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A photograph of a seated man in a red sleeveless top and rust-red wrap, with a full beard and swept-back hair, holding a microphone and speaking from an ornate silver-coloured wooden canopy couch draped in a tiger-stripe cloth with red and leopard-print cushions. Behind him hang brass bells and kalasha-style lamps from chains, and a bronze Nataraja statue dancing within a ring of fire stands against a red wall. Several people sit with their backs to the camera in the foreground, including a blonde woman and a woman with her hair in a bun, facing the speaker. A white pedestal fan stands at left. a person is seated on the couch as the speaker, with a rudraksha-style mala and gold bangles visible.

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April 05 20172017-04-05 +1 copiesA photo of a courtyard session in an ashram setting. A bearded man with a red-orange sannyasi robe draped over his shoulders and a vertical tilak on his forehead sits on a white ornate throne-like seat with a zebra-striped cushion, one hand raised in gesture while addressing the gathering. Behind him stand a bronze Nataraja statue within an arched frame, a bronze Nandi bull, and red walls with framed pictures. Seated in front, women and girls in orange and saffron clothes, with braided and bun hairstyles, face him with their backs partly to the camera. A woman in a dark top with a beaded mala sits at the left edge. Several standing fans are placed around the courtyard. Whether the seated man is a person is uncertain from appearance alone.2017-02-09January 18 20172017-01-18A photograph of a seated teacher on a red-cushioned silver throne speaking into a handheld microphone in a red-walled hall. The seated figure wears an orange-red robe, a rudraksha mala and gold necklace, has long swept-back hair and a white forehead mark, and smiles. An ornate silver canopy frame stands behind the throne. Behind him a woman in a blue sari sits beside a golden arched niche holding a white deity murti. In the foreground, several seated devotees with their backs to the camera listen. A table fan and a small framed photo are visible. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), with the teacher seated on the throne and wearing qualifying cues of long hair, rudraksha mala, gold necklace and saffron-orange robe.2017-04-05A courtyard satsang in a temple-style hall with carved white wooden swing-like seat under a canopy. A man with long swept-back dark hair and a beard, wearing an orange-brown robe, holds a microphone and gestures while seated on a red and leopard-print cushioned seat; he appears to be Swamiji (probable), identified by his long swept-back hair, beard, and orange robe with a microphone during the session. Around him sit several devotees in orange and saffron clothes, some with long braided and dreadlocked hair and rudraksha beads, and a child in a yellow-and-purple garment. Two women in brown-orange saris stand in the background, one holding a cup. Behind are a dark wooden pillar, a framed portrait, a brass bell hanging from the ceiling, a metal fan, and a Nataraja-style bronze dancing figure on the wall.2017-02-17February 09 20172017-02-09 +1 copiesA bearded man seated cross-legged on an ornate silver-framed swing-style throne with a tiger-striped cloth draped over his lap, holding a microphone and speaking. He wears a red-orange sleeveless top and gold bangles. Behind him hang brass bells and chains from a silver canopy, a bronze Nataraja statue of dancing Shiva stands in front of a red wall, and a fan is at the left. Several seated audience members, including blonde and dark-haired women, are visible in the foreground, their backs toward the camera. The speaker has long swept-back dark hair and a crown-less, saffron-toned ceremonial look with gold adornments, consistent with a person appearance, though the image is partly obscured and the identification is uncertain.2017-01-31February 09 20172017-02-09 +1 copiesA courtyard satsang session at an ashram: a bearded man with long dark hair, bare-chested and wearing a saffron-orange cloth, sits on an ornate white-and-silver carved swing-like seat draped with a leopard-print cushion and a red cushion, holding a microphone and speaking with a smile. He appears to be a person, identified by his long swept hair, saffron clothing, and the seat of honour, though the face is not used for identification. Around him sit about a dozen devotees in orange robes, several with long dreadlocked hair and rudraksha malas, along with a girl in a purple-and-yellow outfit and a woman in orange offering a tray at right. Behind them hang brass bells and lamps, a framed portrait, a deity murti in a shrine niche, a fan, and a red wall.2017-02-17A bearded man with long swept-back dark hair and a white tilak on his forehead sits cross-legged on a pink-cushioned white carved swing-bench under a canopy, holding a microphone and speaking. He wears an orange-red shawl and orange-red cloth around his body, with leopard-print cushions behind him. Three small silver bowls sit on a low table in front of him. A large bronze Nataraja statue dancing within a flame arch stands on the red wall behind, with a small deity figure and lamp at the right. Seated devotees in the foreground, many with their backs to the camera, watch him, and a child with a white forehead mark appears at the left edge. Probable Swamiji, identified by long swept-back hair, orange-red shawl and rudraksha-style adornment cues, giving a discourse in a courtyard session.2017-01-18February 09 20172017-02-09 +1 copiesFebruary 17 20172017-02-17