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A man in orange saffron robes stands in profile at the front of a large hall, facing away from the camera toward a seated audience. He wears a wrap draped over one shoulder, leaving the other shoulder bare, with long wavy dark hair and a dark rudraksha mala around his neck. Hands rest behind his back. Behind him hang orange and yellow fabric banners from the ceiling, and a gold arched frame sits on the right wall. The audience sits on the floor in white clothes, many wearing white blindfold-style cloth over their eyes, with some women in yellow and orange shawls. Appearance-based candidate present: Swamiji (probable), identified by saffron robe, long hair and rudraksha mala.

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October 23 20102010-10-23October 23 20102010-10-23A woman with long, wavy dark hair stands with her back to the camera in a flowing orange sari-style wrap, hands on her hips, facing a large seated audience. The audience is mostly dressed in white with white headbands or blindfold-style cloths tied over their eyes, and some wear yellow or orange shawls. Hanging orange and yellow decorative tassels and a gold-framed panel appear in the background of a pink-walled hall.2010-10-23October 23 20102010-10-23 +1 copiesOctober 23 20102010-10-23October 23 20102010-10-23A photograph of a long-haired man in a saffron-orange shawl draped over one shoulder, wearing a dark rudraksha mala, standing with one hand on his hip before a large seated audience. Behind him hang orange and yellow tassel decorations, and rows of seated devotees in white clothes with white headbands fill the hall. Several women in white and yellow saris sit at the left edge. Roughly 100+ seated devotees are visible in the hall.2010-10-23 +1 copiesOctober 23 20102010-10-23A man with long, swept-back dark hair stands in profile on the left, wearing a saffron-orange shawl draped over one shoulder and a long strand of dark rudraksha beads around his neck, one hand resting on his hip. Behind him, a large seated audience fills a hall, many wearing white clothes and white headbands, with a few in yellow. Orange and multicoloured hanging banners decorate the upper part of the hall. a person cues: long swept-back hair, saffron shawl and rudraksha mala, standing in front of a seated audience during a discourse.2010-10-23A photograph of a large hall filled with seated devotees, many wearing white blindfold cloths tied over their eyes, as part of a guided practice. In the foreground a figure seen from behind wears an orange saffron wrap draped over one shoulder, long dark hair falling down the back, and walks down the central aisle between the rows. Hanging from the ceiling are colourful woven tassels with orange fringes, and a framed red-and-white image hangs on the far wall. Devotees wear white, pink, yellow and blue clothing. The figure is an appearance-based a person candidate, identified by the long hair and saffron wrap, shown from behind.2010-10-23A photograph of a man standing in front of a large seated crowd inside a spacious hall with white pillars and red-brown column bases. He wears a flowing saffron-orange wrap over a red undershirt, has long swept-back dark hair, and a red tilak mark on his forehead, with his hands on his hips. Behind him hundreds of seated attendees wear white blindfold bands over their eyes. Many are in white and pastel saris, and a few wear red and yellow. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure, with the orange wrap, long hair and forehead mark as cues, though only the appearance-based label applies here.2009-02-25A photograph taken from the side shows a man with long dark wavy hair and a bare left shoulder, wearing a saffron-orange shawl and a dark rudraksha mala, standing at the front of a hall and facing right with eyes lowered. Behind him, a large seated audience dressed in white clothing and white headbands sits on the floor in rows. The back wall holds a red and white deity murti in an arched frame, a golden deity shrine with a red backdrop, and a floral garland-decorated altar; orange curtains hang in the window. Orange lighting fixtures hang from the ceiling. Swamiji (probable): the standing figure has long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a rudraksha mala, a visual pattern consistent with the page's reference to Swamiji, while the seated devotees are in white.2010-10-23