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A bearded man with long dark hair sits on an ornate wooden seat with gold-embossed panels, speaking into a black microphone on a red stand. He wears a rust-red saffron-toned cloth wrap over bare shoulders, a brown-beaded rudraksha-style mala, a thin gold necklace, a red tilak on his forehead and a red-and-black bracelet. His right hand rests on a woven wicker basket of green leaves on a red table. Behind him are brass fittings, swaying rope swings and a dark red wall. Appearance-based candidate: a person, seated in the speaker's position with a microphone and offerings.

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September 05 20162016-09-05September 05 20162016-09-05A man with shoulder-length dark wavy hair and a full beard sits on an ornate wooden chair carved and gilded with gold-coloured floral panels. He wears a red-maroon garment draped over one shoulder with a gold-bordered edge and a long brown rudraksha mala around his neck. A red tilak mark is on his forehead. He holds a black microphone in one hand and rests the other hand on a woven basket of green leaves on a red wooden lectern. Behind him is a dark red wall and a bronze figure and vessel on the left, with rope-and-pole railings framing the scene.2016-09-05A man seated on a gilded wooden throne speaks into a handheld microphone during a teaching. He has long dark swept-back hair, a full beard and a red vermilion mark on his forehead. He wears a rust-orange garment over bare shoulders and a thick brown beaded rudraksha mala around his neck. In his raised right hand he holds a green leaf, and a woven wicker basket of green leaves sits on the red table in front of him. Behind him stands a bronze lamp-like object, a red wall and draped ropes. a person seated as speaker, holding a leaf offering during a discourse.2016-09-05September 05 20162016-09-05September 05 20162016-09-05A bearded man with dark, shoulder-length hair and a red tilak on his forehead sits on a gilded wooden seat with carved gold-painted panels. He wears a rust-red robe over bare shoulders, a rudraksha-style brown bead mala across his chest and a gold chain at his neck, with red bangles on his wrist. He holds a wired microphone in one hand and rests the other on a woven basket of green leaves set on a red wooden lectern. Behind him are ornate wooden pillars with gold bands, hanging ropes and a bronze pot. Swamiji (probable): long hair, rudraksha mala and gold necklace suggest the Swamiji candidate, seated and speaking in an ashram hall.2016-09-05A bearded man seated on an ornate carved wooden throne with gold-leaf panels strikes a golden singing bowl placed on a red wooden lectern, with a microphone clipped to the lectern beside him. He is bare-chested, wearing a rust-red dhoti-style cloth with a matching draped shawl, a brown beaded mala around his neck, a red-and-black thread on his wrist, and a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him stand a bronze urn and carved stone elements, with a dark red wall and ropes hanging at the sides. a person: long swept-back hair, a rudraksha-style mala and rust-red robes are visible, though the face is partly lowered. Stated as a bowl-playing devotee on a throne.2016-09-05A man in a rust-red and saffron-bordered robe sits on a gold-carved wooden seat, speaking into a handheld microphone while holding a woven basket of flowers and leaves on a red table. He has a red forehead mark, a rudraksha-style brown beaded shawl draped over his shoulders, and a short black beard. Behind him is a bronze lamp and a brass pot, with ropes hanging at the right edge.2016-09-05August 17 20162016-08-17A smiling bearded man in a rust-red shawl and wrap sits in an ornate carved wooden chair with gold-patterned panels, speaking into a handheld black microphone while resting his other hand on a red-topped table. He wears white and dark vertical tilak marks on his forehead and a long brown beaded rudraksha-style necklace over his shoulders. Beside him stands a colourful patterned ceramic mug, and behind him are carved wooden figures and a dark wooden backdrop. Whether this man is a person cannot be confirmed from appearance alone.2016-10-01A smiling bearded man with long swept-back hair, a vertical tilak and a dark bindi-like mark on his forehead, wears a rust-red unstitched robe and a long multi-strand brown rudraksha mala. He holds a black handheld microphone in one hand and sits on a carved wooden seat with ornate gold-painted panels beside a wooden pillar wrapped with ropes. A colourful patterned paper cup sits on a table in front, and a bronze vessel stands in the background. Swamiji (probable): the long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and saffron-red robe are visible cues.2016-10-01 +1 copies