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A smiling man with long dark hair and a full beard sits on an ornate white and silver throne with red cushions, holding a book with a dark cover and a portrait of a smiling person on it. He wears a rust-brown robe, a long rudraksha-style mala and gold beaded necklaces, with a pink and white flower garland draped across his chest and gold bangles on his wrists. A white tilak and red bindi mark his forehead. Behind him stands a gilded deity murti with a turban-style crown and jeweled ornaments, beside another gilded figure, against a backdrop of orange lamplit latticework. A microphone stand is at his side and foliage decorates the stage.

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A smiling bearded man with long swept-back dark hair and white-and-red tilak on his forehead sits on an ornate silver throne with red cushions, wearing a rust-brown robe, gold beaded necklaces, a rudraksha mala and a pink-and-white flower garland. He holds a book with a photo cover and Tamil title. Behind him stands a gilded deity murti with a crown, and a brass lamp stands at right against an orange lattice backdrop with green foliage. A microphone is at the top right. Swamiji (probable): the appearance cues of long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala, ornate gold necklaces and saffron-toned robes match the page's stated Swamiji presence, and he is physically present on the throne.2017-03-03March 03 20172017-03-03A smiling man with long dark hair, a full beard and white-and-red tilak on his forehead sits on an ornate silver-and-white throne, wearing a rust-brown robe, pink-and-white flower garland, rudraksha malas and gold necklaces. He holds up a small book with a cover photo and Tamil title text. A microphone stand is at his side. Behind him stand gilded statues of a deity and consort against an orange lattice wall, with a brass lamp on the right. The appearance-based label is a person, seated in a teaching setting.2017-03-03March 03 20172017-03-03A smiling man with a dark beard and a white and red forehead mark sits on an ornate silver-and-white throne with red cushions, holding up an orange book with a portrait cover and Tamil title. He wears a rust-orange robe, a pink and white flower garland, a brown beaded mala and gold necklaces, plus rudraksha armbands. Behind him stand gilded deity murti figures with crowns and jewelry, and a brass oil lamp stands at right. A microphone on a stand is in front of him, and green foliage decorates the stage.2017-03-03March 03 20172017-03-03A man seated on an ornate silver-and-white throne chair with red velvet cushions, smiling broadly and looking upward while holding a small book with a pink-and-white cover up at chest level. He wears a pink and white lotus-bead garland, a rudraksha mala, gold beaded necklaces, rudraksha armlets and wrist bands, and rust-brown robes; a white tilak marks his forehead. A microphone on a stand is in front of him. Behind him stand golden deity murti figures with crowns and jewelled garlands against an orange, cross-cut patterned wall, with green foliage at the sides. The printed book cover shows a woman's portrait with Tamil script. The man's appearance, long swept hair, saffron-brown clothing, rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklaces are consistent with the a person candidate, but the identification is uncertain.2017-03-03A man seated on an ornate white and silver throne-style chair in a temple-like hall, holding a book with a red-and-black cover and a portrait of a smiling woman; the book is labelled in Tamil as Jeevan Mukti. He wears a rust-brown saffron-toned robe and long rudraksha-style beads on his arms and chest, a gold necklace, a pink and white flower garland, a white and red forehead mark, and has long dark hair and a beard. Behind him stand gold-coloured deity murtis, one with a crown and multiple arms, beside a brass oil lamp and green foliage against a warm orange lattice wall. A microphone stands before him, indicating a discourse.2017-03-03March 03 20172017-03-03A man seated on an ornate silver-and-red throne holds up a small orange-and-black book with a portrait cover, smiling and looking upward. He wears a rust-brown robe, long gold beaded necklace, dark wooden rudraksha bracelets, and a pink-and-white flower garland, with a white tilak and red dot on his forehead and long dark hair. Behind him stand gilded deity murti with crowns and jewelled necklaces against an orange-lit carved wooden screen, with potted green foliage and a microphone stand at the side. Swamiji (probable) cues: long swept-back hair, ceremonial gold necklace, rudraksha adornments and saffron-toned robe, seated on a throne during a book presentation.2017-03-03A seated man in rust-brown ochre robes smiles broadly on an ornate silver-and-white throne with red cushions. He wears a long pink lotus garland, a dark rudraksha mala with gold beads, a gold necklace, and rudraksha armbands. He has a white tilak with a red bindu and holds a small book with a red and orange cover at his chest, a microphone stand before him. Behind him stand two gilded deity murti figures with jeweled crowns and ornaments in front of an orange lattice wall, with brass oil lamps and green foliage at the sides. A printed photograph of a seated man in orange is visible on the book cover.2017-03-03March 03 20172017-03-03