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A bearded man with long swept-back dark hair and a white tilak on his forehead sits on an ornate silver-and-white throne-style sofa, holding a microphone in one hand and a steel tray of food in the other, speaking to children seated before him. He wears a rust-orange shawl over a bare chest and a gold chain, while a leopard-print cushion and red cloth sit beside him. Behind him are a bronze Nataraja-style dancing figure, a bronze Nandi bull, and a wall of ceremonial implements. One child on the left wears a red tilak and a girl on the right wears a yellow-and-purple sari. Appearance-based label: a person, seated and speaking at a darshan-style gathering with children.

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Photograph of an indoor courtyard session. A bare-chested man with long dark hair, a white forehead band and a full beard sits on a silver-framed low seat with a leopard-print cushion, holding a microphone in one hand and a metal tray of food in the other, smiling. He wears a rust-orange dhoti and wrap, a gold chain, and a red bracelet. A woman in an orange sari with a pink handheld microphone stands at right, smiling toward him. Behind them stand a bronze Nataraja statue, a white bull statue, and a red wall with a framed deity image. The audience sits in the foreground, seen from behind.2017-02-17A smiling man with a white vibhuti marking on his forehead and a long dark beard sits cross-legged on a silver-framed carved couch covered with a leopard-print cushion. He is bare-chested apart from a rust-brown wrap, wears a gold chain and a red bracelet, and holds a microphone in one hand while gesturing with the other over a silver tray. Seated in front of him, close to the couch, are women in colourful saris and a few people on the right side of the frame. Behind him stand a bronze dancing Nataraja figure, a white nandi bull statue, and dark wooden ritual implements against a red wall. The setting is a courtyard-style session with the speaker addressing listeners.2017-02-17February 17 20172017-02-17A smiling man with long dark hair, a full beard and a white tripundra on his forehead sits on a silver-framed couch draped with a leopard-print cloth, holding a microphone in one hand and a tray of food in the other. He wears a rust-orange unstitched robe with a gold border and a gold chain. Two girls in front, one with a braided hairstyle and one wearing earrings, sit in the foreground beside a bronze Nataraja statue, a white Nandi statue and wall hangings. The setting is a red-walled hall, consistent with a courtyard satsang and darshan session, where he is seen eating and speaking with children.2017-02-17February 17 20172017-02-17A bearded man with long swept-back dark hair and a white tilak on his forehead sits on an ornate gold-and-cream carved throne, dressed in a rust-brown wrap with a gold chain at his neck, holding a microphone and speaking while a small tray of food rests on a low table beside him. In front of him, seated devotees including a girl with a long braid in a yellow-and-purple outfit listen closely. Behind the throne stands a bronze Nataraja statue framed by a red wall and a sculpted arch, with a leopard-print cloth and a red shawl on the left. A courtyard session with darshan seating; the seated man is an appearance-based probable Swamiji candidate, identified by saffron-brown robes, long swept-back hair, a gold neck chain and his seated throne role.2017-02-17A bearded man with long swept-back dark hair and a white tilak on his forehead sits on an ornate silver-framed couch, smiling and holding a microphone in his right hand while his left hand rests on a silver tray with food. He wears a reddish-brown saffron-toned cloth draped over his shoulders, a gold chain around his neck and a red wrist thread. Two young women in orange and red garments and a few other seated attendees lean in at the front of the frame. Behind him stand a bronze Nataraja dancing Shiva statue and a white stone Nandi bull, with bronze deity figures on a pedestal and red walls in the background. A leopard-print cushion lies on the couch, and hanging chains frame the left edge.2017-02-17A photograph of a courtyard session on a silver ornate carved bench in a temple-style hall with red walls. A bearded man with long dark curly hair and white sacred markings on his forehead sits cross-legged, smiling and holding a black microphone; he wears a rust-red shawl over bare shoulders, a gold chain and a red thread. Beside him sits a smiling young girl with a braided hair, wearing a yellow and purple garment and a dupatta-style wrap. In the foreground, the backs of heads of other children are visible. Behind them stands a bronze Nataraja dancing Shiva sculpture and a white recumbent bull statue, with a red wooden pillar.2017-02-17February 17 20172017-02-17A photograph of a seated man in rust-orange robes on a silver-framed throne with a leopard-print cloth draped over the back. He has a full beard and white vibhuti marks on his forehead, smiling as he holds a piece of food over a silver tray. A woman in an orange sari with gold border stands beside him, holding a serving dish. In the foreground, several seated people with their heads visible face him, some wearing orange cloth. Behind the throne is a large bronze vessel and a bronze bull figure against a dark red wall. The setting appears to be a temple courtyard.2017-02-17February 17 20172017-02-17A seated man in a rust-orange sannyasi wrap holds a microphone in one hand and food in the other, speaking to an audience in the foreground. He has a full dark beard, shoulder-length dark hair and a white horizontal tilak on his forehead, with a gold chain around his neck and a red bracelet on his wrist. Behind him stands a bronze statue of Nataraja within a fiery arch, and a silver-framed chair sits beside a tray of food. a person in an appearance-based sense: long swept hair, saffron-orange robes and gold necklace are visible cues of a sannyasi host giving a talk. Several heads of attendees are visible in the foreground, and the edge of another orange-robed person appears at right.2017-02-17