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A man seated on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion, speaking into a microphone on a stand. He wears a grey-blue dhoti-style cloth draped over one shoulder and a long rudraksha mala with brown beads around his neck, with dark hair swept back and a tilak on his forehead. His right hand is raised in gesture as he teaches. Beside him is a water bottle, a small silver lamp stand, and a basket of red roses with white flowers on the white table. A red banner with gold lettering is visible at the top, and a dark blue curtain sits behind.

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A man sits cross-legged on an ornate gold-and-red throne on a stage, speaking toward the right into a microphone on a stand. He wears a blue draped garment with a cream edge and a long rudraksha mala of dark beads around his neck; his long hair is swept back. Beside him on the red-draped platform are a silver-toned kalasha-style water vessel and a basket of red and white roses; a plastic water bottle sits on the white lectern. Behind him hangs a red banner with gold lettering reading 'Sutras' and a navy blue curtain. Swamiji (probable): the long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and blue robe on a throne match the page's reference to Swamiji at this event, but the face is not used for identification.2010-09-13A man seated cross-legged on an ornate golden throne with red cushions on a raised stage, speaking into a microphone on a stand with one hand raised and the other placed on his chest. He wears a blue draped cloth over one shoulder, a long rudraksha mala of dark beads, and a white tilak with a red dot on his forehead. Behind him hangs a red banner with gold lettering and dark blue drapery. A silver kalasha-style vessel and a water bottle sit on the stage beside him, with a basket of red and white roses at his right.2010-09-13A man seated on an ornate gold throne with a red velvet cushion, smiling and gesturing with clasped hands toward a small microphone on a stand. He wears a blue-grey unstitched wrap over one shoulder, a long necklace of dark rudraksha beads, and a small red bindi on his forehead. A red banner with gold lettering hangs behind him, with a dark blue curtain to the right. A water bottle and a small silver lamp sit on the table at lower left. a person is the seated speaker, identified only by the setting and the rudraksha mala and throne cues.2010-09-13September 13 20102010-09-13A photograph of a seated man speaking at an event, gesturing with his right hand open at chest level. He has long, swept-back dark hair, a white tripunda marking with a red bindi on his forehead, and wears a blue shawl with a silver border over a bare shoulder, with a long rudraksha mala draped across his chest. Behind him is an ornate gold throne with a red banner, and a microphone stand and a water bottle are in the foreground.2010-09-13A seated man speaks during a talk on a stage before a red banner with gold lettering reading 'Yoga Sutras'. He sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne with red cushions, wearing a blue draped garment that leaves one shoulder bare, a long rudraksha mala, and a small red tilak on his forehead; his long dark hair is swept back. His left hand rests on the armrest while his right hand is raised in gesture toward a microphone on a stand. A water bottle sits on a white table beside him, and a basket of red and white roses stands at right.2010-09-13A man seated cross-legged on an ornate gilded throne with a red cushioned seat and orange bolsters, speaking into a microphone on a stand. He wears a blue unstitched robe with a thin gold border, and a long rudraksha mala hangs to his waist. He has a red bindi and white forehead markings, and he holds a sheet of paper on a clear stand. Behind him is a red banner with gold lettering and a dark blue curtain. a person: the rudraksha mala, blue robe and throne suggest the teacher, shown in a discourse setting.2010-09-13A photograph of a man in profile speaking at a microphone during a talk. He has long, swept-back dark hair and a white-lined blue shawl draped over one shoulder, with a strand of dark rudraksha beads worn at the neck. Behind him, an ornate gold throne with carved scrollwork is visible, with a red and gold backdrop and a navy curtain beyond.2010-09-13A man seated before an ornate gold throne with carved floral and sunburst patterns speaks into a microphone on a stand at right. He wears a blue-grey unstitched wrap over bare shoulders, a long rudraksha mala with brown beads hanging to his waist, and a white horizontal tripundra with a red dot on his forehead. His right hand rests on his chest while his left hand gestures outward. A red backdrop with gold lettering sits behind him, a clear water bottle is on the red-draped table at lower left, and a partially visible flower garland appears at the lower right. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala, saffron-free ceremonial wrap and throne seating indicate Paramahamsa Nithyananda as the speaker.2010-09-13A man with long swept-back dark hair and a small red bindi sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, speaking into a microphone. He wears a blue draped garment over bare shoulders and a dark rudraksha mala. Beside him on the right stands a floral arrangement of red and white roses, and a water bottle sits at the left edge against a dark blue curtained backdrop. The seated speaker is an appearance-based a person giving a discourse on a stage.2010-09-13A smiling man in a blue-grey wrap garment with a white border sits beside an ornate gold throne with fan-like carved backrest. He wears long dark hair swept back, a white vertical tilak with a red dot on his forehead, and multiple dark rudraksha beads on his chest. A microphone stands at right, a water bottle and a red draped table are at lower left, and a red banner with gold lettering sits behind him against a dark blue curtain.2010-09-13A man with long swept-back dark hair and a small red tilak on his forehead sits on an ornate golden throne with red velvet cushions and a sunburst-shaped gold backrest. He wears a blue wrap draped over one shoulder, with a dark rudraksha mala around his neck, and smiles while looking to his right. A water bottle, a microphone and a vase of red and white flowers sit beside the throne on a stage with a dark blue backdrop.2010-09-13