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A photograph of a shrine area with a deity murti in the background, dressed in red with yellow garlands and a gold arch behind. A seated figure with long dark hair sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne with a matching footstool, wearing orange robes and a white and red garland, one hand raised to the face. Standing beside the throne at right, a shaven-headed attendant in orange robes holds a microphone toward him, and a camera is visible in the lower left foreground. Red carpet covers the floor, with gold lamp stands and an orange wall with white stripes at right. a person cues: long swept-back hair, orange robes and garland on the throne, though appearance alone is not conclusive.

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A photograph of a seated man on an ornate gold-and-red throne in an open temple pavilion, wearing an orange robe and a white-and-red garland with a dark shawl over his shoulders. A standing attendant in orange robes bends forward, holding a microphone toward the seated man's face, while a second person's hands are visible near the footstool. Garlanded deity murti stand behind a stone shrine with brass lamps and a golden kalasha-style pedestal, and red carpet covers the floor. The attendant and seated man are the only physical people visible.2010-10-05A seated man sits on an ornate gilded throne with red cushions in front of a temple shrine with a gold-arched niche. He wears an orange-saffron dhoti and a leopard-print shawl over his shoulders, with a garland of white and pink flowers around his neck and a microphone stand beside him. Behind him stands a deity murti with gold ornaments and a red backdrop, flanked by gold lamp stands and kalasha-style pots. Red carpet lies on the stone floor in front of the throne, with orange curtains framing the sides. The man appears to be a central figure in the scene, consistent with a seated speaker at a paadapuja setting, though his appearance is only a weak candidate for the page's named figure.2010-10-05A seated long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a white flower garland sits on a red-cushioned golden throne in front of a temple shrine, speaking into a microphone on a stand. Behind him, a deity murti pair is decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands and framed by an arched gold tiered backdrop, with gold lamp stands and a kalasha-like vessel on the altar. To the right, a shaved-headed priest in orange-saffron robes bows with folded hands beside a brass vessel holding a flame. Orange curtains hang from red pillars, with a red carpet and floral strands on the platform. The scene reads as a temple ceremony or satsang.2009-12-29A photograph of a man seated on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, wearing orange saffron robes and a rudraksha mala, in front of a shrine with a deity murti of a seated couple in gold and orange garments decorated with garlands. A video camera is in the foreground, its monitor showing the same seated figure in orange. Red and orange curtains frame the carved stone pavilion, with a red carpet and a patterned rug below. One person is visible.2010-09-22A photograph of a seated figure in an orange saffron robe and orange shawl with a rudraksha mala, sitting in an orange upholstered armchair on an orange cloth before a stone shrine. Behind, a deity murti in blue and purple with a crown and garlands sits on a gold-trimmed altar with brass oil lamps and a kalasha. Orange curtains frame the shrine. To the left a bald man in white with an orange stole stands with arms folded; to the right a man in white with an orange stole holds a camera, and a man in yellow stoles and two women in white sari-style dress sit or stand. A red carpet and purple-striped mats lie on the floor. Visible people number six.2010-07-02 +1 copiesA seated figure in an orange robe and rudraksha mala sits on an ornate golden throne with red cushions, one hand raised in teaching gesture, before a shrine. Behind him stand carved stone pillars and a deity murti with a crown, gold ornaments and yellow garments, adorned with marigold garlands. Orange curtains hang at the sides, a red-and-white striped wall and matting lie on the floor, and a microphone stand is in front of the throne. Appearance-based candidate: a person, identified by his orange robe, rudraksha mala and seated teaching posture on the throne. No other physical people are visible.2010-11-03A photograph of an ashram temple hall with an ornate gold and red throne with a footstool on a red carpet, beside a shrine with a deity murti garlanded in marigolds and a brass kalasha. A man with long swept-back hair, wearing an orange robe, a leopard-print shawl and a white flower garland, walks barefoot toward the throne. Behind him a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl walks, and to the right an attendant in saffron robes walks past an orange wall.2010-10-05A photograph of a seated man on an ornate gold throne with a leopard-print cushion, speaking into a microphone on a stand. He wears saffron/orange robes, a long white and red flower garland, and holds a small bouquet of flowers in his lap. Behind him is a stone shrine with a deity murti of a couple, ornamented with gold and flowers, framed by an arch and orange curtains. The floor is covered with red carpet and the setting is outdoors under a pavilion with a stone platform and carved panels.2010-10-05A photograph of an open-air satsang at a shrine with red-and-white pillars and orange curtains. A seated man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits on a gold ornate throne before a shrine holding two deity murtis draped in red cloth and garlanded with flowers. Gold lamp stands flank the altar. Silhouetted devotees in white and orange sit on the floor in the foreground, and a video camera on a tripod records the talk.2010-11-07A man with long swept-back dark hair sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne, wearing an orange saffron robe and a long rudraksha mala, speaking into a microphone on a stand. His bare feet rest on a red footstool. Behind him stands a deity murti draped with a garland of yellow and red flowers and a white and gold cloth, beside brass lamps and a small orange figure. A red-and-orange curtain hangs at right, with a stone shrine carving behind. This is a Swamiji (probable) seated for a public talk, with appearance-based cues of long hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha beads.2010-11-03November 07 20102010-11-07August 10 20112011-08-10