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A large cutout board of a seated, smiling figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, with ash marks on the forehead and a rudraksha-style mala draped over the chest, is held upright by a shirtless man behind it. The setting is a tiered brick structure with rows of small black shivalinga-shaped stands, red flags on poles, and a colourful canopy at the right edge. The cutout is a printed image, not a physical seated person, while the bare-chested man holding it is the only physical person visible.

November 14 2016

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A smiling man in a rust-orange turban with a vertical tilak on his forehead sits in a crowd of saffron-clad sadhus. He wears a sleeveless orange robe and a double strand of brown rudraksha malas around his neck. Behind him, a standing figure in orange robes and gold chains holds a red staff, and other figures in orange and red-gold garments fill the frame. Warm lighting suggests a tent or pandal at a Kumbh Mela camp. Swamiji (probable) is shown by his turban, orange robe, rudraksha malas and seated position among sadhus.

A photograph of a seated group of saffron and red robed sannyasis at a satsang gathering. In the foreground, a smiling person with a tall red turban and a long rudraksha mala sits cross-legged, one hand raised in gesture, wearing a red wrap over an orange garment; a lapel microphone is visible. Beside them a shaved-headed man with white tilak on his forehead sits with eyes closed. To the right, a bespectacled man in orange and red robes with a rudraksha mala sits smiling, and further right another person in a red turban is smiling with hands raised. Background figures in red shawls and a white wall with framed pictures suggest an indoor ashram hall, with a red-tinted stage light over the scene.

July 31 2015

A smiling man in orange saffron robes and an orange turban sits on a stage in front of a large red backdrop printed with a portrait of a smiling figure in orange head wrap. He wears a long rudraksha mala of dark beads across his chest, has a red bindi on his forehead, and long dark hair falling past his shoulders. Silver-coloured stage railings and a white-clad figure at the left edge frame the scene.

December 21 2015

March 10 2013

A smiling man sits cross-legged on a red throne draped with red fabric with gold brocade trim, wearing a red-orange turban, orange robes, and a long necklace of rudraksha beads, with a red bindi and white horizontal forehead marking. A small lapel microphone is clipped to his collar. Behind him stands a gold-toned sculpture of figures, and green leaves with orange flowers frame the scene. Appearance-based cues (red turban, rudraksha mala, orange robes, seated on a throne) are consistent with Swamiji (probable), seated in a satsang setting.

March 10 2013

A smiling man in an orange saffron turban and orange robe sits on a metal chair on a stage, wearing a long rudraksha mala of dark beads. He has a red tilak on his forehead and rests one hand on the chair's armrest. Behind him a large red backdrop shows a smiling man in an orange turban with a red forehead mark, beside a rocky hill image. To the left, another person in orange clothing reaches toward a tray, and white draped chairs are arranged on the stage.

A man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a red throne-like seat with a red zebra-stripe upholstery, a rudraksha mala with a gold necklace around his neck, a red tilak on his forehead, and a small headset microphone on his cheek. Behind him a large printed banner shows a smiling man in an orange turban with a red forehead mark. Beside the seat stand a silver trident and a silver ceremonial staff with small hanging bells, a water bottle, and a purple flower arrangement is at the top. The mood is that of a seated teaching session.