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Night photograph of an outdoor stage under an orange and maroon canopy with gold tassels. A seated figure in orange robes and an orange turban sits in a large cream-upholstered armchair behind a low table holding a laptop and flowers, speaking into a microphone. Behind the chair a large banner shows a turbaned figure in orange with a Tamil headline. Flower arrangements in orange, white and yellow line the stage edge, with potted plants, a silver lamp stand, and wall-mounted air coolers on either side. A wooden lectern with a microphone stands at left. No audience is visible.

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February 16 20102010-02-16 +1 copiesFebruary 16 20102010-02-16 +1 copiesFebruary 16 20102010-02-16 +1 copiesNight-time outdoor stage under an orange canopy with red and white draping and yellow marigold strings. A seated figure in orange robes and an orange head wrap sits in a large cream armchair on a raised dais, with flower arrangements and a laptop on a small table beside them. A banner behind the stage shows Tamil script in large letters, and a portrait is displayed to the right. Stage speakers, microphone stands, a wall-mounted air conditioner and two monitors at the front complete the scene. Several orange-draped barriers frame the stage, and marigold garlands hang from the left pillar. The seated person is the only visible human on stage; the wider audience area is not shown.2010-02-17February 16 20102010-02-16 +1 copiesA photograph of a satsang stage with a man seated on a gold-upholstered throne-like armchair, wearing saffron-orange robes, an orange turban and a rudraksha mala, gesturing with one hand while speaking into a microphone. A laptop sits on a gold-draped table in front of him. Behind him a large backdrop shows an enlarged portrait of a man in an orange turban with long hair. Vases of yellow, red and white flowers flank the stage, with marigold garlands hanging on white drapes and two window air conditioners at the sides. The seated speaker is a single physical person; the backdrop figure is a printed depiction. Appearance-based candidate for Swamiji (probable), presented in saffron robes, orange turban and rudraksha mala while teaching from the throne.2010-02-16 +1 copiesNight-time photo from the back of an outdoor open-air stage tent at a Bhagavad Gita satsang. A seated figure in orange robes and an orange head wrap sits on a golden throne-style chair behind a laptop on a low table, centre stage, with flower arrangements and white pillars on either side. A large backdrop banner shows a peacock-feather pattern, and a portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban and orange robes is printed at the upper right, labelled as a portrait for Paramahamsa Nithyananda. Orange drapes hang along the stage edges, with string lights above. In the foreground, a handful of seated audience members in white and light clothing are visible at the lower left and right, and a camera sits on a tripod in the lower centre.2010-02-16 +1 copiesNight-time outdoor stage under an orange canopy edged with maroon and white drapes and hung with yellow and maroon flower garlands. A seated figure in an orange robe and orange turban sits on a cream-coloured armchair at the centre of the stage, with a laptop on a table beside them and a flower arrangement nearby. Behind the stage a large backdrop shows a painted portrait of a figure in an orange turban and the Tamil word for Bhagavad Gita. Flower beds line the front of the stage, and a brass lamp stand stands to the right. Air coolers, speakers and a microphone stand are arranged around the platform, and a few people are faintly visible in the far background. The seated figure resembles the page's a person candidate in an orange robe and turban, but the face is too small to confirm.2010-02-16 +1 copiesNight photograph of an outdoor satsang stage under an orange and maroon canopy strung with lights. A seated figure in orange robes sits on a yellow armchair behind a small table with a laptop at centre stage, flanked by white pillars topped with flowers and potted floral arrangements. Behind him a large backdrop shows a smiling portrait of a man in an orange turban and orange clothing beside Tamil title text reading Bhagavad Gita and a dhyana satsangam banner. Orange drapes hang along the stage front, and a few seated audience members in white and dark clothing sit in chairs at the lower left and right edges.2010-02-16A photograph of a discourse stage with a seated speaker in orange robes gesturing with raised hands, seated on a white-draped dais behind a microphone and a laptop. Garlands of orange and yellow flowers line the stage edge and a brass lamp stands at right. A large banner behind shows a smiling man in an orange turban and a Tamil headline. A second robed attendant in white and orange stands at the right near a speaker box. A sign reads 'Bhagavad Gita Satsang' in Tamil. Red draping covers the left side of the stage.2010-02-15A photograph of a satsang stage with a large Tamil banner behind it, its big brown-gold letters partly cut off at the top. A seated figure in orange robes and an orange head wrap, with a rudraksha mala around the neck, sits on a large yellow rounded throne-style chair, gesturing with one hand toward the audience while a microphone stand is angled near him. A black laptop sits on a low yellow table before him. Yellow and pink flower arrangements flank the stage and a bed of marigolds and pink flowers lines the front, with orange drapes hanging at both sides. Swamiji (probable): the seated speaker wears saffron robes, an orange turban and a rudraksha mala, a combination of cues consistent with the page's reference to him at this event.2010-02-17February 16 20102010-02-16