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A photograph inside a room with glass display cabinets holding framed photos, objects and books beneath a dark banner reading "Things Used by Paramahamsa in his young age" in Kannada, Hindi/Devanagari, English and Tamil. A man in orange robes stands at the right, holding a microphone and speaking to a seated audience in white and light clothing, many wearing yellow or orange neck cords. In the left foreground, another man in orange robes stands near the cabinets. Audience members sit on the floor, some with shaved heads, one woman in a white head covering. A fan and a framed picture on the wall are visible. The speaker is presented as a person by his orange robes and appearance cues, though the figure's face is not clearly visible enough to confirm identity.

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A photograph inside a room with cream walls and glass display cabinets holding framed photos and small objects. A man with long dark hair in an orange robe stands at the centre-right holding a microphone and speaking to a seated audience. Beside him, a second person in orange stands near a wooden stand with chains, and an orange cloth drapes over a white chair at left. The audience sits on the floor in white clothes with yellow garlands, including people in white headscarves and a bald man in white. A yellow-and-black sign above the cabinets reads the text below. A bearded person in orange stands behind the speaker. a person appearance cues: the speaker has long dark hair and orange clothing, but the figure is not clearly identifiable, so this is marked unsure.2010-02-09A photograph of a standing speaker in a saffron-orange sleeveless robe, holding a microphone in one hand and gesturing toward glass display cabinets with the other. 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Several listeners wear yellow lanyards, and one devotee in a white head covering sits near the front.2010-02-09A photo inside a display room with glass cabinets holding framed photographs, small brass objects, a bowl and a jar. A standing figure in orange robes with long dark hair holds a microphone and gestures toward the audience, which is seated on the floor in front of the cabinets. Several seated people in white clothing and some with shaved heads face the speaker. Another figure in orange robes stands at the left beside a hanging balance scale and a sign. A banner above reads 'Things Used by Paramahamsa in his young age' in English, with Kannada and Tamil lines. The speaker's long hair, orange robe and microphone make the speaker a probable Swamiji candidate.2010-02-09A photograph of a seated audience in a white-walled hall facing a standing speaker. 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A man in an orange robe stands at the right holding a microphone and speaking, with a small fan and a framed black-and-white photo on the wall. Seated in front of him in white clothes, many people with garlands face him, some with hands folded. A bearded man in orange stands at the far left beside a chain. Visible text includes the banner and a copyright line on the image.2010-02-09A standing man in an orange saffron robe holds a microphone in one hand and a small book in the other, addressing a seated audience in an indoor room with white walls and a corrugated metal ceiling. Behind him, glass display cabinets hold framed photographs, small figurines and religious objects, beneath a black signboard with multilingual text reading 'Things Used by Paramahamsa in his young age'. A dark statue of a standing figure in colourful robes stands at right beside a doorway. 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Above them a dark signboard reads in English and Kannada about things used by a paramahamsa in his young age, and a banner on the left shows a scale with a seated saffron-clad figure. A large cream chair with an orange cloth draped over it sits at the left edge.2010-02-09Indoor photo of a seated audience in a plain white-walled hall with a corrugated roof. A standing speaker in orange robes holds a handheld microphone beside glass display cabinets of small objects and framed photographs. Behind a sign reading "Things Used by Paramahamsa in his young age", a second person in orange robes stands near a draped orange cloth and a white ornate chair. The seated audience wears white clothes and some wear yellow or orange garlands; several hold their heads down or face the speaker. Many people sit cross-legged on the floor across the frame, with some women in white saris and headscarves visible at the front.2010-02-09