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A smiling man seated on an ornate gold-and-red throne raises his right palm in a blessing gesture while holding a gold trident (trishul) with a gold kalasha-like base in his left hand. He wears a deep maroon robe with black and gold embroidered borders and a long gold bead necklace of rudraksha-style beads, with long swept-back hair and a red tilak on his forehead. A small lapel microphone is clipped to his robe. Behind him is a dark painted backdrop with green foliage. A discourse setting is suggested by the throne and microphone.

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A smiling man seated on an ornate gold-and-red throne, raising his right palm in a blessing gesture while his left hand holds a gold trident (trishula) across his lap. He wears a maroon shawl-like robe edged with gold brocade and a long gold bead mala with a gold trident pendant, and has a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him is a painted backdrop of leafy foliage and a gold lion-head armrest is visible at left.2010-09-11A seated man in a maroon-red shawl with gold-brocade borders sits on an ornate gold throne with a red back panel. He wears a long gold bead necklace and holds a gold trident (trishul) in one hand while raising the other palm in blessing. He has long swept-back hair and a red bindi on his forehead. A small black lapel microphone is clipped to his chest. Behind him is a painted forest backdrop with green palm fronds.2010-09-11A seated man in a maroon draped garment with gold-bordered black trim sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne, smiling and looking downward. He wears a long gold bead garland, a small red bindi on his forehead, and holds a gold trident-shaped staff. A small clip-on microphone is attached to his garment and a black microphone is visible at the lower right. The background shows a painted forest backdrop with green palm foliage. a person: the seated man wears a long gold bead garland and holds a gold trident staff on a throne, cues consistent with the page's claim that a person was at this event.2010-09-11A smiling man with long dark hair and a red bindi sits in a close, angled photograph, wearing a deep maroon robe with a gold-bordered edge and a long necklace of gold beads. He holds a gilded trident in one hand, gesturing with the other, while a gilded ornamental object rests in the foreground at lower left. A dark rocky backdrop with green foliage at the left edge fills the background.2010-09-11A smiling man seated on an ornate gilded throne with a red upholstered back, raising one open hand in a gesture of greeting or blessing. He wears a deep red draped garment with a gold-bordered edge and a long gold bead necklace, with a small clip-on microphone attached to the garment. A red bindi marks his forehead. Behind him is a backdrop of pink-toned foliage and a palm frond at left. Swamiji (probable): long dark hair swept back, saffron-red ceremonial clothing, gold necklace and a seated throne presentation.2010-09-11A smiling man seated in a close-up photograph wears a deep maroon robe with gold-embroidered border and a long gold bead garland with black stripes across his chest. He holds an ornate gold trident-like staff vertically in one hand and rests his other hand on a large gold-embossed object at lower left. A dark red bindi is on his forehead, and a small clip-on microphone is visible on his garland. Behind him are a dark textured backdrop and green palm fronds.2010-09-11Close-up photograph of a smiling man with long dark hair swept back, a red kumkum mark on his forehead, and a red garment draped over his shoulders with a dark border. He wears a heavy ceremonial necklace of large gold beads and gestures with one raised hand, with a small clip-on microphone at his chest. The background is a deep red cloth with a gold ornate brocade seat behind him.2010-09-11A seated man in red robes and a gold ornate throne with carved gold scrollwork and a red velvet back. He wears a long gold bead necklace, has a red bindi on his forehead, and raises his right palm in a gesture of blessing while smiling. The gold-beaded necklace and robes are distinctive, consistent with a ceremonial teacher on a throne, yet the appearance alone is not enough to confirm an identity. Behind him is a pinkish backdrop with a palm frond at the left edge. A small clip-on microphone is visible on his chest.2010-09-11Close-up photo of a smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair, a red bindi on his forehead, and a red draped garment over bare shoulders. He wears heavy ornate gold bead necklaces and is raising one hand in a gesturing, teaching motion. A small lapel microphone is clipped to his garment. Behind him is a gold-embossed ornate chair against a deep red wall. The visible cues of long hair, ornate gold necklaces and saffron-red robes match the Swamiji (probable) appearance label, with the page noting he spoke at this event.2010-09-11A smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead sits before an ornate gold throne with a deep red velvet back. He wears a red garment with a gold and black embroidered border and long gold ceremonial beads draped over his chest. His right hand is raised in a waving or blessing gesture with eyes closed. Appearance-based a person cues: long swept-back hair, ornate gold beads and a throne. A faint purple logo appears at lower left.2010-09-11A smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair sits against a red velvet backrest with an ornate gold-carved frame behind him. He wears a red garment with a gold-bordered edge and a long ornate gold necklace of large beads, and has a red dot and white marks on his forehead. Swamiji (probable), identified by long swept-back hair, ceremonial gold beaded necklace and saffron-red ornate clothing, is seated on a throne, smiling and turned slightly to one side.2010-09-11Close-up photograph of a smiling man with shoulder-length dark wavy hair, wearing a red-maroon shawl with a black-and-gold border and heavy gold bead necklaces. A red bindi and white markings are on his forehead. He sits before an ornate gold-embossed backdrop against a deep red wall. Swamiji (probable): appearance-based label only, based on long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklaces and a shawl; he is the sole person shown. A purple logo sits at lower left and a vertical copyright line runs at the right edge.2010-09-11