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A photograph taken during a seated gathering in a hall with a corrugated metal roof and blue walls lined with framed pictures and notices. A bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and an orange-saffron shawl sits on a red quilted seat draped with white cloth, one hand resting on his cheek as he listens. Several rows of seated devotees in white clothes sit on a mat in front, including a young boy in white and a bearded man, with a standing attendant in white at right.

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January 03 20082008-01-03Indoor photo of a seated man with long dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead, wearing an orange-saffron garment draped over his shoulders and bare chest, resting his chin on one hand while seated on a red quilted cushioned seat covered with white cloth. He is on a green mat with an orange cushion at his feet. Behind him, a seated audience in white dhotis and white clothing fills the hall, and framed pictures hang on the wall. Appearance-based candidate for Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron ornate clothing and a tilak, seated as the central figure of the gathering.2008-01-03January 03 20082008-01-03A seated man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe draped over his shoulders and a red bindi on his forehead. He sits on a white cushioned seat edged with red fabric, eyes lowered and posture calm, in a hall filled with seated devotees in white and orange clothing. A yellow canopy hangs at the top left, and children in white dhotis sit on the floor near the front.2008-01-03January 03 20082008-01-03March 23 20082008-03-23March 23 20082008-03-23March 23 20082008-03-23A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits on a maroon quilted throne-like chair behind a microphone stand, speaking to an assembly. A white-draped table with a water bottle and glass stands to the left. Four men stand behind in white kurtas and white shirts, one wearing a rudraksha mala, with a bare floor and hanging red-and-orange cloth strips on the wall. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron robes and rudraksha mala, presenting a satsang discourse.2008-03-23A seated long-haired man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala speaks into a microphone on a red cushioned seat, while a kneeling man in orange sits on a mat to the right. Behind them a standing group of men in white kurtas and white dhotis with mala necklaces watches, some holding water bottles. A framed portrait of a woman in a red garland hangs on the wall above a garlanded altar with brass kalasha lamps and tall ritual staffs decorated with orange tassels. The room has white walls and a blue floor mat.2008-03-23A long-haired man in an orange-saffron robe sits cross-legged on a white-draped seat placed on a green mat in a plain whitewashed hall, one hand raised to his cheek in a thoughtful pose. Three or four boys sit on the floor to the left, one in a red-and-white striped sweater and others in white kurta-style clothes, listening attentively. An orange cloth hangs from the upper edge of the frame. a person, seated as the speaker before the children, appearance-based label only.2008-01-03March 23 20082008-03-23