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A bearded man in a deep red-maroon turban with a jeweled ornament and a central red-maroon dhoti-style wrap sits on a leopard-print seat, smiling and gesturing with a thin golden stick toward a large brass vessel with curled horn-like handles. He wears long gold necklaces, a rudraksha mala, red bangles and armbands. Behind him a crowd of seated devotees fills a bright hall with red pillars and hanging red lamps. a person seated in a ceremonial role, in a satsang or discourse setting.

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December 07 20162016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07A smiling man stands on a stage beside a brass bull statue with raised horns, in front of a seated audience. He wears a rust-red turban with a jewelled ornament, rust-red cloth draped over one shoulder, layered gold necklaces, rudraksha bead bracelets and armbands, and a leopard-print lower garment. Long dreadlocked hair falls behind him. A tall golden trident stands at the right edge. The seated audience in the background, many in colourful saris, watches the stage. Appearance-based candidate: Swamiji (probable), based on the long hair, rudraksha malas, ornate gold jewellery and distinctive saffron-red attire, shown in person on stage.2016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07A bearded man in a maroon-red turban with a jeweled ornament and a long dark hair bun sits on a tiger-skin seat, smiling and extending a small golden ceremonial implement toward a large brass vessel with curved horns at left. He wears a gold necklace, a long rudraksha-style mala, red-brown silk drapery, red bangles and a bindi. Behind him an audience sits in a large hall with red pillars and banners. Swamiji (probable) in this seated figure, with long swept-back hair under a crown-like turban, ornate gold jewellery and saffron-toned clothing; he is a teacher presiding at a satsang gathering.2016-12-07A man seated on a striped tiger-skin cushion beside a large gold-coloured Nandi bull statue, gesturing with his right hand while smiling and speaking into a head microphone. He wears a rust-red turban with a jewelled ornament, rust-red drapery over a leopard-print garment, long gold and rudraksha necklaces, a gold pendant, and red beaded armbands. A gold trident stands at right. Behind him a seated audience in colourful saris and salwar kameez fills a bright hall. Probable Swamiji, in_person candidate with long hair coiled under a turban, saffron-red robes and ornate gold necklaces, is seated and teaching.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.2016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07A bearded man in a rust-red turban with a jewelled ornament and a tilaka mark on his forehead stands on stage speaking into a headset microphone, smiling with one hand raised open. He wears a rust-red shawl over bare shoulders, long gold necklaces, a dark rudraksha mala and bead armlets. A large brass ceremonial object with curved horn-like shapes is at the left edge, and a blurred audience and pink-lit screen fill the background. Appearance-based candidate, probable Swamiji, is a speaker in ceremonial dress with rudraksha, gold necklaces and turban, presenting a discourse.2016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07