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Photograph of a seated man in an ornate silver-and-red throne with a red cushion, speaking into a handheld microphone and gesturing with his left arm outstretched. He wears an orange-saffron shawl and wrap, has long dark hair and a full beard, and a red thread bracelet on his wrist. Behind him a large audience sits in rows, including a man in a dark shirt with a 'USA' print and a bald man in glasses wearing a shawl. Background has a red and blue stage with gold trident-shaped ceremonial staffs and a large deity murti. Visible cues are consistent with a person seated for a discourse, matching the page's event context of an interview session.

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December 19 20162016-12-19A man in an orange-saffron shawl and orange dhoti sits cross-legged on an ornate silver-and-red throne, holding a handheld microphone in one hand while the other gestures outward during a discourse. He has long dark hair, a full beard and white forehead markings, and a red thread is tied on his wrist. Beside the throne, a priest in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala sits on the floor, and a man in a white shirt with a folded-palm pose sits near the front. Behind them a large audience of mostly seated people, some in dark T-shirts, fills the hall. Gold trident-shaped staffs and a deity murti stand on a red and blue backdrop.2016-12-19A man with long dark hair and a full beard sits on an ornate silver throne with a red velvet seat and a carved sun face at its top, smiling and holding a handheld microphone in his right hand. He wears an orange-saffron shawl over his body and a red wristband, with a gold necklace visible at his chest. Seated audience members in dark clothes fill the foreground and background of a stage with red and gold drapes and tall golden ceremonial staffs. A man at lower right wears a white shawl with a red-marked forehead.2016-12-19A photograph of a bearded man with long, swept-back dark hair seated on an ornate silver-and-red throne, holding a black microphone in his right hand and gesturing with his left, smiling while speaking to an audience. He wears a saffron/orange shawl wrapped over his body and a red thread on his wrist. Behind him stand golden trishula (trident) staffs and a large backdrop showing a seated deity murti in orange and gold. The seated audience in dark clothing fills the foreground, and several people in the background raise their hands. A wooden staff rests against the throne's side. The appearance matches the saffron clothing, long hair and throne cues associated with the page's Swamiji reference, so this is a probable in-person appearance.2016-12-19A seated man in an orange-saffron shawl and matching orange dhoti sits on an ornate silver throne with a red velvet seat and a carved sun-face motif on its back, holding a silver staff in his right hand and resting his left hand on a silver lion-shaped armrest. He has long dark hair and a full beard and wears a small ear microphone. Behind him, a large audience in colourful saris and kurtas, several in orange and red, fills a bright hall with screens on the walls. Swamiji (probable): the saffron shawl, long swept-back hair and ornate silver throne fit the appearance cues, and the page credits Swamiji at this event.2016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19A photo of a bearded man seated on an ornate silver-and-red throne with carved lion-face armrests, wearing an orange-brown shawl draped over his shoulder and an orange-brown dhoti, with a red thread on his wrist and a small microphone clipped near his face. He rests one hand on the armrest and holds a thin rod in the other, speaking to a seated audience. In front of him is a draped table with a small book. Behind him a large screen shows pink and red imagery. Many women and men in saris and salwar kameez sit in rows, some in orange and red tones, and a young girl sits at the lower left. The appearance matches the a person cues of long swept hair, an orange shawl, and a ceremonial throne during a satsang-style discourse, though the identity is uncertain.2016-12-19A seated man in saffron-orange robes sits on an ornate silver-and-red throne with carved lion-head armrests, holding a microphone in one hand and a wooden staff in the other. He has long dark swept-back hair, a full beard and a rudraksha-style necklace visible at the chest. He is turned toward the audience at a large hall, with a seated audience in saffron, green and white clothing filling the foreground and background, and a large screen above. Swamiji (probable) seated on the throne during a discourse, wearing saffron robes, long hair and beard, with an audience of devotees in the hall.2016-12-19A photograph of a large indoor hall filled with a seated audience. A bearded man in an orange-saffron shawl and orange dhoti sits cross-legged on an ornate silver-and-red throne with a red velvet cushion, holding a microphone and smiling. Dark dreadlocks fall beside the throne. Seated devotees in front wear dark t-shirts and white and orange ceremonial clothes; some hold long wooden staffs. Behind the throne stand gold trishul-topped poles on a red draped stage and a large deity murti above. a person is the throned speaker in orange, seated as a discourse teacher with devotees around him.2016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19A man in a saffron-orange robe sits cross-legged on an ornate silver throne with a red velvet cushion, holding a black microphone to his mouth while speaking. He has long dark swept-back hair, a full beard, a white tilak on his forehead and a red wrist thread. An audience of many seated people in dark and casual clothes fills the foreground and sides, and a large red backdrop behind him holds golden ceremonial staffs and a white figure. The setting suggests a discourse or interview session.2016-12-19