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A photograph of a gathering on a stage with a large yellow-and-gold lettered banner behind. A smiling man with long dark hair, an orange turban, orange robe and rudraksha mala sits on an ornate black-and-gold throne chair, a person with a bald head, glasses, orange robe and gold beaded necklace stands to the left, and devotees in white and colourful clothes crowd in front, some offering fruit and flowers before the seated figure. Swamiji (probable): the seated man shows long swept-back hair, an orange turban and orange robe with rudraksha beads, placed on a throne.

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January 11 20102010-01-11A seated figure in orange robes and an orange turban sits on an ornate gold-and-black throne, smiling broadly, with a red bindi and long dark hair, wearing a rudraksha mala across the chest. Behind a large gold-lettered banner with Tamil script, a bald man in orange robes with a gold necklace stands at left, smiling and gesturing. In front, devotees fill the frame: a young girl in white, a woman in a red-bordered sari with a bindi, an elderly woman in a lavender sari, an elderly man in white, and a man in a blue-and-white checked shirt with a shoulder bag. The scene suggests a satsang gathering, with the seated figure presiding as the central focus of the event. The seated figure is presented with the cues of Swamiji (probable): orange turban, long hair, rudraksha mala and orange robes, seated on a throne.2010-01-11 +1 copiesA seated man in an orange turban and orange robe sits on an ornate golden-and-black throne-style chair, smiling with eyes closed. He wears a rudraksha mala around his neck and a small red mark on his forehead, with long dark hair falling past his shoulders. Around him, several people in orange and white clothing lean in, including a bald man in orange in the lower left and a woman in a yellow garment at right. Baskets of fruit sit beside the chair. Behind them is a dark backdrop with large gold Tamil script letters.2010-01-09A seated man on a gold-and-black throne-style chair wears an orange turban, an orange shawl and multiple rudraksha malas, smiling and extending his right hand toward people in front. Long dark hair falls past his shoulders. Beside him on the left, a bald man in orange robes with a yellow garland and glasses sits, and at the lower right a person in yellow with a head covering is partly visible. A large grey backdrop displays big yellow-gold Tamil script. On the right edge, fruit, a tray and rudraksha malas rest near the seated figure. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), with the orange turban, flowing orange shawl, rudraksha malas and throne as qualifying cues.2010-01-09A smiling man with long dark hair wearing an orange turban, orange robes and a long rudraksha mala sits on an ornate black and gold throne in front of a large backdrop with gold Tamil script. A bald man in orange robes stands at left, and several devotees in front, one in yellow, lean in toward the seated figure. Fruit and offerings sit on trays at right. The seated figure matches the Swamiji appearance cues of long swept hair, an orange turban, saffron robes and rudraksha beads, so he is described as Swamiji (probable) on the throne.2010-01-09A smiling man in saffron-orange clothing sits on an ornate gold-and-black throne-style chair on a stage. He wears an orange turban with a red tilak mark, a long orange shawl, and multiple rudraksha mala necklaces. His long dark hair falls past his shoulders. In the foreground, a shaved-headed devotee in orange robes and devotees with palms pressed together face the throne. Large gold Tamil letters appear on the dark backdrop behind him.2010-01-09A seated figure on an ornate dark-and-gold throne smiles broadly and raises one hand in greeting at a stage event. He wears an orange turban with a small red bindi, an orange robe and a long dark rudraksha mala. Two bald and short-haired people in orange and white sit near the bottom, with more seated devotees in the foreground, several with curly or braided hair. Behind them a large grey backdrop displays gold Tamil lettering. Red-cushioned seats are visible at the edges. Swamiji (probable): the figure's long hair, orange turban and rudraksha mala suit the candidate, but the identification is appearance-based only.2010-01-09 +1 copiesA smiling man with long dark hair sits on a gold-and-black ornate throne in front of a grey banner with large gold Tamil script. He wears an orange turban, an orange shawl and a long rudraksha mala with a red tilak on his forehead, and his hands rest folded in his lap. Several seated devotees with dark hair are visible in the foreground, one wearing orange and another a bald-headed man in orange.2010-01-09A smiling man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban sits on an ornate black-and-gold throne-style chair with carved armrests. He wears a long rudraksha mala and has a red bindi on his forehead, with long dark hair falling past his shoulders. Behind him, a large dark backdrop shows gold Tamil script lettering. In the foreground, the heads and shoulders of several seated people in orange and dark clothing are partly visible, including a shaved-headed man in orange at lower left. A tray of red apples sits at the right edge beside the chair. The man appears to be Swamiji (probable), identified by the saffron-orange clothing, the turban, the long hair, the rudraksha mala and the throne-style seat, seated in a satsang setting.2010-01-09 +1 copiesA seated man wearing an orange saffron turban, orange shawl and a long rudraksha mala necklace sits smiling on an ornate yellow and black throne on a stage. A bald man in orange robes and gold neck ornaments sits in the lower left, and a devotee in a yellow top and a woman with braided hair are in the foreground, with a tray of red apples at the right. Behind them, large gold Tamil letters are printed on a grey backdrop. Probable Swamiji is seated on the throne, identified by the orange turban, long hair and rudraksha mala.2010-01-09A smiling man in orange saffron robes and an orange turban sits on an ornate black-and-gold throne-style chair at an outdoor event. He wears long hair, a long rudraksha mala around his neck, and a red-and-white tilak mark on his forehead, with his hand resting on the head of a seated devotee. Around him, several devotees sit in orange and white clothing, including a bald man in orange in the lower left and a man in a dark shirt in the foreground. Behind them is a large grey backdrop with gold Tamil lettering. The presentation of distinctive saffron clothing, turban, long hair and rudraksha beads matches the page's Swamiji reference, so the seated figure is a probable Swamiji (probable) in a seated darshan role.2010-01-09A smiling man in an orange turban and orange robe sits on an ornate black-and-gold throne at an evening satsang. He wears multiple rudraksha malas around his neck and has long dark hair swept back, with a red tilak on his forehead. Seated figures in orange and other colours fill the foreground, with a bald priest in orange at left. Behind him is a large backdrop with gold Tamil lettering, and a table at right holds apples and packets. Several devotees in the foreground reach upward toward the throne. The cues of long hair, orange turban, multiple malas and throne match the a person candidate described on the page, seated in the role of discourse speaker.2010-01-09