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Photo of a seated man in a red-brown dhoti-style garment and matching shawl, wearing a red-and-gold turban with a white jewelled ornament at the front, a long gold necklace and wooden rudraksha-style mala beads, and gold armlets. He smiles broadly while seated cross-legged beside a polished brass Nandi bull statue with curved horns, and holds a tall gold staff or trident-like ceremonial rod on the right. Behind him a large audience sits in a bright hall with pale blue drapery, many wearing white and orange clothing. Appearance-based label: a person, seated on a ceremonial platform beside a brass Nandi.

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December 07 20162016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07A bearded man with a red-maroon turban decorated with a white jewelled ornament sits cross-legged on a raised seat, smiling, in a red-brown cloth draped over his shoulders and bare chest. He wears a long gold necklace, rudraksha beads, gold armbands and bangles, and holds a small stick across his lap. Beside him a large gold-coloured bull (Nandi) head stands on a pedestal, and a tall gold staff rises on the right. Seated and standing devotees fill the background in a hall with pale blue-white draped curtains, some children among them.2016-12-07A seated figure in a red-brown turban with a jeweled ornament and a dark beard sits eyes closed and smiling on an ornate throne-like seat in front of a large audience. He wears a rust-red shawl over the shoulders, a long gold necklace of beads, rudraksha-style malas, gold armbands and bangles, and holds a long ceremonial staff topped with a golden finial in one hand and a small trident-like sceptre in the other. A polished brass bull statue with curved horns sits to his left. Behind him, a pale draped backdrop and rows of seated devotees, including children, fill the hall.2016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07A photograph of a seated man in deep maroon-red robes and a matching red turban with a jewelled ornament, eyes closed and smiling in meditation. He wears heavy gold necklaces, rudraksha malas, a gold armlet and a gold pendant, with a gold staff rising beside him. A bronze Nandi bull sits at left in front of a seated audience of mostly devotees in a hall with a lavender drape behind. Swamiji (probable): long hair swept up under the turban, saffron-red ceremonial robes, rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold necklaces. The crowd is large but only the nearest rows are visible, so the count is a broad range.2016-12-07A smiling man seated cross-legged on a raised platform at a satsang, wearing a rust-red turban with a jeweled ornament, a rust-red shawl over bare shoulders, layered gold and rudraksha necklaces, gold armlets, and a small trident-shaped pendant on the arm. He holds his hands in his lap beside a large polished brass bull statue (Nandi) on the left and a tall gold trident (trishul) on the right. Behind him a pale lavender curtain backdrop, and a seated audience of many people fills the foreground and background, with a camera on a tripod at the left edge.2016-12-07A seated man in rust-red and orange robes sits cross-legged on a raised platform at a large gathering, smiling toward the side. He wears a rust-red turban with a silver ornament, a rudraksha mala and a heavy gold necklace, with beaded orange armbands and a leopard-print cloth at his waist. Beside him stands a gold trident and a polished golden bull figure. Behind him a large audience in white and colourful clothes fills the hall, and a screen glows at the upper left.2016-12-07A seated man in a red-orange turban with a jewelled ornament and long dark hair bound up on his head sits cross-legged on a raised orange-cushioned seat in a hall. He wears a red-orange shawl over the shoulder, a leopard-print waist cloth, many rudraksha malas and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace with a pendant, and gold armlets. He smiles broadly with a full black beard. Beside him is a gold cow-head sculpture and a tall gold trident staff. Seated audience members in white and coloured saris fill the blurred background. The page indicates Swamiji attended this event, and the appearance cues (turban, rudraksha, gold necklace, saffron shawl) match the candidate, so this is a probable in-person appearance.2016-12-07A bearded man with a swept-up dark topknot sits cross-legged on a raised seat in red-brown robes, wearing a rust-red turban with a silver ornament, a layered gold necklace, dark rudraksha beads and gold armlets, and holding a small trident-like ceremonial rod. Beside him a polished brass bull head (Nandi-style) stands at left, and a tall golden staff rises at right. A large seated audience in front and a blue-white draped backdrop fill the scene. Appearance-based candidate: a person, seated in a ceremonial role at a public event.2016-12-07A seated teacher in a red-orange turban and matching saffron-red robe, with a long dark beard and rudraksha mala and heavy gold necklace, smiles and raises one hand while speaking into a headset microphone. He sits cross-legged on a red-brown cushioned seat beside a polished brass Nandi bull head and a tall gold trident. Behind him a large audience of mostly white-clad devotees, some in red and pink, sits in rows under a white hall backdrop.2016-12-07Photo of a man seated on a raised dais at a large indoor satsang, smiling with a microphone headset on. He wears a rust-red turban with a jeweled brooch and a red-brown cloth draped over one shoulder, with a leopard-print undergarment visible at his waist. He has long dreadlocked hair, a red bindi, a heavy gold necklace of beads and pendants, rudraksha-style beads, gold armlets and bracelets, and holds his hand near a gold ring. Beside him sits a large polished brass bull statue (nandi). Audience members are blurred in the background under pale lavender drapes, and a golden staff-like ornament stands at the right edge.2016-12-07