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A 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.

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December 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 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.2015-12-13A 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.2015-12-13December 13 20152015-12-13A 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.2015-12-13December 13 20152015-12-13December 13 20152015-12-13December 13 20152015-12-13A 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.2015-12-13A seated man in a wooden armchair speaks into a microphone on a stand at right, facing the camera. He has a large dark hair bun with a decorative hair pin, yellow sandalwood paste on his forehead with a red dot, and small gold hoop earrings. He wears a thick orange-red rudraksha mala and several layers of gold-bead garlands, a green-beaded necklace, a gold pendant, and gold armlets and bangles, with an orange-red cloth draped over his bare shoulders. Behind him is a large dark tapestry of a dancing Nataraja-style figure with raised arms. a person appears to be the seated speaker, based on his distinctive hair bun, rudraksha mala, gold garlands and orange-red ornate clothing, seated as a discourse speaker.2015-12-13