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A figure seated on a golden throne with a tiger-skin draped over its base, facing right, raising one hand holding a small lit item toward the air. He wears a rust-orange turban with a gold ornament, a bare chest with a saffron-orange shawl, a long rudraksha-style necklace of beads and ornate gold armlets. A tall golden trident stands to the left. Seated audience members fill the foreground and background, many in white, orange and yellow clothing. A large screen on the left shows a bright image and orange lanterns hang overhead. Appearance-based candidate: a person, seated on the throne in the central role of teacher and performing a ritual gesture.

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December 07 20162016-12-07A seated man in an orange-brown saffron wrap and rust-coloured turban raises a small golden trident in his right hand while sitting on an ornate gilded throne draped with a tiger skin. He wears long dreadlocked hair, a beard, a heavy gold necklace, rudraksha-style beads and gold armbands. In front of him, a young woman in a red-orange sari with a vermilion forehead mark holds a tall gold staff, and a crowd of seated devotees fills the hall, many in orange, red and white. Behind them are hanging orange and multicoloured tassel decorations, a large screen showing a projected image, and dark wooden doors. The seated man has distinctive long swept-back hair, a turban and saffron clothing with ornate gold adornments, consistent with Swamiji (probable) presiding over a satsang or discourse.2016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07A seated man on a gold-and-tiger-striped throne faces upward in a large hall, with a long gold staff with a flame-like finial on the left and a trident hanging near his head. He wears a rust-orange turban, a gold necklace, a gold armband, and a leopard-print loincloth under a saffron-brown wrap. His long black hair falls down his back, and he rests against a maroon cushion. Around him, a crowd of seated devotees fills the foreground and rows of white chairs, several women in saffron and red saris visible at left, and a man in a dark shirt with folded hands at lower right. Large wooden doors and white drapery form the backdrop.2016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07A seated man in a rust-red turban and sleeveless rust-red vest, with long dark hair and a leopard-print cloth at his waist, gestures with one raised hand from a golden throne draped with a tiger-striped cloth and a maroon cushion. A tall golden trident stands at the left. Around him sit a large seated audience of mostly young adults in saffron, red and white clothes, some wearing bindi and rudraksha malas, with a few older people in white at the back. A white-draped wall, wooden doors and a screen at upper left frame the hall. Appearance-based a person seated on the throne, giving a discourse. The 2-5 count is not applicable; the audience is large.2016-12-07A photograph of a seated man with long dark hair wrapped in a rust-orange turban, wearing orange-brown robes, a thick gold beaded necklace and rudraksha-style malas, and an armband, sits on a gold throne with a tiger-striped cushion and a maroon back rest, holding a small ritual implement. A tall gold trident stands beside him. Around him sit and stand many devotees, including women in orange, red and blue saris and a young girl in red with a beaded necklace, all facing him in a large hall with white chairs, wooden doors and a large screen on the left showing a crowd. A white-and-gold ritual cloth is visible at the right. The seated figure has distinctive long hair, turban, saffron-toned clothing and gold ornaments, consistent with the Swamiji appearance cues, so this is a probable Swamiji in person, seated on a throne as the central figure of a satsang.2016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07