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A photograph of a large hall filled with seated devotees in white, cream and orange clothing. At the centre, a man with long dark hair wrapped in an orange-brown turban sits atop a golden bull (Nandi) figure, wearing a rust-orange garment, a long beaded garland and gold bangles, and raising a trident-like staff in one hand. A tall golden trident-topped staff stands beside him. Women in pink and orange saris sit in the foreground and a woman with a white handheld fan is at the right edge. The walls are white draped fabric with a blue information board and orange paper lanterns hanging above.

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December 07 20162016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07A seated figure in an orange-brown robe and orange turban sits atop a golden Nandi bull statue, raising one arm and holding a small golden staff, with a tiger-skin seat beneath him and a leopard-print cloth at his waist. He wears long gold beaded necklaces, a rudraksha-style bead mala, and bangles, and has long dark hair. A tall golden trident stands beside him. Around him a large seated crowd in white, orange and red clothes fills a white-walled hall, with a fan and a presentation screen at the back.2016-12-07A large indoor satsang hall with a dense audience of mostly seated devotees in white, saffron and colourful saris. Centre stage, a bearded man in a rust-brown turban and rust-brown draped robes sits on a golden bull-shaped seat (nandi-style) holding a small golden ritual staff, wearing a long gold-beaded garland and a gold pendant. A tall golden trident stands beside him. A devotee in white stands at left, and a camera on a tripod is visible at right. a person appears as the seated figure, identified by the turban, ornate gold adornments, trident and saffron-brown clothing; his role is seated speaker on the stage.2016-12-07December 08 20162016-12-08December 07 20162016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07A large hall filled with a seated audience in white, orange and bright clothing. In the foreground a figure in a rust-orange turban and saffron-orange robe, wearing a heavy gold-beaded necklace and gold armbands, sits on a golden bull (Nandi) sculpture and holds a golden trident-topped staff. He has long dark hair and a beard, with a tiger-striped cloth draped beneath him. Beside him a bearded man in white robes and a rudraksha mala kneels, and a young girl in orange sits near the front. A woman in a red top is in the lower right. Behind them, orange and white banners hang from the walls and a screen shows images at left. Swamiji (probable) is the central seated figure; appearance cues are the long hair, orange turban, gold necklace and golden trident staff, alongside a golden Nandi and tiger-striped cloth.2016-12-07A photograph of a discourse hall with a seated man in rust-orange robes and a rust-orange turban, wearing a long gold-beaded necklace and a gold pendant, a leopard-print waist band, and gold armbands. He sits cross-legged on a striped tiger-skin seat beside a gold trident and a gold Nandi bull statue, gesturing with one raised hand while speaking into a headset microphone. A large audience of women and men in white, red, orange and saffron clothing sits on the floor, and a small table holds a water bottle. A projection screen and a standing fan are visible at the edges. The man's appearance with long swept-back hair, turban, saffron clothing and ornate gold necklaces is consistent with the page's Swamiji presence, so this is a probable Swamiji (probable) seated in a teaching role.2016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07