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A man with long swept-back dark hair and a white-and-red vertical tilak on his forehead sits on an ornate silver-framed throne upholstered in red velvet. He wears a rust-red saffron-toned wrap over bare shoulders and a heavy gold beaded necklace. He is seated at a silver-plated altar table, and his hands are at a black Yamaha DTX electronic drum pad, holding two wooden sticks above a silver lion-head figure. Silver statues of lions sit beside the throne. Behind him, several young people in orange and saffron clothing sit in the background, some with hands folded or covering their eyes. The setting is a bright hall with white walls.

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A long-haired man with a white tripundra forehead mark and a saffron-orange shawl sits on an ornate red-velvet throne with silver carved armrests and silver lion figures. He wears a gold necklace and holds a small wooden stick. Beside him is a silver stand with a canopy and an electronic keyboard, and behind him several seated devotees in saffron and white clothing watch the proceedings in a bright hall. A probable Swamiji candidate matches the saffron wrap, long swept-back hair, and ceremonial gold necklace cues, seated in a teaching-throne role.2017-07-22Photograph of a seated man on an ornate silver-and-red throne in a hall, with a silver lion figure at the armrest and a silver trident-like staff beside him. He wears a rust-red robe draped over his shoulders, a long gold chain necklace, a red thread on his wrist, and white and red forehead markings. Long dark hair falls past his shoulders. Behind him, a crowd of people in orange and saffron clothing sit and watch. A silver table with a keyboard and a silver owl figure sits at right. Swamiji (probable) appears to be the seated figure on the throne, based on his long hair, ornate gold necklace and saffron-red robes.2017-07-22July 22 20172017-07-22Photo of a man seated on an ornate silver throne with a red velvet cushion, speaking to a gathered audience during a satsang. He has long dark hair, a white tilak on his forehead, and wears rust-red robes with a gold necklace and a red wrist thread. His hands are raised in an explanatory gesture. Silver lion-form armrests and a silver stand with a Yamaha DTX electronic device sit beside him. Behind him, several shaved-headed young men in orange and white ritual clothing with tilaks listen attentively. Probable Swamiji shown with long hair, rust-red robes, gold necklaces and throne seating.2017-07-22July 22 20172017-07-22A photograph of a long-haired man seated on an ornate silver-and-red throne with carved silver lion armrests and a silver lion figure at the base. He wears a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha-style gold necklace and a white forehead band with red centre mark, and holds a wooden rod across the table. Seated behind him, several women in orange and saffron garments and white forehead markings sit in a hall. A silver stand and a Yamaha DTX electronic device sit on the table, and a copper vessel rests on the throne's left. The man matches the Swamiji (probable) appearance cues of long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and gold ceremonial necklaces, and is the seated presider of the satsang.2017-07-22A bearded man with long dreadlocks and a white tilak on his forehead sits on a red velvet throne with silver lion-head armrests, eyes closed, playing a drum pad with wooden sticks. He wears a rust-red wrap over his shoulders, a gold beaded necklace, and a red thread on his wrist. A black Yamaha DTX drum module sits on a silver-edged table beside him. Behind him, orange-robed devotees with white forehead markings sit in a blurred hall.2017-07-22July 22 20172017-07-22July 22 20172017-07-22July 22 20172017-07-22A man seated on an ornate silver-and-red throne in a hall, wearing a rust-orange robe, a long gold necklace of beads and a plain saffron-orange shawl draped over his shoulder, with a white tilak on his forehead and long dark hair falling past his shoulders. He holds a small silver trident in one hand. Silver lion figures flank the throne, and a silver stand with a Yamaha keyboard sits nearby. Behind him, devotees in orange and white clothing sit on the floor during a discourse. Appearance-based label: a person in the throne-seated speaker role, though the image is not fully certain.2017-07-22A bearded man with long dark hair and a white-and-red tripundra forehead marking sits on an ornate silver throne with a red velvet cushion, a silver lion-shaped armrest beside him. He wears a rust-orange saffron cloth draped over bare shoulders, a long gold necklace and a red wrist thread, and holds a silver staff with a trident-topped finial. Seated figures in orange and white clothes with white forehead markings fill the background, and a silver ritual table with a brass vessel stands at right. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron cloth, gold necklace and a throne fit the presentation for the candidate.2017-07-22