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A bearded man with long swept-back hair sits smiling on an ornate silver throne with a red velvet cushion, wearing a saffron-orange shawl over his bare chest and an orange dhoti. He holds a microphone headset near his mouth and rests a hand on a small book-like object on a red and gold cloth-covered table. A tall silver ceremonial staff stands at left. Seated audience members in white, orange and red clothing fill the hall, and a large screen with a blurred image sits behind him. a person seated in a discourse setting.

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December 19 20162016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19A seated bearded man in an orange-saffron shawl draped over his shoulders and bare-chested beneath it, with long dark braided hair, sits smiling on an ornate silver throne with a red velvet back and silver lion-like armrests. A small microphone is at his face. A wooden or silver staff stands at left, a book and small tray rest on a table at lower left. Seated audience members fill the foreground and background of a bright hall, with a large screen and white draped backdrop behind. Several audience members in saris and casual clothes watch attentively. The scene reads as a discourse or satsang setting.2016-12-19A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a full beard sits smiling on an ornate silver throne with a red velvet seat and carved lion-head armrests, holding a wooden staff upright in his right hand. He wears an orange-saffron robe draped over the shoulders with a bare chest and red-tipped adornment on the wrist. a person is seated centrally on the dais. A large screen at upper left shows a red and white image, and a silver ceremonial staff stands at left. Audience members sit in rows below and behind, many in saris, kurtas and orange shawls, with a few seated on the floor in front. A small table draped in a gold-and-maroon cloth holds a tablet.2016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19A bearded man with long dark hair sits smiling on an ornate silver-framed red velvet throne, wearing an orange-saffron shawl draped over bare shoulders and a small lapel microphone clipped to his beard area. A silver staff with a twisted pole stands at his left, and a silver swan-shaped armrest is visible beside him. Seated audience members, including women in red and white clothing, fill the hall in the foreground and background, with a large screen at upper left.2016-12-19A smiling bearded man with long dark hair sits on an ornate silver-and-red throne, wearing an orange-saffron shawl draped over one shoulder and an orange dhoti, with a red thread on his wrist and a small headset microphone. He holds a small book or stylus in his hand. Silver lion-armed throne arms and a carved silver backrest frame him. Seated audience members in saffron, red and blue clothing fill the background, with a lectern or table and an open tablet in front of him. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, throne seating and microphone cues visible), seated in person at a satsang-style discourse.2016-12-19A seated man in an orange-saffron shawl and matching orange dhoti sits on an ornate silver throne with a red velvet seat and a carved sun-face motif on its back, holding a silver staff in his right hand and resting his left hand on a silver lion-shaped armrest. He has long dark hair and a full beard and wears a small ear microphone. Behind him, a large audience in colourful saris and kurtas, several in orange and red, fills a bright hall with screens on the walls. Swamiji (probable): the saffron shawl, long swept-back hair and ornate silver throne fit the appearance cues, and the page credits Swamiji at this event.2016-12-19A seated man with long dark hair and a full beard sits on an ornate silver throne with a red velvet seat and carved swan-shaped armrests, wearing an orange-saffron shawl draped over one shoulder and bare-chested beneath it. A small microphone is clipped near his face and he is smiling while looking to his right. A silver staff with a twisted shaft stands beside the throne, and a brown cloth lies over the armrest. A table with papers and a gold-edged orange cloth sits in front. Behind him a seated audience of mostly women and some men in colourful saris, salwar kameez and casual clothes listens, with a large screen and white draped backdrop in the background. Probable Swamiji seated on the throne, identified by a distinctive saffron shawl, long swept-back hair and ceremonial silver seating.2016-12-19A photograph of a large crowd at a gathering, with a bearded man with long dark hair seated on an ornate silver-and-red throne at the centre. He wears an orange sleeveless top and a rust-brown shawl draped over his body, with a vertical tilak on his forehead, and he is smiling broadly. Swamiji (probable): the seated man shows long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and ritual forehead marking, so this is the appearance-based label. Beside him stands a woman in a pink and gold sari with a gold necklace and earrings holding a silver staff, and a silver staff with a finial stands in front. Audience members in bright saris and white shirts fill the background, and a brass vessel and water bottle sit on a table at the lower right.2016-12-14December 19 20162016-12-19