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A seated man in an orange-red saffron robe with long swept-back hair and a beard sits cross-legged on a tiger-skin-covered seat beside a gilded brass Nandi bull statue. He holds a silver trident staff topped with a trident and smiles toward the audience. Behind him, large screens show a close-up of a bearded man in orange clothing, and colourful hanging tassels and lanterns decorate the tent ceiling. A dense audience of devotees in white and red clothes, many wearing tilak marks, sits on the floor in front. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), given the saffron robe, long hair, trident and gilded seat cues.

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A photograph of a seated man in a rust-orange robe with long swept-back hair and a full beard, sitting on a tiger-skin-covered seat beside a gilded bull statue (Nandi) and a golden trident. He wears a red tilak on his forehead and smiles. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, full beard, orange robes and a tiger-skin seat. Around him a large audience sits on the floor, many wearing white and some with orange or red garments; a large screen behind shows a closer view of the same figure. Colourful hanging decorations and lanterns hang from the ceiling of the hall.2016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09A man with long dark hair and a full beard sits cross-legged on a golden Nandi bull seat draped with a tiger-skin cloth, wearing an orange-red saffron robe. A tall silver trident stands beside him and a silver staff rests at his right. Seated devotees fill the foreground and rows behind, many in white and some in red and orange. Overhead hang colourful lanterns and tasseled decorations, and a large screen shows a pink-robed figure. Ceiling drapes and a tiered hall suggest a large satsang or discourse. The man appears to be a person (a person), recognised by long swept hair, saffron robe, rudraksha-style presence and trident seat, seated as the speaker.2016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09A seated figure in a rust-orange sannyasi wrap with long, swept-back dark hair and a full beard sits cross-legged on a golden bull-shaped throne draped with a tiger-striped cloth, holding a golden trident-topped staff upright beside him. Behind him, a large screen shows a figure in pink and blue, and tasselled lanterns hang from a red-curtained hall. A dense audience in white, orange and red clothing with rudraksha malas and vibhuti fills the foreground and sides. Watermarked-style branding is not described. This appears to be a satsang or darshan session. Appearance-based label: a person, seated on a Nandi-form throne with a trident, wearing orange sannyasi cloth and long hair.2016-12-09A seated man in saffron-orange robes sits on a tiger-skin-covered seat mounted on a golden bull statue, a Nandi-like figure, with a tall silver trident beside him. He has long dark hair swept back, a full beard and rudraksha-style adornments, smiling as he addresses a large seated audience. Behind him is a bright stage with a large screen showing a robed figure. The hall is decorated with colourful hanging lanterns and tassels, and many devotees in white and red garments sit in rows. a person seated in the position of a teacher during satsang, with the trident and bull throne as ceremonial symbols.2016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09