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December 06 20112011-12-06November 10 20112011-11-10October 09 20082008-10-09September 28 20102010-09-28 +1 copiesA photograph of a person seated on a zebra-print armchair, smiling broadly with head turned to the side. The person has long dark hair and wears an orange-saffron sleeveless garment with dark buttons. Hands rest on the chair arm near a small vase of flowers with white and yellow blooms, and a red cushion sits beside the chair. The setting looks like a plain room with a white wall and an electric fan at right. a person: long swept-back hair and saffron clothing, seated on a throne-like chair, consistent with the page's description of a person event.2008-10-09May 24 20052005-05-24October 09 20082008-10-09December 21 20112011-12-21A smiling person with long dark hair and a red bindi sits in a black-and-white zebra-striped armchair, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange garment and a long dark rudraksha mala necklace. Their hands rest in their lap and a bouquet of colourful flowers stands to the right against a plain backdrop. Probable Swamiji cues: long hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala seated in a throne-like chair.2008-10-09A seated man in an orange sleeveless top with a dark rudraksha-style bead mala across the chest and an orange wrap held near his face sits on a large zebra-striped chair. Fresh red and yellow flowers and a small silver tray with incense sticks stand on a white table beside him. A partially visible person's head appears at the bottom edge, and the background is a plain warm wall. Swamiji (probable): the orange sleeveless garment, bead mala and long swept-back hair match the page's description of him at this event, though the appearance is only partly confirmed.2008-10-09November 10 20112011-11-10A smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi sits cross-legged on an ornate dark-wood and tan upholstered throne in a lotus-style pose with hands folded in his lap. He wears a saffron-orange robe with gold-bordered edges draped over one shoulder and multiple rudraksha mala strands with a gold ceremonial necklace. A microphone stands at his side, and a red lettered banner is partly visible behind him. Swamiji (probable): the long hair, orange robe, rudraksha malas and gold ornaments are the qualifying cues for this seated speaker during a satsang discourse.2011-02-26