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A photograph of a stage event with a seated figure in saffron-orange robes on a gold and red throne decorated with red and white flower garlands. A large backdrop shows a banyan tree with glowing aerial roots. Around the throne, a crowd of devotees stands and bows: women in sarees, including a woman in yellow and one in orange, several carrying small children, and men in white shirts and dhotis. A man in a saffron-and-cream dhoti kneels near the front. Flower petals lie on the stage floor and pedestal fans stand at the sides. a person: the seated figure has a saffron robe and shoulder-length hair, consistent with the page's reference to a seated honoured teacher, so this is an appearance-based candidate and identity remains uncertain. Roughly 15 to 20 people are visible.

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A photo of a seated figure in saffron-orange robes with long braided hair, on a gilded throne decorated with red flowers, in front of a large backdrop of banyan tree roots. Around him a crowd of devotees, many women in white saris with gold borders and colourful sarees, stands or kneels; an elderly woman in white with a pink border is being touched on the shoulder by the seated figure. A man in white shirt and white dhoti stands nearby, and a child in an orange outfit is held by an adult at right. The seated figure matches the appearance cues of a person, but the identification is uncertain given the crowd and distance.2009-08-06August 26 20092009-08-26A photograph of a stage event with a large backdrop of banyan tree roots in warm orange tones. A man in an orange-saffron robe with long hair and a rudraksha mala sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne decorated with red and white flower garlands, holding a microphone. Around him, women in saris and a man in a white shirt stand near the throne; a woman in an orange sari carries a toddler, another child in white stands in front, and a man in a white dhoti and shirt stands to the right. Flower arrangements sit at the base of the stage.2009-08-06Photograph of a large outdoor-style stage event with a backdrop printed with a huge banyan tree canopy and hanging aerial roots, in warm pink-orange tones. A seated figure in a saffron-orange robe sits on an ornate gold throne decorated with red and white flower garlands. Around the throne, several devotees in white and cream clothing and some in yellow, pink and orange saris bend forward, offer flowers and hands, or stand close; a child in a pink dress stands at left. A dense crowd of people fills the foreground. A pink stage valance and ceiling fans hang overhead. The seated figure is a person in saffron, with the appearance cues of a saffron robe and throne and a visible rudraksha-style necklace, but the face and features cannot be confirmed.2009-08-06August 30 20092009-08-30August 06 20092009-08-06A photograph on a stage with a large backdrop of a banyan tree's aerial roots and branches in warm red-orange tones. A seated figure in an orange saffron robe sits on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion, bare feet resting on the platform, a garland of red and yellow flowers draped over the throne top, and a floral arrangement beside it. A man in a white shirt bends forward to offer padapuja to his feet. Several people stand in a line at the left wearing shirts and trousers, one in orange and one in a white sari, and a woman in a white sari with a blue border and a woman in a patterned top stand at the right, one with hands folded near the chest.2009-08-26August 06 20092009-08-06August 06 20092009-08-06A photograph of a stage event with a large golden throne draped in red cushions and garlanded with red flowers, set against a painted backdrop of a huge banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A seated figure in an orange-saffron robe with a dark shawl sits on the throne, with a person candidate showing long hair and saffron clothing. Devotees in white and cream saris and white shirts approach the stage, several carrying small children; some bow or kneel near the platform edge. Two white-clad attendants stand beside the throne and a person in orange robes stands at the right. Two cooling units flank the stage, and blue and yellow draped tables with flower garlands sit in the foreground among seated and standing onlookers.2009-08-06August 06 20092009-08-06A seated figure in an orange robe sits on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion and a garland of red and yellow flowers draped over its back. Behind the throne, a large backdrop shows a banyan tree with sprawling red-orange aerial roots. Devotees stand in a line on the left and right: a man in a white shirt and grey trousers, a woman in an orange saree, another man in a white shirt, a man in a striped shirt bending toward the seated figure, a woman in a red-bordered saree, and a woman in white on the right. A standing fan is at the lower right edge, and a woman in white is partly visible in the foreground. The seated figure's appearance does not clearly match a known identity, so the person is described by role only.2009-08-30