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A photograph of a seated discourse in an ornate temple hall with red walls and a silver canopied seat. A bearded man with long dark hair, a white tilak on his forehead and an orange-red robe sits cross-legged on a red cushioned silver throne, holding a microphone and speaking to the audience. A woman in a blue sari sits behind him beside a white deity murti in a gold arched niche. In the foreground, several seated devotees with their backs to the camera listen. A white pillar, a brass hanging lamp and a standing fan are visible.

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April 05 20172017-04-05A seated man in saffron-orange clothing with long swept-back black hair, a tilak on his forehead, a rudraksha-style necklace and a gold chain speaks into a handheld microphone from an ornate silver throne with a red cushion. He is the central figure in a hall with red walls, a gold-framed arch behind him holding a white deity murti, and a silver canopy overhead. A woman in a blue sari sits to the left near a pillar, and a large audience of mostly seated people, some with cropped and long hair, fills the lower foreground. A small brass lamp hangs at top left and a tabletop fan stands nearby.2017-04-05April 05 20172017-04-05April 05 20172017-04-05A photograph of a seated teacher on a red-cushioned silver throne speaking into a handheld microphone in a red-walled hall. The seated figure wears an orange-red robe, a rudraksha mala and gold necklace, has long swept-back hair and a white forehead mark, and smiles. An ornate silver canopy frame stands behind the throne. Behind him a woman in a blue sari sits beside a golden arched niche holding a white deity murti. In the foreground, several seated devotees with their backs to the camera listen. A table fan and a small framed photo are visible. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), with the teacher seated on the throne and wearing qualifying cues of long hair, rudraksha mala, gold necklace and saffron-orange robe.2017-04-05April 05 20172017-04-05A man in saffron-orange robes sits on an ornate silver-framed throne with a red cushion, holding a microphone and smiling as he speaks to a seated audience. He wears a rudraksha mala, a gold necklace, and a white-and-orange forehead mark. Behind him stands a gold-framed niche with a white deity murti. Silver pillars, a silver canopy, and red walls frame the hall. Several seated devotees in white clothing and a figure in a pink sari appear in the foreground, with a standing fan at left.2017-04-05A man with long dark hair and a sandalwood-and-white tilak sits cross-legged on a red cushioned silver-framed platform, holding a microphone and speaking with a smile. He wears a rust-orange robe and a gold necklace, with a rudraksha mala around his neck. Behind him are a silver canopy with hanging chains, a gold arched shrine niche holding a deity murti, and small figures on a side shelf. In the foreground, a seated audience of about a dozen people, mostly seen from behind with some in white and cream clothes, face the platform in a hall with red walls. A white pedestal fan stands at left.2017-04-05A seated man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back dark hair, a white tripundra forehead mark, a red-and-gold shawl and a microphone in hand smiles while speaking from an ornate silver-and-red throne-like seat with a canopy. Probable Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and ceremonial adornment on a raised seat. Behind him stand a gilded arched niche with a deity murti and a woman in a blue sari seated nearby. Many people in white and cream clothing sit in the foreground with their backs toward the camera, some with long braided hair, in a satsang or discourse setting with a pillar and framed painting in the background.2017-04-05April 05 20172017-04-05April 05 20172017-04-05April 05 20172017-04-05