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A seated man with long dark hair and a red bindi smiles broadly while speaking into a microphone on a stand. He wears a cream-white garment with a gold border and heavy gold necklaces. He sits on a gilded throne with red cushions, backed by a large arch of marigold and rose garlands in red, yellow, green and purple. A silver oil lamp with a lit flame stands at the right edge. Next to him at the left, an ornate gold and silver structure rises above the seat. The setting is an outdoor stage decorated with flowers for a public event.

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A seated man with long dark hair, a red bindi and a white garment with a gold border speaks into a microphone on a stand, one hand raised in an open gesture. He wears layered gold beaded necklaces and a gold bangle. He sits on a golden throne ornately carved and decorated with rainbow bands of red, yellow, green, purple and white flower garlands. A brass oil lamp with lit flames sits at the lower right, and red tiger-striped cushions cover the seat. A portrait-style figure is visible only as a person speaking; the scene shows a discourse on a flower-decorated throne. Swamiji (probable): the speaker has long swept-back hair, a red bindi, layered gold beaded necklaces and a gold-bordered white garment, seated on a flower-decorated throne.2009-01-01A seated man with long dark hair, a red bindi and an ornate gold necklace of multiple strands and a large central pendant, wearing a cream and gold-bordered garment, speaks into a silver microphone on a stand. He sits before a large gilded throne-back surrounded by a rainbow arc of red, yellow, purple and white flower garlands, with a silver canopy frame at left and a metal ritual lamp at right. He gestures with one hand while looking upward and smiling. Swamiji (probable) based on long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklaces and a central seated position on a decorated throne during a discourse.2009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01A man with long dark hair and a small red bindi sits on an ornate gold throne decorated with garlands of yellow, red, purple and white flowers. He wears a cream dhoti with a gold border, a bare upper body, a heavy multi-strand gold necklace and a gold bangle, and raises one hand while speaking into a microphone on a stand. Red and white tiger-striped cloth covers the seat beneath him, and a silver ceremonial lamp stands at the lower right. Behind him a gold-embossed throne back frames the scene.2009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01A smiling man with long dark hair and a red-brown tilak on his forehead sits cross-legged on a red cushioned throne decorated with a dense arch of marigold and purple, red and white flower garlands. He wears a saffron-yellow robe draped over his shoulders and bare chest, multiple gold beaded necklaces and a gold-coloured garland, and holds a black microphone in his right hand while speaking. Ornate gold metalwork and a lit oil lamp appear at the edges of the frame. The throne's ornaments include decorative ornamental discs on the garland arch. The setting suggests a seated satsang discourse.2010-12-26January 01 20092009-01-01December 06 20102010-12-06January 01 20092009-01-01A seated man in a yellow saffron-toned dhoti and wrap with a bare upper chest sits on a gold-framed throne (peetha) decorated with a dense arch of marigold-style garlands in yellow, red, purple and white. He wears layered gold ceremonial necklaces and a red bindi, and has long dark hair, smiling broadly with his head tilted upward while his hands rest on the red cushioned armrests. A microphone stands at his side, and a brass oil lamp (lamp with a flame) burns on the right beside a brass bird-topped stand. The background is a blue draped cloth, and the scene appears to be a satsang discourse.2010-12-26January 01 20092009-01-01A man seated cross-legged on a red-cushioned throne decorated with a garland arch of yellow, purple, red and white flowers and gold ornamental carving. He wears a yellow draped cloth, a red bindi, long swept-back dark hair and a multi-strand gold necklace with large beads, and holds a black handheld microphone in his right hand while smiling and speaking. Brass oil lamps with a lit flame stand at the right edge against a white backdrop. Appearance-based identification as Swamiji (probable) based on long hair, saffron-yellow ornate clothing and gold necklace, seated in a discourse setting.2010-12-26