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A large indoor satsang hall where a seated man on an ornate gold throne draped with a tiger-striped cloth raises one hand holding a small ritual item. He wears a rust-orange wrap over bare shoulders, a rudraksha-style bead necklace, a maroon turban, and long braided dark hair, and a tall golden staff stands beside the throne. Behind him hang orange and multicoloured tassel decorations, and a large screen on the left shows a blurred image. Rows of seated devotees in white and orange saris and kurtas fill the floor, and a crowd of several dozen people is visible, most seated on white chairs. Swamiji (probable): the throned figure with braided hair, orange wrap and maroon turban is the presiding teacher giving discourse.

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December 07 20162016-12-07A seated man in an orange-red turban and orange-red shawl sits cross-legged on a raised throne covered with a tiger-striped cloth, eyes closed, holding a tall golden trident. He wears a heavy gold necklace with a large pendant, rudraksha-style beads, bangles, and a leopard-print waistband. A large screen behind him shows a similar bearded figure in saffron. Around him a dense crowd of mostly women in pink, red, and orange saris and men in white and saffron sits on the floor of a hall decorated with colourful hanging banners.2016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07A seated man in a dark-red and orange robe with a red-and-gold turban and long dark hair sits on an ornate throne draped with a striped tiger-skin cover, gesturing outward with one arm. He wears heavy gold necklaces and bangles and holds a tall golden trident beside him. A bronze bull figure stands at his side. A large audience of mostly white-clad and orange-clad devotees sits on the floor in front of him, with red and white drapery, hanging yellow and multicolour lanterns, and a standing fan in the foreground. Swamiji (probable) appears as the seated speaker on the throne, identified by the turban, gold jewellery and trident cues. Many people are visible in the crowd.2016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07A seated man in rust-orange robes and a matching turban sits on a tiger-skin-covered platform beside a golden bull statue, raising his right hand in a blessing gesture. He wears a long rudraksha mala, a heavy gold necklace, gold armbands and a waist belt, and holds a tall gold trident to his right. A large seated audience in orange, red and white clothing fills the foreground, with a camera on a tripod at the back of a bright hall. Two of the seated audience members on the left and right foreground are visible, and many more are partially visible, indicating a large gathering.2016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07A photo of a satsang-style gathering in a large hall with hanging decorative lanterns and tassels. A figure seated on a golden bull-shaped throne (nandi) holds a tall golden trident, wearing a red-maroon turban with a gold ornament, long dark hair, a beard, a leopard-print cloth, a red-brown wrap, a gold necklace, a cross-shaped pendant and bracelets. Two large screens show a close-up of a man in a pink turban and beard. Audience members, many in white, sit and stand in the foreground and background.2016-12-07December 05 20162016-12-05December 07 20162016-12-07A photo of a seated bearded man on a golden throne draped with a striped tiger skin, wearing an orange-red turban with a gold ornament, bare-chested under a saffron-orange shawl, with multiple rows of beaded malas and a gold necklace, gesturing with one hand toward a large audience. A tall golden trident stands beside the throne. Seated devotees fill the foreground and a white-draped hall, many women in saffron, red and orange saris, and a girl in a red blouse watching attentively. The man's appearance with long swept hair, turban, saffron shawl and ornate adornments is consistent with the Swamiji (probable) label, seated in a discourse setting.2016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07