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A standing figure in a rust-red draped garment with a gold-bordered shawl and a long orange-brown rudraksha mala around the neck, plus a gold necklace and armlets, stands beside a silver trident and a wooden chair in a wood-panelled hall. A large seated audience in mixed saris, kurtas and orange-trimmed lanyards listens, several with hands folded in anjali. The figure wears a headset microphone. Appearance-based label: a person, in a presenting role during a discourse. Other visible people include devotees and seated attendees.

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December 16 20152015-12-16A standing figure with long swept-back dark hair, a yellow-gold tilak on the forehead, and gold earrings stands on a wooden peetha or raised seat, holding a silver trident (trishul) in the right hand. He wears a saffron-orange dhoti and a leopard-print shawl over the shoulders, with a large rudraksha mala and a gold necklace. Around him a hall of seated devotees in white and orange clothing press their palms together in namaste; a microphone stands on a stand beside the peetha. Pale walls, empty chairs and a small red framed painting of deities appear behind the crowd, and a glass water bottle sits on the platform.2015-12-09A seated figure in a brown leather armchair sits on a raised area in a large hall, facing a dense audience. He wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over a bare upper body, with a long rudraksha mala and ornate gold-toned necklaces, and his long dark hair is swept back. Behind and to the left stands a tall silver trident. Many attendees sit on the floor and in chairs, some wearing orange lanyards and some with black blindfolds. A large screen at upper right shows a closer view of a similarly adorned figure with a garland. a person occupies the throne with a seated audience before him, matching the Inner Awakening programme setting.2015-12-17December 16 20152015-12-16A large seated audience faces a figure in a brown leather armchair on a low stage in a wood-panelled hall. The seated figure wears an orange-red cloth draped over one shoulder, a yellow-edged dhoti, a long rudraksha mala and a heavy beaded necklace, with dark swept-back hair. A tall silver trident stands at the left of the chair. Many audience members wear white, orange or purple clothing and orange lanyards, and several wear black blindfolds. A screen at the upper right shows a close-up of a figure in saffron and garlands. Water bottles sit on the floor near the front row. The swamiji flag marks an appearance-based candidate: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha malas, labeled as probable Swamiji seated on a throne.2015-12-17December 18 20152015-12-18December 16 20152015-12-16 +1 copiesDecember 16 20152015-12-16A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate brown leather throne-style chair at the front of a hall, facing a large seated audience. The central figure wears an orange-saffron robe draped over the shoulder and bare-chested, with long dark swept-back hair, a thick brown rudraksha mala and a gold ceremonial necklace; the hands rest on the chair arms in a calm posture. A silver trident (trishul) stands on a pole to the left. The audience sits on the floor in rows, many women in saris and salwar kameez and people in white and orange, some with hands folded in namaste; a row of people appears at the back. Wood-panelled walls form the background. Swamiji (probable) is seated on the throne, the sole figure given the distinctive orange robe, long swept-back hair and rudraksha mala cues.2015-12-18A standing man with long dark hair and a red-orange dhoti-style cloth over a leopard-print wrap, wearing a thick rudraksha mala and gold ceremonial necklaces, stands beside a gold-trimmed brown leather throne with carved lion heads. A tall silver trident rests at left. Behind him a large audience sits in a dark hall, several with palms pressed together in namaste and some wearing orange lanyards and orange head wraps.2015-12-19A figure in rust-brown and maroon draped robes stands at the front of a seated audience in a wood-panelled hall. He wears a long multi-strand rudraksha mala with a green bead necklace and a gold pendant, gold armlets, and a dark swept-back hairstyle with a red bindi. He holds a tall silver trident with a trishul head in his right hand. Behind him, rows of attendees sit on chairs, many wearing orange and saffron sashes or lanyards, and one woman in a pink sari sits at right. Some attendees have orange tilak marks on their foreheads. He is standing as the speaker in front of the crowd.2015-12-16A photograph of a man standing in front of an audience in a hall with brown curtains. He wears a rust-brown robe with a gold border and wraps a thick necklace of brown rudraksha beads, with a green bead mala and a gold pendant at his chest. He has a swept-up dark hairstyle, gold armbands and wrist bracelets, and holds a tall silver trident in his right hand. A small microphone is visible near his face. Seated audience members, mostly women in saris and tops, fill the background and a brown leather chair sits at the right edge. Audience members are partly visible and blurred.2015-12-16