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A man with short dark hair, bare-chested and wearing a saffron-red shawl and dhoti, sits on an ornate gold-and-brown throne with a golden lion-armed frame, an orange cushioned footstool beside him. Before him on a low wooden stool rests a sheet of white paper, and he gestures toward it while several people sit on the floor around him. Nearby seated figures in white dhotis with gold borders and red shawls include a young woman in an orange top and a girl with a rudraksha mala, plus a woman in white with gold border seen from behind. A standing cameraman with a tripod operates in the background beside a pink-draped backdrop, deity figures and brass lamps. Ceremonial setting for a seated teaching or initiation session, with the figure on the throne appearing to be a central presiding teacher.

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September 19 20152015-09-19Indoor ritual setting with a man seated on an ornate golden-and-brown throne with a lion-armrest, wearing a red and orange cloth, a rudraksha-style mala and a bare upper body, his hand resting over a low wooden table holding a sheet of paper. Around the table sit several seated devotees: a young woman in an orange-and-saffron top with a red shawl, long loose hair and a bindi, a girl in white with gold border and red shawl, and a person in white with gold-bordered cloth in the foreground. A person in white with a red shawl stands behind, and a tripod light and a fan are visible at right.2015-09-19Indoor satsang hall with a man seated on a brown leather throne with gold-embossed armrests, wearing a rust-red shawl and a beaded rudraksha-style necklace, leaning forward toward seated devotees. Around him, several people sit on the floor on white cloths with gold-bordered white dhotis and saris, and a young woman in an orange top and red shawl sits nearby. A low wooden table and scattered papers lie in front of the group. A red-draped stool, a silver flask, a camera on a tripod and a pedestal fan are visible, with gold-and-red decorations at the left edge.2015-09-19September 19 20152015-09-19September 19 20152015-09-19A seated man on an ornate gold-and-brown throne with carved lion-head arms leads a small group in a ceremonial initiation setting. He is bare-chested with a draped rust-red cloth on his lap and a long beaded necklace, and his hand is raised toward a low wooden table holding a white cloth. Around him, seated devotees with hands in anjali mudra wear white and orange-saffron garments with red shawls. A cameraman stands at the back on a tripod, and an orange cube, a steel tumbler and a bronze pillar sit in the foreground, with deity murtis and a fan visible at the edge.2015-09-19A seated man in an orange robe and rudraksha mala sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne on a raised platform, with a white vertical tilak on his forehead and long dark hair swept back. Before him, a group of devotees sits on the floor: a man in white with striped white-and-ochre body markings, a woman in a yellow top holding a small silver cup, a woman in a pink-and-maroon sari holding a brass lamp, and several women in dark and yellow clothing. A shaved-headed man in orange holds a microphone at the back. Silver plates of offerings, two red apples and a small floral arrangement sit on a gold side table beside the throne, and a standing fan stands behind it.2010-11-30May 09 20142014-05-09September 19 20152015-09-19September 19 20152015-09-19A photograph of a satsang in a decorated hall. A seated figure on a large gold-carved throne with red cushions, wearing a red-orange shawl and holding a silver ceremonial staff, faces a semicircle of devotees on the floor. Nearby, a man in white with a red shawl and rudraksha mala sits, and women in red, saffron and white saris and shawls sit in the group, some holding brass plates with flowers and offerings. A painted backdrop shows a temple city skyline in red and orange light. A television screen on the left displays a figure in red. Several people in the group wear white and red, and a white-haired woman in orange holds a brass bowl. The seated figure on the throne is a person by appearance, with an orange-red shawl and ornate throne cues, while the other seated people are devotees.2014-05-21A photograph of an indoor initiation session in a dimly lit hall. A man seated on an ornate gold-trimmed brown throne wears a red-orange garland, an orange-gold cloth draped over his bare upper body, and an orange dhoti, with bare feet resting on an orange cube. Several seated participants in white dhotis with gold borders sit on the floor on white paper squares, many wearing black blindfolds. One woman in an orange sari sits among them. A woman in white sits behind a small wooden table holding a book. A cameraman with a tripod stands in the background near a lit altar with a small flame and a deity murti. a person is the seated man on the throne, identified by the throne, orange-gold ornate clothing and red-orange garland.2015-09-19