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A bearded man in a rust-red turban with a jewelled ornament and a red-brown shawl sits beside a large polished bronze bull figure with curved horns. He wears a long gold ceremonial necklace, dark rudraksha-style beads, gold armbands and a leopard-print cloth at his waist, and holds his right hand near his chest with eyes closed while a headset microphone is visible at his face. Behind him, a seated audience of women in colourful saris and salwar kameez watches in a bright hall with pale draped curtains. Appearance-based identification is probable: Swamiji (probable) seated in discourse, cues include the swept-back long hair under the turban, red-saffron clothing and ornate gold necklace, shown in a satsang setting.

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A bearded man in a red-orange turban with a jewelled ornament sits cross-legged on a tiger-striped seat, eyes closed, hands raised in front of his chest in a mudra. He wears a red-orange shawl, a leopard-print waist cloth, a heavy gold and rudraksha mala, gold bangles and a small wireless microphone. Beside him is a polished brass bull head (Nandi) and a tall gold trident. A seated audience in white and orange garments fills the hall behind him. a person: the flowing turban, ornate gold mala and saffron-toned attire fit the a person candidate, shown here in a discourse setting.2016-12-07A bearded man with long swept-back dark hair wears a maroon-red turban with a jewelled ornament and a red tilak on his forehead. He is bare-chested over a maroon-red shawl, with a leopard-print cloth at his waist, layered rudraksha malas and ornate gold necklaces, and gold armlets and bracelets. He holds a tall gold staff on the right and gestures with an open right hand toward a large bronze bull statue on the left. Seated and standing audience members, many in colourful saris and kurtas, fill the blurred background of a bright hall. a person appears in person, teaching with the bronze bull in front of him.2016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07A man seated on a striped tiger-skin cushion beside a large gold-coloured Nandi bull statue, gesturing with his right hand while smiling and speaking into a head microphone. He wears a rust-red turban with a jewelled ornament, rust-red drapery over a leopard-print garment, long gold and rudraksha necklaces, a gold pendant, and red beaded armbands. A gold trident stands at right. Behind him a seated audience in colourful saris and salwar kameez fills a bright hall. Probable Swamiji, in_person candidate with long hair coiled under a turban, saffron-red robes and ornate gold necklaces, is seated and teaching.2016-12-07A bearded man in a rust-red turban with a silver ornament and a long dark braid sits at a satsang, speaking with his right hand raised in a mudra and a small microphone at his cheek. He wears a red-orange shawl over bare shoulders, a gold ceremonial necklace with a large medallion, multiple rudraksha malas, and a leopard-print waistband. Beside him a golden bull statue and a gold trident stand; a seated audience of mostly women in saris and light clothing watches in the background. A subject of the image is a distinctive figure whose appearance includes long swept-back hair, a turban, ornate clothing and rudraksha malas, consistent with the probable identity of Swamiji seated as a speaker.2016-12-07A man with long dreadlocks and a full beard sits cross-legged on a raised seat beside a large golden bull statue with curved horns. He wears a rust-red turban with a jewelled ornament, a rust-red shawl over the shoulders, a leopard-print cloth at the waist, layered gold and beaded necklaces, a rudraksha mala, and red beaded armbands and wristbands. He holds a small object in one hand and looks to the side. He appears to hold a ceremonial gold-tipped staff on the right. Behind him, a large crowd of devotees in white, orange and red clothing sits in a hall with pale draped backdrops and scaffolding. Appearance-based label: a person, seated in a satsang or discourse setting with the golden bull.2016-12-07A bearded man in a maroon-red turban with a jeweled ornament and a small headset microphone sits behind a large gilded bronze bull figure at lower left. He wears a maroon-red shawl, multiple strands of gold beads and rudraksha malas, a gold pendant, gold bangles and a leopard-print cloth at the waist, and gestures with his raised right hand while smiling. Behind him is a pale lavender draped backdrop, and a seated audience of roughly two dozen people fills the blurred background. Several audience members wear white and orange clothing.2016-12-07A photograph of a bearded man seated on a cushioned seat beside a gilded bronze Nandi bull statue, with a golden trident at the right edge. He wears a rust-red turban with a jewelled ornament, a rust-red shawl over his bare shoulders, a heavy gold necklace, rudraksha beads, gold armbands, and a leopard-print waist cloth. He raises one hand in a gesture of teaching, with a small microphone at his cheek. A blurred audience in front of a pale wall watches. The appearance is consistent with the page's reference to a person, but the identification is not certain.2016-12-07