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A man with long dark hair and a bare chest, wearing saffron-orange robes, sits in a cream upholstered armchair in a plain concrete room. He holds an orange cloth to his face and a small black object in his hand, with a wooden walking stick leaning against the chair. Behind him three hanging banners with portrait photos and captions are displayed on wooden stands, and two electric fans stand in the room. A sign on the wall reads NO MOBILES ALLOWED.

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December 29 20062006-12-29A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange saffron robe seated in a white cushioned armchair beside a wooden walking staff with a dark handle. He holds a small bowl and a cup-like object in his hands and looks to the side. Behind him, four hanging banners with portrait photographs and printed quotes are displayed on a pale green cinder-block wall, and a 'NO MOBILES ALLOWED' sign is mounted above. Two standing fans stand in the room and steps lead up to a dim platform on the right. Swamiji (probable): the seated man has long swept-back hair and an orange saffron robe, cues consistent with the page's reference to Swamiji, so the figure is an appearance-based candidate present in person.2006-12-29 +1 copiesA photograph of a long-haired man in orange saffron robes seated on a white upholstered armchair in a plain room with a pale green-grey wall. He wears a red tilak mark on his forehead, has long dark hair, and holds a black handled object in one hand while gesturing with the other. A wooden walking stick leans against the chair in the foreground. Behind him, three hanging banners on wooden stands show portraits of people: the left one in orange, the centre one of a smiling man in a white turban and white clothes, and the right one of a figure in orange. White text on the banners reads partial quotations. Two standing fans and a small television stand at the sides, with a sign reading NO MOBILES ALLOWED on the upper wall. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, orange robes and a red tilak mark, identified as the seated man through the page's attribution.2006-12-29 +1 copiesIndoor photo of a seated woman in a saffron-orange robe holding a microphone, smiling and speaking from a cushioned armchair. Her long dark hair is loose. Around her, a group of mostly men in white shirts and dhotis sit on the floor facing her, some with hands folded. A seated figure in white and a young man in orange at left are nearby. Behind them, four hanging banners on stands display portraits with printed captions, and a wall-mounted sign reads NO MOBILES ALLOWED. Two electric fans stand in the room.2006-12-29A photograph of a discourse session in a plain hall with pale walls and a wooden cabinet. A person with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron wrap and a beaded necklace, sits in a cream upholstered armchair, holding a microphone with a green cable and smiling. A wooden walking staff rests against the chair. Several seated people in white shirts face him from the foreground, some looking down at notebooks. Behind him stand a fan and two framed banners: one shows a figure in orange headwear with the text 'First of all, you can't achieve bliss', the other shows a smiling figure in a white turban with the text 'Don't think that you are doing with what you do; you are wanting what we want to hear'. a person: the seated speaker's appearance and orange wrap match the page's identification, but the face alone does not establish it.2006-12-29A smiling man with long dark swept-back hair sits cross-legged on a grey floor in front of a white cushioned seat with a wooden staff leaning against it. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange robe with a tied shawl and a long rudraksha mala around his neck, and a red-and-white bindi on his forehead. Two electric pedestal fans stand nearby, and behind him hang pink and yellow banners with white printed slogans on a pale tiled wall, beside red-and-white steps. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), shown in person, judged from his long swept-back hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala.2006-12-29A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange saffron robe sitting cross-legged on a cream upholstered armchair, laughing broadly and holding a black microphone in his right hand. A red bindi is visible on his forehead. Behind him, two standing fans and a small table hold triangular pennants with printed slogans. The room has pale cinder-block walls, a grey floor, and red-carpeted steps at the right edge. The appearance matches the a person candidate by long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a microphone, but identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2006-12-29A seated figure in an orange saffron garment sits on a cream upholstered armchair in an indoor hall, bare-shouldered on one side, with long dark hair swept back and a small bindi. Several men in white shirts sit on the floor in the foreground, seen from behind, facing the chair. Behind the chair stand three hanging banners on wooden easel stands, each bearing a portrait labelled with printed captions.2006-12-29December 29 20062006-12-29December 29 20062006-12-29 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated teaching session in an indoor hall. A figure with long dark hair and an orange saffron robe sits on a cream upholstered sofa, one hand raised to the chin in a contemplative pose. Around them, a group of mostly older men in white shirts and white dhotis sit cross-legged on the floor listening, and one man in the front left wears an orange garment. Behind the seated figure are several printed banners on stands showing portrait photographs and quotations. A white ceiling fan and a wooden cabinet stand against the wall at left.2006-12-29A seated man in saffron-orange robes speaks into a handheld microphone with a green cable in a plain room with cream painted block walls. He wears a bare-chested orange garment draped over one shoulder, and long dark wavy hair falls past his shoulders. He sits on a white upholstered chair with a wooden rod or cane resting against it. Two electric pedestal fans stand at left and right, and red-carpeted steps appear at right. Behind him, two hanging banners show a figure in white and a figure in red with rudraksha beads, bearing printed slogans including 'I am here not to prove that I am God' and 'I am here to prove that you are god'. Swamiji (probable): the long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha beads on the banner figure are the appearance cues.2006-12-29