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A smiling man with long dark hair and a full beard sits on an ornate gilded throne with a repoussé gold backrest and a red cushion. He wears a white tilaka with a red bindi on his forehead, an ochre-red shawl draped over bare shoulders, and a gold necklace. His right hand is raised in a blessing gesture, eyes half-closed. The background is carved dark wood. Swamiji (probable): the long hair, ornate gold throne, ochre shawl and gold necklace are the distinguishing cues for the seated figure, who is the presiding teacher during the courtyard session.

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A smiling man with long dark hair and a short beard sits cross-legged on an ornate gilded throne. He wears a rust-orange saffron wrap draped over his bare shoulder and a gold necklace, with a red tilak mark on his forehead and a red thread on his wrist. His hands rest folded in his lap. Behind him, a huge gold carved backrest with flaming, winged motifs and two golden lion-faced armrests flank the seat, which is covered in leopard-print cushions. The image shows a single seated figure in a formal throne setting with a dark red curtain behind. The figure matches appearance cues for a person, seated on the throne.2017-09-19 +1 copiesClose-up photo of a bearded man in a rust-orange wrap with a gold border, wearing many large brown rudraksha mala necklaces and a gold chain. His long dark hair is piled high and studded with rudraksha beads. He has white and dark tilak markings on his forehead and clasps his hands in front of him, smiling, with a microphone stand in front of him. Behind him is ornate gold relief carving. a person based on the cues of rudraksha malas, sannyasi-style hair and orange robes, and the page's satsang context, with the frame showing one person seated at a microphone.2018-02-12A seated man in a rust-orange sannyasi cloth wrap sits cross-legged on an ornate gold throne with winged lion-like carvings and leopard-print cushions. He has long dark hair, a white forehead mark with a red bindi, a beard, and a red thread on his wrist, with hands folded in his lap. Behind him is a gilded radiant backdrop and a small brass vessel sits near the throne. The setting appears to be a stage or darshan hall. No other physical people are visible.2017-09-20 +1 copiesA man in a rust-orange robe sits centrally on an ornate gold throne with carved lion heads and leopard-print cushions on the arms, with winged gold carvings behind him against a deep red backdrop. He wears a white forehead marking with a red dot, a rudraksha-style red bead bracelet on his wrist, and a thin gold chain, with long dark dreadlocks falling over his shoulders. His hands rest folded in his lap. a person: the long dreadlocks, saffron robe, ornate gold throne and gold chain are consistent with the page's claim that a person is present, so this is labelled a probable appearance-based identification.2017-09-20 +1 copiesFebruary 12 20182018-02-12A man with long swept-back dark hair sits cross-legged on an ornate golden throne with a red cushion, raising one hand in blessing while the other rests in his lap. He wears an orange-saffron shawl draped over bare shoulders, a double strand of rudraksha beads with white threads, a gold-and-jewelled pendant, a small gold hoop earring, and a headset microphone. A white vertical tilak with a red bindi marks his forehead. The setting suggests a satsang discourse. Swamiji (probable): the long hair, saffron drape, rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold pendant are the qualifying cues; he is seated speaking to an audience.2012-07-20May 08 20172017-05-08January 04 20222022-01-04June 15 20162016-06-15March 23 20182018-03-23A seated man in a rust-orange robe sits cross-legged on an ornate gilded throne carved with lions and scrolling foliage. He wears long dark hair, a white forehead marking with a red dot, a red thread on his wrist, and a gold pendant. His hands rest folded in his lap while he smiles toward the camera. Golden lion-shaped armrests with leopard-print cushions flank him against a dark red curtain.2017-09-20 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated man at the centre of a gilded, ornately carved arched throne, or peetha, with a golden repoussé backdrop. He wears a red-orange saffron-coloured wrap over the shoulders, multiple strands of orange rudraksha beads and heavy gold bead necklaces. He has a white vibhuti marking across the forehead with a red kumkum dot, long dark hair swept back, gold hoop earrings and a small clip-on lapel microphone. Behind him, small lamps glow at the upper right.2013-03-26