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A photo of a bearded man with long dark hair sits on an ornate silver-and-red throne, wearing a rust-red robe and a heavy gold necklace with a large gold pendant. He holds a tall gold ceremonial staff topped with a finial in his right hand and has a red tilak on his forehead. Around him, a large seated crowd of devotees fills the hall, including bare-chested men in saffron and young girls with white and orange clothing and vermilion marks. A silver footstool and a yamaha keyboard are visible at the edges, with an orange-walled hall in the background.

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July 07 20172017-07-07July 07 20172017-07-07July 07 20172017-07-07A man seated on an ornate silver-and-red throne at a satsang gathering, wearing a rust-orange wrap, a heavy multi-strand rudraksha-style mala and a large gold ceremonial pendant, with a vermilion tilak on his forehead and long dark hair swept back. Rows of seated devotees in orange and white clothing fill the foreground and background of a bright hall with a microphone stand beside the throne. The candidate is presented with his appearance cues, so this is an appearance-based probable identification.2017-07-07A photograph of a satsang hall where a man with long dark hair, a short beard and a red tilak sits on an ornate silver throne with red cushioning. He wears a rust-orange shawl over a matching garment and a heavy gold necklace with a large gold pendant. He holds a tall gold-and-silver ceremonial staff topped with a finial, and a silver stand stands beside him. Around him, seated devotees in orange and white clothing fill the foreground and background, some with shaved heads and white garments. The man is a person by appearance cues: long swept hair, saffron-orange ceremonial clothing and gold ornaments, seated in the central throne position.2017-07-07July 07 20172017-07-07A seated man in saffron-orange robes sits on an ornate silver-and-red throne, raising a gold ceremonial staff topped with a carved finial in his right hand. He wears a heavy gold necklace with large gold beads and a rudraksha-style mala, with a red sacred thread on his wrist and a tilak on his forehead. Long dark hair falls past his shoulders. Behind him, a crowd of seated devotees, including children and people in white and orange clothing, watches attentively in a bright hall with a red door. A silver ritual stand stands at left. The page describes a satsang, but no programme is visible beyond the crowd and throne. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron robes, ornate gold beadwork and a throne with a raised staff are consistent with the page's claim.2017-07-07July 07 20172017-07-07A photograph of a satsang hall where a man with long swept-back dark hair sits on a red cushioned silver-carved throne, wearing a rust-red draped garment and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace with a gold pendant. A keyboard sits on a low table before him and a gold staff topped with a finial stands to the right. Seated and standing devotees fill the foreground and background, many in orange and red clothing, with a framed red painting on the back wall.2017-07-07A photograph of a seated man on an ornate silver throne with a red cushioned seat, holding a tall silver staff topped with a finial in his raised right hand. He wears a rust-red draped robe, a gold chain necklace with a long gold beaded strand, gold armbands and a gold wristband, and has long dark hair swept back with a tilak mark on his forehead. A silver stand with a Yamaha keyboard or device rests beside the throne. Behind him, a dense crowd of seated devotees in white and orange clothing fills the hall, several with bare upper bodies and white garments, and a red-cushioned area is visible. The appearance of the central figure is consistent with the page's a person reference, though this is an appearance-based judgement only.2017-07-06July 05 20172017-07-05 +1 copiesJuly 07 20172017-07-07