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A photograph of a yoga session in a large hall with a red stage and blue backdrop. A bearded man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing saffron-orange robes and a headset microphone, sits barefoot on an ornate silver-and-red throne, raising one hand while holding a wooden staff. Appearance-based a person with long hair, saffron robes and a microphone, seated and speaking to the audience. Seated devotees in dark clothing fill the floor in front, and some wear white and orange. Golden lamps and a deity murti stand on the stage behind him.

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December 18 20162016-12-18A photo of a seated teacher in an orange-saffron robe with long dark hair and beard, a wireless microphone at his ear, raising one hand in a blessing gesture while holding a wooden staff. He sits on an ornate silver-and-red throne in front of a gold-decorated backdrop with red drapes. Seated audience members in black and white clothing fill the floor, and a large screen shows a hand. In the foreground a bald man in white ritual clothes sits with his back to the camera.2016-12-18A seated man in an orange-saffron robe sits cross-legged on an ornate silver throne with a red velvet cushion, speaking into a headset microphone while holding a small microphone in one hand and gesturing with the other. He has long dark dreadlocked hair, a full beard, and a white tilak mark on his forehead; a red and white bracelet is on his wrist. Several seated audience members in dark clothing sit in the foreground and background, with a white draped backdrop and chairs behind. A red cloth lies on the throne armrest beside him.2016-12-18A photograph of a bearded man with long dark hair seated on an ornate silver-and-red throne, raising one hand in blessing and holding a tall silver staff topped with a finial. He wears a rust-orange wrap, a bare upper body and a beaded necklace. Large crowds of devotees sit in front of him in orange and white clothing, several with hands pressed together in namaste. A silver lectern with a microphone stands to the left, and red and yellow drapes frame the stage. Appearance-based label: a person seated on the throne, giving discourse before a seated congregation. The image appears to show an assembly during a satsang.2017-12-12A man in an orange saffron robe with long dark hair and a full beard sits on an ornate white-and-red throne, raising one hand while holding a wooden staff. He wears a mala necklace and appears to be teaching a seated audience. Behind him is a large projection screen showing a close-up of a bearded man, and a golden temple-style backdrop with decorative fabric hangs at left. Many seated participants in casual clothing fill the hall, some with hands pressed together. Swamiji (probable): the seated teacher on the throne shows the saffron robe, long swept-back hair and mala cues.2016-12-18December 19 20162016-12-19A bearded man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl sits on an ornate white-and-red throne with a long dark braid over his shoulder, smiling and holding a wooden staff, with a small microphone clipped near his face. Behind him stands a large golden throne and rows of gold ceremonial staffs on a red stage. Seated devotees in dark clothing fill the foreground and sides of a hall, some with hands folded, and a pink water bottle sits on a table at right.2016-12-18A man with long swept-back dark hair and a full beard sits on an ornate silver throne with red upholstered cushions, dressed in an orange-saffron robe and a saffron wrap over his shoulder, holding a wooden cane in one hand while extending the other arm outward mid-gesture. Behind him a large screen shows people seated with their feet on red cloths, and an audience of many seated devotees fills the hall, including a bald man in the right foreground and a man in a dark shirt with a mala, with a partially visible blonde head in the lower centre. The scene suggests a yoga session.2016-12-18December 19 20162016-12-19A man with long dark hair and a full beard sits on an ornate silver-and-red throne, wearing an orange-saffron shawl draped over his body and a small headset microphone at his ear. He raises his right hand in a gesture of teaching while holding a wooden staff in his left hand. Before him sits a large audience of devotees, many women in colourful saris and salwar, with some children in front. A silver footstool and a red cushion rest near the throne. A large screen with pink imagery is visible in the upper left. The setting is a bright hall with red-and-cream walls.2016-12-19December 18 20162016-12-18A seated man in an orange-saffron sannyasi robe sits on an ornate silver-and-red throne with a carved lion-head armrest, bare feet forward, a headset microphone on his ear and long dark hair and beard. A wooden staff rests beside the chair. Before him, a large seated audience in black and casual clothes fills the hall, some in white, with a red stage, golden ritual poles and a deity murti on a raised dais in the background. Swamiji (probable): the orange robe, long swept-back hair and beard, and ornate throne fit the page's reference to Swamiji presiding over a satsang.2016-12-18