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December 13 2011

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A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a gold-bordered sash and rudraksha mala speaks into a handheld microphone from an ornate red velvet throne with gold carved legs, under a canopy with fringed red, green and gold trim. a person is shown in an appearance-based candidate on the throne, with a rudraksha mala and orange garments. Beside him a man in white dhoti and shawl with rudraksha beads stands, and a figure in red saris is at left. Seated women in saris, some in orange and turquoise, face the speaker on an orange cloth outdoors. Pumpkin-like offerings and a garland sit on the platform, and a stone-edged pit is at lower right. Palm trees and a red brick wall stand behind. A printed chart or map hangs on a board at left.2011-12-13December 13 20112011-12-13December 13 20112011-12-13A photograph of an outdoor satsang on a sandy courtyard under coconut palms. A person seated on an ornate red and gold throne wears an orange-saffron robe, a leopard-print shawl and a long rudraksha mala, with long dark hair and a microphone on a stand before them. Swamiji (probable), seated on the throne, is shown in an in_person appearance based on long hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala. At left, a priest in white dhoti with white sacred markings on his arm sits beside a shaved-headed attendant in orange; a white-clad man sits behind them. Orange-tinted kumkum-marked kalasha offerings sit on a white cloth at the front. Several seated women in white and red lanyards and other attendees watch from the right, with a white plastic chair and a small white-draped side table in the foreground.2010-12-16Outdoor satsang on a raised red platform under palm trees. A man with long dark hair, wearing a leopard-print shawl over orange robes and a red rudraksha mala, sits on an ornate gold-trimmed red throne, speaking into a microphone on a stand. Probable Swamiji by appearance cues: long hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala. Beside him, two shaved-headed men in white dhotis with orange shawls sit on the platform, one with white sacred markings on his arm; a small table with a white cloth and flower offerings lies in front. Seated devotees in white and red lanyards sit on chairs at right, and a palm-thatched hut and orange wall are behind.2010-12-16December 06 20152015-12-06Outdoor ritual at a temple-like open pavilion. A man in orange saffron robes and rudraksha beads sits on an ornate red and gold throne beneath a fringed canopy, with a golden kalasha garland at his side. A kneeling man in orange clothes with bare upper body and armbands attends him, while a man in white dhoti and rudraksha mala stands nearby, and a monk in orange robes stands behind. Several women in saris and devotees sit on orange mats to the right, and a white SUV and palm trees appear in the background.2011-12-13December 13 20112011-12-13December 13 20112011-12-13January 20 20142014-01-20Outdoor ceremony on a raised platform covered with a red and white cloth. A shaved-headed man in a saffron-orange shawl and white dhoti sits cross-legged before a microphone on a stand, smiling and gesturing with one hand; he wears a rudraksha-style mala. Behind him stands a man in white clothes beneath a fringed canopy. To the right, a man in white with a mala tends brass vessels, a tall brass lamp stand and a tray of fruit, and women in white sit at the edge of the platform. Garlands hang on a pillar at the far right, and a painted decorated pillar stands at the left.2007-09-03October 11 20162016-10-11