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A woman with long dark hair hanging down her back stands with her back to the camera in a hotel ballroom. She wears a deep orange-red sari-style garment and a long necklace of gold and cream beads over her shoulder. Seated audience members in front of her wear black or red blindfolds, many in white or orange clothing with orange shawls and garlands. Some wear flower hair ornaments. A black speaker stands on the left against cream wall panels with gold patterns. Several people in the foreground are partially visible, including a man in a green and white striped shirt.

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December 24 20152015-12-24A photograph from a seated programme in a hotel ballroom with cream walls and gold wall sconces. In the foreground a standing figure with long dark dreadlocked hair faces away from the camera, wearing a rust-red sari-style wrap and a long beaded necklace with gold-toned beads and a rust shawl across the shoulders. Around them, a large seated audience wears black blindfolds, many in white or rust-orange shawls and orange lanyards. Several people sit on the floor and chairs, and a potted plant and speaker stand appear at left. Appearance-based candidate is uncertain, so the standing figure is described only by role as a participant in the blindfolded exercise.2015-12-24December 24 20152015-12-24December 14 20142014-12-14Photograph of a large indoor hall during a seated programme. A central figure with long dark hair swept up at the top, wearing a red wrap and a long rudraksha mala with a ceremonial gold necklace, stands raising one hand in blessing while holding a tall white staff. Seated audience members in orange and white attire fill the foreground and background; a shaved-headed man in orange clothing sits near the bottom centre, and a woman in red-orange robes with hands pressed together sits at left. A wooden wall, cream panelling and a black speaker frame the scene. The figure's appearance is consistent with the Swamiji (probable) candidate on the page, with the cues of swept-back hair, rudraksha mala, ceremonial gold necklace and saffron/red clothing, and is shown as a standing presenter addressing the audience.2015-12-11December 19 20152015-12-19March 03 20172017-03-03A photograph of a seated audience at an indoor convention hall with cream walls and gold-toned panels. A standing man with long dark hair piled on his head wears a rust-red wrap and a thick brown beaded necklace, and he gazes toward the right. Many women in orange, coral and white outfits, some with orange shawls, sit in rows, several with hands pressed together in greeting. A water bottle is visible on a table at the back.2015-12-22August 02 20092009-08-02A photograph of a large seated audience wearing white blindfolds during a blindfolded meditation session. In the foreground stands a man with long, swept-back dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange robe draped over one shoulder, a long necklace of rudraksha beads, and a red bindi on his forehead; his hands are clasped and he gestures slightly with one hand. Around him, rows of blindfolded men and women in white shirts, striped shirts, yellow and pink sarees sit on white plastic chairs. Several attendees wear name badges on their clothing.2010-02-14Indoor event in a hotel ballroom with cream walls and gold damask panels. A man with a tall, swept-up dark hair bun and a long rudraksha mala wears a rust-orange robe and walks forward through the seated audience. Behind him, a woman in a rust-orange sari with hair in a bun stands, and other women in white tops with orange shawls sit with hands pressed in anjali. Many seated attendees wear orange shawls and orange tops; some have palms joined. Water bottles are set on a table at left, a black speaker stands at right, and green plants decorate the stage edge. The man's appearance is consistent with the Swamiji (probable) candidate: long swept-back hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala.2015-12-22 +1 copiesA large satsang hall with a dense audience of devotees seated on the floor. In the centre, a man with long dreadlocked hair and a short beard stands bare-chested, wearing a rust-orange draped cloth, with white ash marks on his arm and shoulder, beside a yellow and maroon draped pillar. Several women in orange and saffron shawls sit with hands folded in namaste in the foreground, and others are visible at the right. On the left, a gilded deity murti in yellow cloth is seated on a throne behind the crowd. The man has distinctive long hair and orange-draped robes, so the appearance-based label is Swamiji (probable), standing as a participant at the event.2017-12-25