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Photograph of a bearded elderly man seated on a black plastic chair with a red cushioned seat on a glossy stage, speaking into a microphone on a boom stand. He wears a cream silk dhoti and wrap with gold-and-green borders and red accents, bare-chested, with white vertical tilak marks on his forehead and a red dot between the brows. He holds a white object in his right hand. To the left, a man in saffron-orange robes stands with hands clasped; to the right, a young man in a white shirt and jeans stands near a dark blue backdrop. Watermarked stage photograph. a person: the seated elder has the bare-chested, cream-and-gold ceremonial dress and sacred-mark presentation consistent with a senior spiritual teacher, though the face and ornament cues are not distinctive enough for certainty.

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A seated elderly man with a long white beard and white ash markings on his forehead speaks into a microphone on a stand. He wears a cream dhoti and shawl with red and gold borders and holds a white object in one hand. He sits on a black plastic chair on a glossy floor. To his left stands a man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala. On the right, a young man in a white shirt and jeans stands beside a blue curtain. The appearance is consistent with a person seated at a satsang-style talk, with no visible printed name on the stage.2010-10-24A white-bearded elder with a shaved head and white tripundra marks on his forehead stands on a stage blowing into a white conch shell held up to a microphone on a stand. He wears a cream silk dhoti and shawl with green and red zari borders, and a rudraksha mala. Behind him, a bare-chested man in an orange and green-bordered dhoti with a yellow beaded necklace stands with hands folded, and a young man in a white dhoti with an orange-beaded necklace stands at right. A navy curtain backs the stage, with a red chair at left.2010-10-24Photograph of a seated satsang on a stage. In the centre, an elderly white-bearded man with a shaved head and sacred ash lines wears a cream dhoti and shawl with red-and-gold borders, a rudraksha mala, and holds a small object in his hands while speaking into a microphone on a stand. To the right, a bare-chested bearded man with a red bindi and ash marks wears orange-yellow dhoti with green border and a yellow rudraksha mala with gold chains, seated on a red chair. Behind them stand a man in orange robes with a mala, and a young person in a white shirt and jeans, in front of a blue curtain.2010-10-24A photograph of a satsang on a stage with a blue curtain backdrop. A bearded elder seated at centre, wearing a cream dhoti and shawl with red and gold border and a rudraksha mala, speaks into a standing microphone while holding a white object in his hands; he has white tilak marks on his forehead. To his right, a bare-chested man with a black beard, a yellow-orange cloth and a yellow-orange beaded mala sits on a red-cushioned chair with hands folded, also with white forehead marks. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand at left, one with hands clasped and one with arms folded, and a young man in a white shirt and jeans stands behind the seated figures. Four physical people are visible in the scene.2010-10-24October 24 20102010-10-24An elderly bearded man with white hair and a white tripundra mark on his forehead stands on a glossy stage, blowing into a white conch shell held near a microphone on a stand. He wears a cream silk shawl over his shoulder and a cream dhoti with a green and gold border, with a red-bordered cloth at his feet and a rudraksha mala at his neck. Behind him stand a shirtless man with a tripundra mark, an orange and green dhoti and a yellow-orange beaded garland, and a shirtless young man with an orange rudraksha mala and a white dhoti with gold border. A younger boy in a white shirt stands at the left edge beside an empty red chair. Deep blue drapes form the backdrop.2010-10-24A photograph of a white-bearded elder seated in a red-cushioned chair on a stage, speaking into a clip-on microphone on a boom stand. He wears a cream and gold-bordered dhoti draped over the shoulder, a sandalwood-and-kumkum forehead marking with white horizontal stripes, and rudraksha beads. He holds a silver ceremonial fan-like object with white shells in his raised hand. Behind him stands a man in an orange saffron robe with a rudraksha mala, and a teenager in a white collared shirt and jeans. At the right edge, a bare-chested man in orange sits in a chair. A dark blue curtain forms the backdrop. Text on the image reads a copyright notice.2010-10-24A photograph of a stage talk. An elderly bald man with a long white beard, bare-shouldered and wearing a cream-coloured shawl and white horizontal vibhuti marks on his forehead, sits in a red-cushioned chair at a microphone and holds a white conch shell with a silver-embossed mouthpiece. Beside him, a bare-chested man with a black beard and hair tied up wears a saffron/orange garland of rudraksha-style beads and a gold chain, and a green-bordered orange cloth, with white vibhuti on his forehead; he rests a hand on the elder's arm. Behind them, a bare-chested young man in a white dhoti with an orange-red bead garland stands, and another young man in a white shirt stands at the back against a deep blue curtain. A gold-coloured object is visible at the left edge.2010-10-24An elderly bearded man with a bald head and white tripundra ash marks on his forehead sits on a black chair with a red padded back, wearing a cream silk dhoti and shawl bordered in green and gold. He holds a large microphone to his mouth with one hand and a decorative palm-leaf fan or ornamental plate with the other. Beside him on the left, a figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands at a microphone stand. A young man in a white shirt and jeans stands in the background against a dark blue curtain, and another person's arm is visible on a second chair at right. The glossy white floor reflects the scene.2010-10-24A photograph of a seated elderly man with white hair and a white beard, wearing a cream dhoti and shawl with a red border, holding a microphone to his mouth while speaking. He holds a white ritual conch-like object in his other hand. Beside him a bare-chested bearded man with an orange cloth, yellow beaded mala and a white tripod-style forehead mark sits on a red chair. Standing behind them is a young man in a white shirt and jeans. A dark blue curtain hangs in the background. Four people are visible.2010-10-24A photograph of a seated elderly man with a long white beard and white vibhuti lines on his forehead, wearing a cream silk dhoti and shawl with maroon borders, holding a small feather fan and a white cloth near a microphone on a stand. Beside him sits a bearded man with a shaved head, white tilak and red bindi, wearing an orange and green dhoti and a long amber bead necklace with a rudraksha-style mala and gold chains, hands resting on his lap. Two standing young men in the background: one in a white shirt and jeans, another bare-chested in a white dhoti. Both chairs are black with red cushions in front of a dark blue curtain.2010-10-24A barefoot elderly man with a long white beard and white tripundra marks on his forehead and shoulders stands on a stage, blowing a conch shell held near a microphone on a chrome stand. He wears a cream silk shawl over his shoulder and a cream dhoti with a green and gold border, with a rudraksha mala around his neck. Behind him, a bearded man in an orange dhoti with gold-bordered green cloth and a yellow-orange beaded necklace stands with hands folded. A young man in a white dhoti with gold border and an orange rudraksha necklace stands at right with hands clasped. Another figure in a white shirt stands partially visible at left beside a red-cushioned chair. A dark blue curtain forms the backdrop.2010-10-24