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A man with long dark hair and a beard stands on a raised platform in a hall filled with seated devotees, holding a tall golden staff topped with a trident-like finial in one raised hand. He wears a rust-orange shawl over his shoulders and a leopard-print lower garment, with bare upper body and a rudraksha-style necklace. Behind him a large screen shows a pink and white deity image. A golden deity murti stands in the foreground at right. Many people in white, saffron and pastel clothing sit on the floor, some with hands folded, and paper lanterns in orange and blue hang from the ceiling. The setting suggests a satsang or puja gathering.

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A bearded man with long swept-back hair stands at the front of a hall holding a tall gold trident, wearing an orange shawl over a bare chest and a leopard-print waist cloth, with a rudraksha-style mala around his neck and a headset microphone. He faces left toward a large seated audience, mostly in white and pastel clothing. A large screen behind shows the same scene and a clock reads 11:14. Orange and white banners hang from the upper left. The gold chair edge is visible at right.2016-12-12December 12 20162016-12-12A large crowd sits on the floor of a tent-covered hall hung with decorative tassels and lit oil lamps in pink, purple and orange. At the front, a bearded man with long hair and a brown-and-patterned wrap stands holding a tall ceremonial staff, facing a seated figure on a gold-and-carved throne draped in orange cloth. Many attendees wear white, orange and pink clothes. A large screen shows a close-up of a long-haired bearded man in saffron and red-beaded adornments beside a red-cloth figure. Floor fans and a banner with printed text are visible on the side walls.2016-12-12Indoor satsang hall with a seated audience of many devotees in saffron, white and coloured saris and kurtas, wearing rudraksha malas. In the foreground a man with long dreadlocked hair and beard, bare-chested under an orange wrap, wears a leopard-print lower garment and holds a tall golden staff upright beside an ornate gold-and-brown throne with a golden lion figure. A tabletop fan and a digital clock reading 11:00 are visible; red curtains and a notice board frame the back wall.2016-12-12December 12 20162016-12-12December 12 20162016-12-12December 12 20162016-12-12December 12 20162016-12-12December 12 20162016-12-12A large hall filled with a seated audience, mostly women in colourful saris and salwar, with many men and a few children. In the foreground, a bearded man with long dark hair stands bare-chested, wearing a leopard-print loincloth and an orange shawl wrapped over his shoulders, a long dark rudraksha-style cord hanging from his neck. He raises a tall golden staff with a dark cord-decorated tip in his right hand while holding his left hip. Orange and red banners hang from the pale walls, a large screen shows a magnified view of the crowd, and a golden ornate chair with lion-carved armrests sits to the right beside a black keyboard and a fan. The clock on the wall reads 11:14. The man is an appearance-based candidate for Swamiji (probable), identified by the long swept-back hair, orange shawl and distinctive adornments, and the event is a Karthigai Deepam celebration.2016-12-12December 12 20162016-12-12A large hall filled with a seated audience facing a raised golden throne-like seat at right. A bearded man with long hair, wearing an orange-brown shawl and a rudraksha mala, stands on the seat with one arm raised and a staff in the other hand, addressing the crowd. A large screen behind shows a similar figure with long hair and beaded necklaces. Colourful hanging decorations and lamp-shaped ornaments hang from the white-draped ceiling. Many attendees wear white, orange, saffron and pastel saris and kurtas, and some sit on pink chairs in the foreground. a person (long swept hair, orange shawl, rudraksha mala, staff) is standing on the throne-like seat delivering a discourse to the seated devotees.2016-12-12