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A photo from a yoga session in a large hall with a red velvet curtain and a projection screen at left. A man with long dark dreadlocks, a white tilak with a red bindi on his forehead, and a full beard stands at centre in an orange sleeveless top with an orange wrap at the waist and hips, one hand extended outward. Seated devotees fill the foreground and background, many in dark clothes and some in white or orange, with heads and shoulders visible. The room is an ashram-style assembly hall used for satsang and yoga sessions.

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December 15 20162016-12-15December 15 20162016-12-15A bearded man with long dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange draped robe and a small red bindi with white tilak on his forehead, stands on a stage with his right arm extended outward and his left hand on his hip. He wears a headset microphone. Seated audience members in dark clothing fill the foreground and sides of a large hall in front of a deep red velvet curtain, with a small red-lit sign on a stand behind him. A purple logo appears in the upper left corner. The scene suggests a teaching session or discourse.2016-12-15A photo from a large yoga session hall with white draped curtains behind the stage. A bearded man in a long saffron-orange robe with long dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead stands centre stage with his right arm extended outward, palm open. A red wrist thread is visible on his arm. Seated devotees fill the foreground and background, including a young man in a black t-shirt with eyes closed, a woman in a yellow top, and a child at right. A wooden cabinet stands behind the stage and a fan is visible at lower left. The man's appearance shows several cues associated with the Swamiji candidate (long hair, saffron robe, tilak), so this is a probable Swamiji on stage presenting a yoga session.2016-12-15December 15 20162016-12-15December 15 20162016-12-15A man in a saffron-orange robe draped over one shoulder stands on a striped rug in a hall with red curtains, speaking into a headset microphone and gesturing with an open hand. He has long dark hair, a full beard and a tilak on his forehead, and wears a red wristband. Seated participants in dark and white clothes fill the floor on both sides, and a large screen behind him shows a deity murti with lit oil lamps in front. Swamiji (probable): the speaker wears saffron robes, long swept-back hair, a beard and a forehead tilak, cues consistent with a discourse setting. The scene is a yoga or satsang session.2016-12-15December 15 20162016-12-15December 15 20162016-12-15December 15 20162016-12-15A bearded man with long dreadlock-style hair stands in profile with eyes lowered, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange garment draped over the shoulders and a white vertical tilak with a red mark on his forehead. Behind him a seated audience in blurred white, pink and teal clothing fills a hall, with a bright screen or light panel in the upper background. a person appears in person, shown by long dreadlocks, saffron clothing and tilak, identified only through appearance cues.2016-12-15A bearded man with long dark hair wears an orange sleeveless sannyasi garment draped over his shoulder and a white vibhuti mark with a red bindi on his forehead, a red thread bracelet on his wrist, and a headset microphone. He stands on a stage in front of red draped curtains and a white ornate frame, holding a green object in one hand, looking to the side. Audience members with raised hands are visible in the blurred foreground. Swamiji (probable) in the orange sannyasi garment, long hair and sacred markings, standing on stage at a session.2016-12-15