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A satsang hall filled with devotees seated on white floor cushions, many wearing orange-red shawls and white garments with red tilak marks on their foreheads. In the centre, a man with long dark hair and a yellow-and-orange garment sits in a brown leather throne-style armchair, adorned with a gold garland, rudraksha malas and bracelets, a red tilak on his forehead. Beside the chair stands a tall silver trident, and a small audio console sits on a low wooden stand.

November `4 2015

Ceremonial scene on a stage before a dark red curtain. A seated man on an ornate silver throne with leopard-print cushions wears a saffron-orange turban and a rust-brown robe, with long white and orange flower garlands draped over his shoulders and neck, and he is being honoured. A bald elderly priest in white dhoti with gold border and a gold-trimmed shawl bows and offers him something from a tray. Nearby, attendants in orange and maroon robes and a woman in a teal-green sari hold brass plates of offerings and leaves. A tall silver trident stands beside the throne, and a silver deity murti is carved on the throne back. Whether the seated man is a person cannot be confirmed from appearance alone, so only roles are described.

A man seated on an ornate silver-and-white throne with red cushions, wearing an orange-red turban with a gold emblem, an orange-red shawl over a saffron-brown dhoti, and a gold necklace. He sits with hands clasped, looking upward, while a silver trident and staff stand beside the throne. Around him on a cream floor sit many devotees in white and white-and-saffron clothing, some wearing rudraksha malas, in a hall with red drapes, a wall screen and a camera on a tripod. Probable Swamiji cues: turban, saffron-orange clothing and gold necklace, seated on the throne as the central teacher during a satsang.

Photo of a stage event with a man in white kurta and grey waistcoat with an orange shawl speaking into a handheld microphone while standing. Seated on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion and a tiger-skin cover is a figure in saffron-orange robes, an orange turban, and multiple flower garlands, with a microphone in front. A seated man in a cream kurta and orange shawl and cap listens, and a woman in a pink-lavender sari sits at left. A saffron-robed attendant stands near a rear gold-carved throne with a bead necklace, a uniformed guard stands at left, and a black ceremonial bowl sits on the red-carpeted stage beneath a carved stone deity relief. Swamiji (probable) is seated on the throne, with the cues of an orange turban, saffron robes and garlands.

A figure seated on an ornate silver throne with lion-shaped armrests and a leopard-print cushion, wearing a red-maroon turban, a red-maroon dhoti-style garment and a large gold pendant on a beaded necklace, with bare feet resting on a silver footstool over a rug. Two elderly men flank the left side: one with white beard and saffron-orange robes seated on a silver chair, and another with white beard, a saffron-orange head cloth and pink-white robes with palms pressed together in namaste, seated beside a silver staff. Two silver-and-colored parasols stand behind them, one blue and one magenta with fringed edges. A saffron-robed person sits at the far right edge. The backdrop shows a dark stage with red and orange lighting and a large projected image. Appearance-based candidate on the throne with distinctive turban and ornate jewelry; identity uncertain from appearance alone.

January 03 2016

Photograph of a ritual fire ceremony in a temple-style hall. A shirtless priest in white dhoti with a purple head cloth and flower garlands sits at a brick fire pit, pouring from a ladle into a bowl over a bright flame. A seated man in a red-orange robe with a rudraksha mala and a long beaded necklace holds a flower in his hand on an ornate red cushioned throne backed by gold carved panels with lion motifs. Behind the fire, several attendants in orange and red garments and tall headwear stand near a fan. Yellow and red flower garlands and white cloth lie on the red-carpeted dais in front of the fire.

A seated man in an ornate silver throne with red cushions occupies the center of a large hall, holding a silver ceremonial staff topped with a finial. He wears a rust-orange robe draped over one shoulder, a rudraksha-style necklace, and has long dark hair swept back with a white tilak on his forehead. A silver peacock figure stands at the base of the throne, and a silver lectern with a book stands to the left. Around him, many seated devotees in saffron, orange and white clothing fill the floor, with a red and yellow backdrop behind. A large screen above shows a close-up of a man with long hair and red robes.

A photograph of a ceremonial stage with a large gold-toned relief sculpture of a seated deity behind it. On the right, a man in orange-red robes, a saffron turban, a long gold necklace and a white garland sits on a red velvet throne with carved white trim, smiling. Nearby on the left, a man in white dhoti holding a microphone speaks, with another man in white and orange wearing horizontal white tilak marks seated beside him. A shaved-headed young man in orange garments with a red bindi stands at the left edge, and a grey-haired man in orange sits in the background. Five to six people are visible.