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A hall darshan session seen from behind rows of seated audience members in white garments, facing a large projection screen. On the screen a smiling man with a dark turban-style headwrap and a red tilak on his forehead fills the frame, with a dark beard. Foreground audience heads and white chairs fill the lower half. Red and orange silk drapes and hanging decorative tassels frame the stage above. Brass ritual items sit at the right edge near the stage, and cameras on tripods stand at the sides. The screen image is a depiction of a person on screen, not a physical presence on stage; the appearance cues are not sufficiently distinctive to confirm an identity.

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December 26 20182018-12-26A seated audience of devotees faces a large projection screen in a hall with red drapery and ornate golden panels. On the screen, a smiling bearded man with long swept-back hair wrapped in a dark turban, wearing a red tilak on his forehead, raises both open hands. Several rows of attendees in white and light clothing, including one in a red garment, sit in cushioned chairs in the foreground, with a video camera on a tripod at right and a golden kalasha at the edge. The projected figure is a depiction on screen, and the viewers are the physical people present.2018-12-26A photograph of an audience seated in rows facing a large projection screen in a darkened hall with red and orange draped fabric and hanging decorative lanterns. On the screen, a smiling bearded man with a tall dark turban, a red tilak on his forehead, rudraksha malas, a gold necklace and a red and orange wrap raises his right hand in a blessing gesture. Two cameras on tripods stand at the right side. The seated viewers in white and light clothing are mostly seen from behind, with their heads and shoulders visible in the foreground.2018-12-26Photograph of a seated audience in a dim hall, seen from behind, facing a large projection screen. On the screen a smiling bearded man with a dark turban and a crescent ornament wears a red garment with gold-patterned trim, many rudraksha beads, and red bands on his arms, with one arm raised toward the audience. Brass pots line the lower left, and draped red fabric and hanging chandelier-style lamps decorate the ceiling. The figure is shown on screen, not physically present. Audience members in light clothing occupy the foreground.2018-12-26December 26 20182018-12-26December 26 20182018-12-26January 05 20192019-01-05January 06 20192019-01-06January 06 20192019-01-06January 01 20192019-01-01A photograph of a darkened hall full of silhouetted audience members watching a large projection screen. On the screen, a bearded man with a white forehead mark and a red-orange garment sits in front of a purple backdrop, apparently a livestreamed or recorded talk. Stage lights glow at the left and right edges of the room. The screen image is a depiction, and the seated audience members are in front of it. Appearance cues on screen are a white forehead mark and orange-red clothing; the image does not establish identity, so the presenter is described by role only.2019-01-01A dark hall with a large projection screen showing a close-up of a smiling man with long dark swept-back hair, a full beard, white forehead band with a red bindi, a gold necklace and rudraksha mala beads, and a gold-toned shawl. Silhouetted audience members fill the foreground, and a dark ornate pillar stands at the left edge. The image on the screen is a depiction, not a person physically present. Swamiji (probable) appears on the screen with distinctive long hair, rudraksha and ornate gold adornments.2019-01-01