a tiger-skin-covered golden throne with a golden bull-shaped armrest and extends one arm outward while pointing. A large crowd of seated devotees in front of white draped walls and hanging red, orange and multicoloured tassel decorations fills the foreground; a white pedestal fan stands in the lower right. a person seated on a tiger-skin throne with a trident, in a discourse setting.2016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07