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A bearded man with glasses and short grey-streaked hair, wearing a saffron-orange robe and seated on a black plastic chair, gestures with both hands while speaking to a seated group. The group sits on a patterned mat in a hall: several women in white saris with gold borders and rudraksha malas, some with ID badges, and a shaved-headed man in white in the foreground. Behind them are red-cushioned chairs and a stage backdrop with painted scenery. No person is clearly identified as a person by appearance alone; the seated speaker is shown in saffron with a beard and glasses but his features are not distinctive enough for a confident identification.

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A photograph of a classroom-style satsang inside a plain room with white walls and a red-painted wall. A man in white robes with a red-bordered cloth sits on a black plastic chair at right, facing a group of about twenty seated students on striped woven mats. The students wear white clothing and blue lanyards, many holding notebooks or pens. A white ceiling fan, a wooden cabinet and a red door are visible. The speaker's appearance is not clearly identifiable from this image.2010-09-08September 04 20152015-09-04November 16 20152015-11-16July 08 20172017-07-08A photograph of a small indoor session in a tiled room. A shaved-headed teacher in an orange-red saffron robe sits on an orange cushion at the left, facing a semicircle of students seated on striped mats. Several students wear white kurta-style clothes, one woman wears a blue sari and another a yellow sari, and a child in red sits among them. A whiteboard on an easel stands behind the teacher, with a framed portrait on the wall and a microphone stand nearby. A woman in white stands at the back near a desk. The mood is an instructional gathering or discourse circle.2011-07-30A photograph of a small indoor satsang room with a plain white wall and a red-brown painted wall. About twenty people in white ritual clothing sit on colourful woven mats and floor cushions, many wearing blue lanyard-style neck cords. Several take notes or hold books and notebooks. On the right, a bald man in white dhoti and shawl with a red border sits on a black plastic chair and gestures with his hands while speaking to the group. Nearby are a wooden cabinet, a standing fan and a ceiling light. The scene suggests a discourse or teaching session.2010-09-08A photograph of a seated satsang in a plain concrete room with white walls. In the foreground a man with long dark hair tied back wears a saffron-orange robe and sits on a red cushion, speaking into a microphone on a stand. Behind him, a group of about a dozen people sit on the floor; several women wear white saris with gold borders and rudraksha or beaded necklaces, and men wear white shirts. A young woman rests her cheek on her hand while smiling. A small white paper and a plastic bag lie on the floor in front. A small logo appears in the top-left corner.2007-12-22A large hall filled with seated devotees in white and saffron clothing, many wearing white headbands and rudraksha malas. At the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair and a reddish-brown garment sits on an ornate brown leather throne, raising one hand and holding a small stick. Probable Swamiji: long swept-back hair, reddish-brown robe and rudraksha-style beads mark him as the presiding teacher, seated above the crowd with an orange cloth-covered stand and a small device before him. Many people sit cross-legged on the floor facing him, with red and white curtains and framed posters on the walls behind.2015-07-28September 06 20102010-09-06February 15 20162016-02-15Indoor hall with a white tent-style ceiling, decorative painted pillars with elephant motifs, and ceiling fans. A person in orange robes sits in a tall orange armchair at left, facing a seated audience on orange and purple mats. Many audience members wear white, some in yellow or orange shawls, and several use laptops placed on low tables. A microphone stands near the speaker, and a painted backdrop of a rural scene hangs behind. The speaker appears to be a person based on orange robes and the seated teaching setting, though the face is too distant to confirm.2010-08-09A photograph of a seated discourse in a bright marble hall. A person in orange-saffron robes and a saffron shawl sits on a dark wooden throne-style chair at the front, speaking with raised hands and an orange cloth draped over the seat. Around him a large audience sits cross-legged on a glossy floor, mostly in white dhotis, white shirts and white saris with gold borders, many with long braided hair. Some devotees in orange and red clothing sit near the walls. Dark wooden doors and a shrine-like altar with flower offerings line the back wall. Only the speaker's appearance is a possible match to the page's presentation, and the page does not place him at this event, so the identity is uncertain.2015-11-16