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A photograph of a man seated cross-legged on a carved wooden throne-style chair on a stage, smiling and speaking into a microphone on a stand. He wears an orange-red saffron robe with a gold-bordered dhoti, a heavy red rudraksha mala with gold ceremonial necklaces, gold armlets and bangles, and a tall dark hair crown with a crescent ornament; yellow and red markings decorate his forehead. Behind him hangs a painted backdrop of a dancing Nataraja-style deity murti with raised arms and a flame-like arch, flanked by stylised peacock and swan motifs. To the left stands a silver staff or trident-like rod beside a blue-glazed ceramic kalasha-style pot with drips of glaze.

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December 13 20152015-12-13December 13 20152015-12-13December 13 20152015-12-13December 13 20152015-12-13December 13 20152015-12-13December 13 20152015-12-13 +1 copiesA photograph of a smiling man seated in a dark wooden armchair on a stage, barefoot, with his feet crossed at the ankles. He wears a red-orange saffron-toned dhoti and wrap with a gold border, multiple long ornate garlands of gold beads and red-orange rudraksha, a green bead necklace, gold bangles on his upper arms and wrists, and gold earrings. His hair is dark and swept up, and a yellow-gold tilak with a red bindi marks his forehead. Behind him hangs a light cream backdrop with a large bronze-coloured relief of a dancing Nataraja form and decorative flame-like motifs on the right. A small blue-and-purple bird logo appears in the upper left. One person is physically present.2015-12-13December 13 20152015-12-13A seated man in saffron-orange robes sits on an ornate carved wooden throne with lion-head armrests, palms pressed together in front of his chest. He wears a tall dark hair crown, a gold-and-red garland of marigold-style flowers, beaded rudraksha-style mala necklaces, gold armbands and bangles, and a yellow vibhuti-style mark on his forehead. Behind him hangs a curtain with a carved dancing Nataraja-style figure within a ring and decorative peacock-feather motifs. A tall silver staff and a blue-glazed kalasha with dripping liquid stand at the left. Swamiji (probable): the crown, saffron robes, ornate gold necklaces and throne setting match the appearance-based cues for the page's named teacher, presented as a seated darshan.2015-12-13December 13 20152015-12-13 +1 copiesA seated man in saffron-orange robes sits in a carved wooden armchair against a backdrop painting of Nataraja, the dancing Shiva, within a ring of fire. He wears a crown-like dark topknot with a silver ornament, a yellow tilak with a red bindi, gold earrings, multiple rows of rudraksha beads, a long gold-and-bead necklace, a green bead mala, and gold armlets and bangles. His hands rest on the chair arms and his feet are bare. Appearance cues are distinctive (topknot, ornate gold adornments, rudraksha malas, saffron robes) and the page indicates a person was present, so this is a probable in-person candidate, labelled a person.2015-12-13December 09 20152015-12-09