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A seated man in an ochre-red dhoti and a leopard-print shawl sits cross-legged on a red-draped stage, eyes closed, singing or chanting into a black handheld microphone held in both hands. He wears a tripundra of white ash with a red bindi on the forehead, a rudraksha mala with gold ornaments, and a rudraksha crown on his head. A black kalasha-like pot sits to the left, with a golden draped backdrop behind him and a painted blue sky. Appearance-based cues are present, so the candidate is a person performing a satsang-style chant on stage, with a rudraksha crown and ceremonial gold-and-rudraksha adornments visible.

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June 29 20092009-06-29June 29 20092009-06-29A man sits cross-legged on a golden-draped stage, eyes closed, holding a black handheld microphone to his chest with both hands. He is bare-chested with a leopard-print shawl over one shoulder, a rudraksha mala and ornate gold necklace, and an orange dhoti. A tripundra and a vertical tilak mark his forehead, a matted topknot-style hair sits atop his head, and his upper arms bear white bands. A black kalasha-like vessel sits at the left edge against a gold and blue backdrop. The scene reads as a seated discourse or satsang performance.2009-06-29June 29 20092009-06-29A man sits cross-legged on a gold-edged stage platform, holding a black handheld microphone in both hands while speaking. He has long, dark, swept-back hair with a rust-coloured ceremonial top-knot, white tripundra marks on his forehead with a red bindi, and white paste on his upper arms. He wears a leopard-print shawl over bare shoulders, multiple rudraksha mala necklaces, and orange-red dhoti cloth. A black kalasha-style vessel sits to his left on the stage, with a gold-and-golden backdrop behind him and a blue-grey painted wall at the upper right.2009-06-29A seated man in an orange-red lungi and a leopard-print shawl sits cross-legged on a red-draped stage before a painted golden-and-blue backdrop. He holds a black handheld microphone at chest height and smiles, speaking to an audience. He wears a tall rudraksha crown, a sandalwood-and-white tilak with a red dot, layered rudraksha malas and a gold-toned ceremonial necklace on bare shoulders. White armbands mark his upper arms. A black kalasha-style vessel sits at the left edge near the front of the stage. Appearance cues (long swept-back hair, rudraksha crown, ornate gold necklace, saffron-toned lower garment) match the page's a person-associated discourse setting, but the page states he is not present at this event, so identity is uncertain. The image is a single photographic frame of a discourse session.2009-06-29June 29 20092009-06-29June 29 20092009-06-29June 29 20092009-06-29A man sits cross-legged in meditation on a red-draped stage before a gold and blue painted backdrop. He is bare-chested with white tripundra marks and a red bindi on his forehead, a rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklace, and a leopard-print shawl over one shoulder. He wears orange cloth around his waist, white bands on his upper arms, and a tiered rudraksha crown on his head. His eyes are closed and his hands rest in his lap. A black kalasha-like vessel sits at the left edge of the stage.2009-06-29June 29 20092009-06-29June 29 20092009-06-29