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A photograph inside an open-sided orange-walled hall at an ashram. In the centre, a man with long dark hair wears an orange robe, a patterned leopard-print shawl and a white and red flower garland, standing on a red-cushioned gold throne-like seat with a gold-plated backrest. In front of him stands a large ornate gold throne panel. To the right a man in orange robes walks barefoot across a grey floor along a red carpet, and a woman in white with an orange shawl stands near the wall. An orange curtain hangs at left beside a stone pillar and a gold gate, with a small statue in orange robes visible in the background. A sign on the wall reads about feeding devotees, and a microphone stands before the seat.

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November 02 20102010-11-02November 02 20102010-11-02September 14 20102010-09-14 +1 copiesA man with long, swept-back dark hair stands at the centre front in an orange-saffron dhoti and a leopard-print shawl over the shoulders, with a rudraksha mala around his neck. He stands with palms pressed together in anjali, smiling and looking upward. Behind him, a line of devotees in white and orange-saffron garments, many women wearing orange or yellow shawls, stand under a corrugated roof in an orange-walled hall. A red carpet runs along the right side, with metal railings and a tripod-mounted camera. On the wall is a red sign reading that more than 20,000 people in 147 countries are visiting, and a framed poster with deity imagery is on the back wall. Swamiji (probable) is the man at centre, identified by long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala.2010-11-09A photograph of a barefoot man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala around his neck, standing with palms pressed together in namaste on an orange cloth carpet in a covered open-sided hall with orange walls and a corrugated roof. Behind him a line of women and girls in white saris with orange or saffron borders and shawls stand with hands folded in prayer. To the left is a gold-trimmed wooden seat with a red cushion, a microphone on a stand, and a brass kalasha. A red carpet runs across the floor and a cameraperson stands at right. The man's cues (long swept-back hair, saffron garments, rudraksha mala) fit the a person candidate, but his face is not clearly confirmed, so this is an unsure appearance-based candidate in person.2010-10-31 +1 copiesA seated man in orange robes with a white shawl sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne at the left, speaking into a microphone. Before him on an orange-cloth floor sit a seated audience of about two dozen devotees, several men with shaved heads in white dhoti and orange sashes, and women in saris and salwar in orange, white, green and yellow. Brass plates, lamps and offering trays sit on mats in front of the group, and some women with folded hands sit at the right near a small altar. The walls are orange with white and red striped trim, and a red sign on the wall reads about 20,000 people in 247 countries. This appears to be a satsang or padapuja gathering.2010-09-14Outdoor temple courtyard with orange-painted walls and a corrugated roof. A man in saffron-orange robes and a long rudraksha mala walks past a red-cushioned seat near an ornate golden seat back. Behind him, a woman in orange sari with a rudraksha mala stands beside another woman in a light sari. On the wall, a red sign reads that more than 20,000 people in 247 countries have darshan of Anandeshwara-Anandeshwari, and a blue sign reads Sthree Pravesha. A red-and-gold kalasha sits on a stand near a brass vessel on a mat. Swamiji (probable): the man in saffron robes with long swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala appears to be the figure the page associates with Swamiji, depicted as a sannyasi in orange with a rudraksha mala.2010-10-30Indoor satsang hall under a corrugated metal roof with a red-orange wall. In the foreground a barefoot man in saffron-orange robes with a red-bordered dhoti-style wrap and a long dark rudraksha mala walks across a striped mat, leaning on a white cane. He has long swept-back dark hair. Behind him a line of devotees stands with palms pressed together in namaskar; women wear white saris with yellow and orange shawls. A red carpet runs along a metal railing, and at left stands a gilded peetha-style seat draped in red with a tray of flowers and an offering. A plaque on the wall reads about more than 20,000 people attending daily satsang.2010-11-07A man with long, swept-back dark hair stands in the foreground in front of a red carpet, hands pressed together in namaste, smiling. He wears a saffron-orange dhoti and a leopard-print shawl over his shoulders, with a rudraksha mala around his neck. Behind him, a row of women in white and orange saris, some with orange shawls and yellow scarves, stand with hands folded in a covered, open-sided hall with a corrugated roof, orange walls, a loudspeaker, a camera on a tripod, and a red-and-white placard reading that more than 20,000 people have been served in 347 countries. The description identifies a probable Swamiji in the foreground based on long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, leopard shawl and rudraksha mala.2010-11-09November 10 20102010-11-10A procession on a red carpet inside an ashram hall with orange-brick walls and a corrugated roof. A man in saffron-orange robes wearing a long red and white flower garland and bangles walks at centre, with long dark hair, and a man in white dhoti holds a colourful multi-coloured umbrella with tassels over him. Behind, a man in orange robes and a rudraksha-style mala walks beside a brass trident-staff, and another man in white records with a video camera on a tripod nearby. Other people in white and saffron stand along the rail, and a shaved-headed man in orange at left faces forward. Swamiji (probable): the centre figure has long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a red garland; this is an appearance-based label only.2012-01-01A photograph inside a temple shrine hall where a seated figure on an ornate gold-and-red throne wears an orange dhoti, an orange shawl and a rudraksha-style orange garland, with long swept-back hair and a leopard-print jacket. Beside the throne, a white-clad devotee sits with folded hands. Around the seated figure, devotees in white dhotis, white and green saris, and yellow-and-white garments sit on mats, some holding brass trays of offerings. A shaved-headed man in orange robes sits at lower left. Behind, gold-decorated deity murtis of a goddess and a god stand in a red-curtained shrine with garlands, and a sign on the orange wall reads in English and Tamil about feeding 20,000 people. Corrugated roof and palm trees appear outside.2010-11-08