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A man stands barefoot on a bare white stage in front of a navy blue curtain, smiling and raising one hand in greeting while holding a stack of papers with a red folder in the other. He wears a cream and gold-bordered dhoti with a red sash at the waist, a bare torso draped with a cream shawl, a multi-strand rudraksha mala with a gold pendant, and a white tripundra with a red bindi on his forehead. Beside him stands a carved wooden chair with a wooden frame. Overhead are stage lights and rigging. The man's identity cannot be determined from appearance, so no a person label is applied.

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A man stands barefoot on a white stage in front of a dark blue curtain, smiling and holding a stack of white papers with a red folder. He wears a cream and gold-bordered dhoti with a maroon sash, a rudraksha mala with a gold pendant, a gold armlet, and a white tilak on his forehead. To the right, a wooden lectern with carved panels stands on a small rug. A maroon curtain hangs at the left edge, and stage lights hang from the dark ceiling. The page identifies this as a Shiva Sutra session at Adi Kailasa, Bengaluru, on 5 March 2011; the figure's appearance alone does not confirm this identity, so the a person field is unsure.2011-03-05A photograph of a man standing barefoot on a white stage in front of a dark blue curtain, with a maroon curtain at left. He wears a cream and gold-bordered dhoti and shawl with a maroon and gold waist sash, a rudraksha mala with a gold pendant, and a white and red forehead mark. He smiles, raises one hand in a gesture of speech, and holds a stack of papers in the other. A wooden chair stands at the right edge of the stage. Two spotlights hang from the ceiling above.2011-03-05A barefoot man in a red draped garment with dark blue edging stands on an orange cloth with blue-and-yellow borders on a white stage before a black curtain. He wears a heavy gold bead necklace with a pendant, a red bindi and long dark hair, raises one hand in a gesture of address and holds a sheaf of white papers in the other. A small brass bell is visible at the right edge of the cloth.2011-01-25September 13 20112011-09-13A smiling man stands before a dark blue draped curtain, raising both open palms in front of his chest as if speaking to an audience. He wears a draped red-orange shawl over bare shoulders, with a gold and crystal bead necklace and a gold-knotted rudraksha-style cord at his neck, and a thin red-brown band on his upper arm. His forehead bears white and red tilak marks and his hair is swept back. Only one person is visible, and no deity imagery or ritual objects appear in the frame.2011-02-19A man with long, swept-back dark hair stands on a stage in front of a dark blue curtain and a painted backdrop of green trees, mid-gesture with both palms raised and eyes closed in a smile. He wears a white dhoti and shawl with gold borders, a rudraksha mala with a teal ornamental pendant, a gold chain, gold armlets and bangles, and a red bindu on his forehead. The appearance and attire are consistent with the page's identification of a person, so this is a probable match. Only one person is visible.2011-02-14A man stands on a stage before a dark navy curtain, smiling and raising his right hand in a gesture while holding a small white booklet in his left. He wears a saffron-orange draped garment with a maroon border over his shoulder and waist, long dark swept-back hair, a red bindi, a rudraksha mala with a gold pendant, red cord and gold armband. The floor is grey. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklace visible, on a stage setting.2011-02-11September 13 20112011-09-13A man stands on a stage with both palms raised beside his shoulders in a teaching or blessing gesture, smiling upward. He has long, swept-back dark hair, a red bindi, and wears a white dhoti and shawl with gold borders, a rudraksha mala with a turquoise-and-gold pendant, a gold chain, and beaded bracelets. Behind him are dark curtains, a white drape and a painted backdrop of a large green tree. A probable Swamiji identification fits the long hair, ceremonial gold necklace and rudraksha mala on a discourse stage, so the appearance is the basis for this label. The visible cues are long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala, gold ornaments and ceremonial white-and-gold clothing during a discourse.2011-02-14A man with long, swept-back dark hair stands on a stage in front of a dark blue curtain and a painted backdrop of green trees. He wears a white dhoti and shoulder cloth with gold borders, a rudraksha-style bead mala across his chest, a beaded armlet and gold bangles. A red mark is on his forehead and his hands are raised mid-gesture as he speaks, appearing to give a discourse. Swamiji (probable): the long hair, beaded malas and gold-bordered white clothing fit the appearance associated with the discourse.2011-02-14February 24 20112011-02-24A man with long dark hair stands on a stage in front of a black curtain decorated with white wavy streamers, raising both hands palms-forward in a greeting gesture while smiling. He wears a flowing white robe draped over one shoulder, with a red bindi on his forehead, multiple strands of rudraksha beads and a gold ceremonial necklace, a red-and-brown rudraksha bracelet on the upper arm, and gold-and-beaded bangles on the wrist. A golden ornament hangs at the right edge of the frame. A purple logo appears in the lower left corner. Swamiji (probable): the figure has long swept-back hair, a red bindi, rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold jewellery, speaking from a stage as a discourse presenter.2011-02-12