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A man seated in a wooden armchair before a large dark-painted backdrop of a dancing deity figure, possibly Nataraja, with multi-armed iconography. He wears a saffron-orange shawl over bare shoulders, a heavy orange rudraksha mala, a long green bead mala, and ceremonial gold necklaces and bangles. He has long swept-back hair with a silver hair ornament, a yellow forehead band with a red bindi, and is raising one palm outward while the other hand rests on the chair arm, appearing to give a discourse or darshan. Appearance-based label: a person, seated in the speaker's chair during the event.

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A man seated in a carved wooden chair on a stage gestures with both hands while speaking. He wears a voluminous dark hair bun with a decorative pin, a yellow and red tilak with a red bindi, and large gold hoop earrings. Layered red-orange cloth covers his torso, with a dense multi-strand gold and beaded necklace, a green bead mala and a gold pendant, plus gold armlets and bangles. Behind him hangs a cream backdrop with a dark carved image of a dancing deity in a tandava pose, with flaming arches.2015-12-13December 13 20152015-12-13A man seated on a carved wooden chair raises his right hand in a blessing gesture before a dark painted backdrop of a dancing Nataraja-style figure. He wears a tall black hair crown, a yellow tilak with a red dot on his forehead, gold earrings, a saffron-orange garment, a long orange rudraksha mala with gold ornaments, a green bead necklace, and gold armbands and bangles. Swamiji (probable): the long swept-back hair, crown, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala match the appearance cues; he is physically present and seated as a teacher giving darshan. A single person is visible.2015-12-13December 13 20152015-12-13A photograph of a man seated on a carved wooden throne with curved armrests, raising his right hand in a blessing gesture. He wears a tall swept-back black hair crown with a silver ornament, a yellow forehead band with a red bindi, orange-saffron robes, a thick orange and gold beaded garland, a green and gold bead necklace, gold bangles and an armlet. Behind him a large dark carved relief of a dancing figure with multiple arms is visible on a pale draped cloth backdrop. The appearance matches the Swamiji (probable) cues of swept-back hair, saffron clothing and ornate gold necklaces, seated in a presiding role. Copyright text appears at the lower right.2015-12-13December 13 20152015-12-13A photograph of a man seated on a carved wooden armchair in front of a large dark-bronze Nataraja-style dance mandala with a dancing deity figure. He wears a saffron-orange robe, a thick mala of rudraksha beads, a gold and green-bead garland, a gold pendant, gold bangles and earrings, and an upswept dark hair style with a crescent ornament. His forehead has yellow and red markings. He raises one hand in a gesture while the other rests on his knee.2015-12-13December 13 20152015-12-13A seated man in saffron-orange robes sits in a carved wooden armchair before a backdrop showing a large dancing Nataraja-style figure with multiple arms. He wears a black upswept hairstyle with a crescent ornament, a gold forehead band and red tilak, a thick rudraksha mala with ornate gold garlands, gold armbands and bangles, and gold hoop earrings. His right hand rests near his chest and his left hand is open on his lap as he smiles. Photograph of one physical person.2015-12-13A man seated on a dark wooden chair in front of a large painted backdrop of a dancing Nataraja figure within a circular flame arch. He wears an orange-red robe, thick rudraksha-style beaded mala necklaces with gold beads, a gold pendant, a green bead strand, gold armlets and bangles, and a tall dark swept-up hair style with a small silver ornament. His forehead has yellow and red markings, and he gestures with his right hand raised while his left hand rests on his knee, appearing to speak to an audience. Appearance-based label: a person, with long swept-up hair, ornate gold necklaces and saffron-orange clothing as cues, seated in discourse.2015-12-13A man seated on a carved wooden throne-style chair against a backdrop with a dark sculptural Nataraja-style dancing figure. He wears a tall dark hair crown with a silver ornament, a yellow sandalwood tilak and red bindi, gold hoop earrings, and a saffron-orange robe. Heavy multi-strand rudraksha malas with gold beads, a green bead necklace, a gold pendant, gold armlets and gold bangles adorn him. Hands rest on the chair arm and lap. a person appears in person, seated as a speaker or darshan giver.2015-12-13December 13 20152015-12-13