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A photograph from a large outdoor satsang hall with a red carpet and white draped stage. In the foreground, a figure seen from behind with long matted dreadlocks wears a red and green beaded garland and a gold-coloured, ornate cloth on the shoulders and arms, seated on a gold cushion. Facing them, a woman in a pale pink sari sits with her hands raised, and a man in white ritual dress kneels with palms joined in namaskar beside a red cloth and a small illuminated square object. Behind them, a seated man in an orange-and-white dhoti with rudraksha and a bare-chested man in orange kneel near a monitor showing a crowd. Many devotees in white and orange sit on the floor across the hall.2016-01-03A seated figure in an orange saffron robe with long, swept-back dark hair and a garland of yellow flowers and a multicoloured flower-bead garland reaches forward, placing a hand over a red-and-white offering vessel held by a woman in white sari with gold border and a gold-trimmed blouse who kneels with head bowed. Beside her, a man in a white shirt and eyeglasses kneels with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind them, rows of seated and standing devotees in white, including women in white saris and a woman in a yellow shawl wearing rudraksha-style beads, watch the ritual in a hall with a purple wall and a red cloth on the floor.2010-02-15January 08 20122012-01-08January 03 20162016-01-03A crowded indoor event with a red-draped backdrop and a white floor fan at left. In the foreground, a man with long swept-back dark hair, a red, white and green flower garland, and an orange shawl over bare shoulders sits facing a devotee, leaning toward him and smiling. Across from him, a man with long dark hair wears a white garment with gold border and gold jewellery, seated with his back partly toward the camera. Behind them, women in pink, red and saffron saris, a man in a white polo shirt and spectacles, and a woman with a red bindi and rudraksha beads watch. A guard in white with a red shawl stands at the back.2016-05-01December 05 20162016-12-05December 20 20112011-12-20January 03 20162016-01-03January 03 20162016-01-03January 03 20162016-01-03January 08 20122012-01-08A seated devotional gathering under a red and gold pandal in a decorated hall. Devotees sit on red carpet with palms pressed in anjali, several holding brass plates with flowers, fruit and offerings. Women wear saris and salwar in blue, green, pink and teal; men wear white kurtas and saffron robes. A seated man with dreadlocks and a white dhoti with gold border holds a plate at lower right. Red and gold drapes, hanging flower garlands and white chairs complete the setting, with a cameraman visible at the back.2017-12-15