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A photograph taken from behind a large seated audience in a wood-panelled hall facing a blank projection screen. A figure with long dark hair wearing an orange-saffron robe sits on an ornate cream and gold throne-style chair on a raised platform, hands together. Decorated saffron-and-patterned pillars flank the stage, with a canopy draped in red and white bunting and strings of fairy lights. Spotlights are mounted on stands. Audience members in black t-shirts, white and light clothing sit close together; several black t-shirts show a printed portrait of an elderly bearded man in a white headwrap.

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A photograph of a seated audience in a wood-panelled hall facing a stage. On a cushioned gold-and-red chair sits a person in orange robes with long dark hair and a beaded mala, one hand raised near the chin. Behind them is a blank projection screen flanked by two colourful decorated pillars, and a floral garland arch with red bunting stands at right. Beside the chair is a brass lamp stand and a small table. Many people sit cross-legged on the floor in black, white, blue and orange clothing; several black T-shirts carry a printed portrait of a bald figure in white. A man with a garland in a green-shirted row sits at right near a rolled cushion. Studio lights stand on tripods at left.2006-05-10A photo of a teachers' training session in a wood-panelled hall with a sloped ceiling and ceiling fans. A person in an orange robe with long dark hair sits on a cream and gold armchair on a raised stage in front of a blank projection screen; the appearance-based label is a person, with orange clothing and long swept-back hair as the qualifying cues. To the right of the stage a woman in a teal top and yellow sari holds an open book. Striped decorative poles and red and white bunting frame the stage. Seated audience members fill the floor in the foreground, many wearing black T-shirts printed with a white-turbaned portrait and the website address. Roughly 30 people are visible.2006-05-10A photograph of a teachers' training session in a wood-panelled hall with a sloped ceiling. A woman in orange robes and an orange shawl sits on a cream and orange chair in front of a projection screen, gesturing with raised hands. Beside her is a decorated altar with marigold and red-flower garlands, brass lamps and a patterned cloth. Several dozen seated attendees face the front from the foreground, many in black, red and orange clothing, some with hands pressed together in greeting. A man in a grey shirt and garland stands at the right, clapping. Colourful striped pillars frame the stage. Lights on stands illuminate the scene.2006-05-10A seated speaker in orange robes sits in a cushioned armchair on a raised white-draped stage in a wood-panelled hall, with a projection screen behind and lights on stands. A decorated garland arch and colourful fabric pillars frame the stage. Rows of seated people, many with palms pressed together in greeting, face the stage. Some wear black T-shirts printed with a portrait, and a man at the right in white clothing and an orange garland sits with hands folded. Approximately 20 people are visible.2006-05-10A photograph of a seated audience inside a wood-panelled hall with a vaulted ceiling, ceiling fans and stage lights. A figure in orange robes sits on an ornate cream and gold throne in front of a white projection screen, with a decorated arch of bunting and fairy lights beside them. Many devotees, mostly seen from behind, sit on the floor wearing black t-shirts printed with a white-turbaned portrait and a website URL. Several raise their hands in applause or gesture with palms pressed together. Colourful striped decorative poles frame the stage. The orange-robed figure is not clearly identifiable, so no identity is asserted.2006-05-10A photograph of a seated teaching session in a wood-panelled hall with a sloped white ceiling and ceiling fans. At the front, a figure in orange-saffron robes with long dark hair sits in an ornate red armchair on a raised white platform, flanked by two studio lights and a blank projection screen. Brass oil lamps stand beside a small table with white cloth, and a decorated altar with string lights and red garlands is on the right. Tall colourful fabric-wrapped pillars stand at the sides. Thirty-odd seated audience members, many in black t-shirts and some in white, pink and orange clothing, face the front on the floor.2006-05-10A seated teacher in an orange robe sits in a cushioned wooden armchair on a low white stage in a wood-panelled hall with a ceiling fan. A large blank white projection screen hangs behind him, flanked by two brass oil lamps on stands. Tall cloth-covered pillars with embroidered patterns in red, green, blue and yellow stand along the walls, and a video camera on a tripod and studio lights are set up at the front. About ten students sit on the floor and on maroon chairs facing the stage, some in white and one in a green top, with backpacks beside them. The teacher appears to be the a person candidate; the robed figure's appearance is consistent with the page's cues of an orange robe and long dark hair, though the face and features cannot be confirmed in this image.2006-05-03A wide photograph of a hall-like room with a vaulted wooden ceiling and ceiling fans, where a seated teacher in orange robes with long dark hair sits on a raised platform before a blank projection screen, both hands raised near the head. Two tall decorated ceremonial poles with colourful patterns stand on either side. Rows of seated attendees in white, pink, red and saffron clothing sit on the floor facing the platform, with a small floral-decorated altar with string lights and oil lamps at the right. A few people hold up cameras or phones.2006-05-10Photo of a seated audience facing a stage in a wood-panelled hall with a large projection screen. On a raised white-draped platform sits a figure in an orange robe with a beaded necklace, seated in an ornate gold-trimmed chair; the figure is positioned centrally before the screen. Many attendees sit cross-legged on the floor with their backs to the camera, several wearing black T-shirts printed with a portrait of a smiling man in a white turban. Some people in the audience are clapping with palms together. Decorative red and gold pillars, floral garlands and string lights frame the stage area, and stage lights stand at either side.2006-05-10A hall with a vaulted wood-panelled ceiling and ceiling fans hosts a seminar. A person in orange clothing sits on a raised stage to the right, beside a small wooden frame and an empty upholstered armchair facing a large blank projection screen. Tall decorative patterned pillars in red, yellow and black frame the stage. An oil lamp stands at the left edge. Rows of seated attendees in the foreground, including people in orange and white, face the stage. Stage lights on stands illuminate the speaker. Copyright and source text is overlaid in the lower right corner.2006-05-06A photograph of a seated audience facing a raised stage in a hall with red velvet curtains and white draped ceiling trim. A figure in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a white throne-like chair on the stage, with a microphone stand beside him. Audience members, many in white clothes, sit on black chairs with their backs to the camera, some with hair tied back. Studio lights and a camera on a tripod are set up at the front. A second person in orange robes stands at the left edge near a doorway. Ceiling fans and colourful hanging decorations are visible. The stage figure has long hair and distinctive ornate orange attire, consistent with the page's a person presence claim, so the appearance is labelled probable.2010-02-10A large hall with a white ceiling, ceiling fans and hanging decorative banners with elephant motifs. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes sits on a white throne-like chair on a raised stage before deep red curtains, speaking to an audience. Audience members sit on chairs and the floor, many in white clothing, with some in orange and pink. Cameras on tripods film the event, and a projector screen and stage lights stand at the side.2009-12-15