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A seated man with long dark hair and a full beard sits on an ornate silver throne with a red cushion, wearing an orange-saffron shawl and holding a wooden staff. He smiles and looks toward the audience. A silver trident stands to his left. Around him a large crowd of devotees sits on the floor, many women in colourful saris and men in white with gold-bordered shawls. Two cameras on tripods and a stage backdrop appear at the top right, and a small banner is visible on the platform.

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December 19 20162016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19A man with a long beard and hair tied up in a rust-orange turban sits smiling on a red and silver ornate throne on a raised platform. He wears an orange-saffron robe, a thick beaded rudraksha-style mala and a large gold pendant. A silver trident staff stands beside the throne. Around him a large audience sits on the floor in saffron, orange, pink, blue and green saris and kurtas, many with folded hands or looking toward the platform. A large screen shows a video at the upper left. Swamiji (probable) is seated on the throne as the central figure, with cues of orange-saffron robe, turban, long hair and ornate gold pendant and mala.2016-12-12A large hall filled with seated devotees, mostly women in saris and salwars with some men, facing a central throne. A bearded man with long dreadlocks, a rust-orange turban, bare chest, orange shawl and layered rudraksha and gold-pendant necklaces sits on an ornate silver-and-red throne with a small deity murti on a golden stand beside him. Swami-style dress with distinctive long hair and adornments; a probable Swamiji. Camera tripods and a white draped backdrop stand behind, and a silver trident rests at left. A few shaved-headed priests in white are seated near the front. Photo is of an in-person event.2016-12-12December 19 20162016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19A seated man in an orange-brown saffron wrap and orange sleeveless top sits smiling on an ornate silver-and-red throne at the front of a large hall, with a small white figurine and a glass water bottle on a draped orange table beside him. A golden trishul stands at left. Behind him, an audience of many people sits on the floor in white, orange and pastel clothing, and a screen at top left shows a figure in pink. A white pedestal fan stands in the foreground. A man with a rudraksha-style mala and a sincere presentation of long hair and a beard fits the page's stated appearance cues, so the probable Swamiji label applies to the seated speaker on the throne, presiding over a discourse.2016-12-14A large hall filled with a seated audience, the central focus being a man on an ornate silver-and-red throne with carved armrests. He wears an orange-red turban, an orange-brown robe, and multiple rudraksha malas with a gold ceremonial necklace; he rests one finger against his lips in a thoughtful pose. Beside the throne stands a silver trident (trishul) and a small ornate silver shrine-like object. Behind him, two video cameras on tripods film the scene against white draped curtains. The audience includes many women in saris and salwar in pink, blue, green and yellow, along with men, children and a bald man in white in the foreground, with a dense crowd filling the hall. Several people in the front rows are seated on the floor.2016-12-12