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A photograph of a smiling bearded man standing beside a whiteboard during a talk on states of consciousness. He wears a rust-red turban decorated with a silver crescent ornament, a rudraksha mala and layered gold necklaces, and a rust-red shawl over a rust-red garment. He holds a brown notebook in one hand and gestures with the other, and a headset microphone is visible. The whiteboard lists terms such as Turiya, Blissful State, Total Awareness, Sushupthi and Unconscious State. A tall golden trident stands behind him, with a carved golden urn at the right edge.

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December 03 20162016-12-03A man in a red-maroon turban decorated with a crescent ornament and jewels stands beside a whiteboard during a teaching session. He wears a rust-red robe, a long multi-strand gold and red-bead necklace, a large ornate gold pendant, and a small headset microphone. He smiles while holding a small open notebook in one hand and gesturing with the other. The whiteboard lists states of consciousness in a two-column grid: WITH THOUGHTS (JAGRAT, wakeful state, thinking; SWAPNA) and WITHOUT THOUGHTS (TURIYA, blissful state, total awareness; SUSHUPTI). A brass vessel with a lid stands at the right edge. A red curtain forms the backdrop.2016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03A smiling man in a rust-red turban decorated with silver ornaments stands before a whiteboard, holding a black marker. He wears a red-brown shawl over a gold-patterned white garland, layered gold and beaded necklaces, and a small red tilak on his forehead. Beside him a tall gold staff rises at the edge of the frame. The whiteboard shows a chart with the words 'THOUGHTS' and 'WITHOUT THOUGHTS', and in the right column 'TURIYA', 'BLISSFUL STATE' and 'TOTAL AWARENESS' are written. a person in a teaching role, presenting a session on states of consciousness.2016-12-03A bearded man in a maroon turban adorned with a crescent jewel and a rudraksha band stands beside a whiteboard, pointing with a marker while speaking into a headset microphone. He wears a maroon robe, layered gold-and-white garlands, a heavy gold pendant necklace and rudraksha malas, and holds a dark folder. The whiteboard lists states of consciousness in handwritten text, including TURIYA in teal, BLISSFUL STATE, TOTAL AWARENESS, and SUSHUPTI in purple, with WITHOUT THOUGHTS as a heading. A gold pole stands at the right edge of the stage. The man appears to be a probable Swamiji by appearance cues: long swept-back hair beneath a turban, saffron-maroon ornate clothing and rudraksha malas, shown in person as a teacher.2016-12-03December 12 20162016-12-12A photograph of a bearded man in a rust-red turban decorated with silver ornaments and a red-brown robe, wearing layered gold and bead necklaces, a large gold pendant, and a white-and-gold flower garland. He smiles and points with his raised right index finger toward a whiteboard chart listing states of consciousness, including Turiya, Blissful State, Total Awareness, and Sushupthi. Beside him stands an ornate gilded throne-like structure with a temple backdrop. Appearance-based candidate, a person, is seated as the speaker giving a teaching; the figure is physically present at this session.2016-12-03December 12 20162016-12-12December 03 20162016-12-03A smiling bearded man in a deep red-maroon turban decorated with a crescent-moon ornament and a white flower stands at a whiteboard, holding a marker in one hand and an open notebook in the other. He wears a headset microphone, layered gold and beaded necklaces, a large gold pendant, a rudraksha-style mala, and a maroon robe with a gold-bordered shawl. The whiteboard lists states of consciousness in a two-column grid: With Thoughts and Without Thoughts, with JAGRAT (wakeful state, thinking), TURIYA (blissful state, total awareness), SWAPNA (dream state) and SUSHUPTHI (unconscious state) written in coloured marker. A gold-toned object is visible at the right edge. The speaker appears to be giving a teaching session, and the person's role is that of a lecturer presenting the diagram. Appearance cues include the turban, layered gold ornaments and maroon robe, which fit the description, so the person is labelled as probable Swamiji in this photo.2016-12-03A bearded man in an orange-red turban decorated with a white flower ornament stands before a whiteboard listing consciousness states, including 'TURIYA' and 'DEEP SLEEP' style labels like 'USHUPTHI'. He wears a rust-orange robe, layered gold-and-white patterned shawl, multiple rudraksha malas and a large gold pendant with deity motif, and holds an open tablet while gesturing with his hand. A camera operator is visible at right against a red-and-gold temple-style backdrop.2016-12-03