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Side-profile photograph of a smiling person in a large folded maroon-red turban and a red-orange draped garment, wearing a long multi-strand beaded necklace of brown-gold beads, seated in a blurred ceremonial setting with gold vessels visible at lower right. Blurred figures in pink and red clothing stand in the background. A faint purple bird logo appears at top left. The person's appearance is consistent with a ceremonial presentation but identity is not established by visible evidence.

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Close side-profile photograph of a man seated at a ceremony, wearing a large twisted red-maroon turban decorated with green leaves and a red-orange shawl over a maroon garment with an orange border. He wears a thick beaded rudraksha-style mala necklace and a red-beaded bracelet, and has a vertical tilak on his forehead. He looks down with a faint smile. Blurred figures in white and red clothing and a red flower appear in the background. Page-level event context refers to a Kumbh Mela sadhu feast, but no ritual objects beyond flowers are clearly visible.2015-09-14November 20 20132013-11-20September 12 20152015-09-12Close-up photograph of a smiling man with eyes lowered, seated on a brown leather chair with gold carved trim behind him. He wears an orange-red turban decorated with a large red stone brooch and a strand of rudraksha and coral beads. He has a red tilak on his forehead and wears multiple long rudraksha malas with gold-coloured beads and a gold pendant necklace over an orange-red cloth.2015-12-23March 13 20152015-03-13A smiling man sits in front of an ornate gold throne with red and white floral garlands draped over its side. He wears a rust-orange turban with a jeweled brooch and a red-brown sleeveless robe with gold border, a wide brown rudraksha mala around his neck, a gold necklace, and a red bindi. A microphone is clipped near his face. Behind him stands a tall brass oil lamp and a brass bird-topped stand.2013-11-25July 04 20152015-07-04September 12 20152015-09-12A smiling man wears a maroon and gold turban with a silver crescent ornament and a jeweled ornament at the front, a red bindi, and a small microphone clipped near his face. He has a rust-red shawl draped over bare shoulders, thick rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, a gold chain, and beaded gold armbands. Behind him, a gold-embroidered throne is decorated with red and white flower garlands, and to the left stands a brass oil lamp with a lit flame. a person: the rust-red wrap and ornate turban with jewelled and crescent adornments are consistent with the page's identification of a satsang speaker, but the face alone is not used to decide identity.2013-11-25May 25 20152015-05-25A seated man in a dark red and gold turban studded with small gold beads sits before an ornate gold throne with a repoussé fan-shaped back. He wears a rust-red and gold-bordered silk dhoti-style wrap, multiple rudraksha-style brown beaded necklaces, and gold-beaded armlets, with white sacred ash marks on his forehead and upper arms and a red bindi. Beside him stand a brass oil lamp with a lit flame and a brass bird-topped lamp stand. Swamiji (probable) is seated as a presiding teacher, with the cues of the crown-like turban, rudraksha malas and ornate ceremonial clothing; the throne and setting suggest a satsang.2013-11-20A man seated on an ornate gold throne in front of a gold-brocade backdrop, wearing a rust-red turban with a silver ornament and a red and white flower garland, a red bindi, a rust-red and gold-bordered cloth over the shoulders, a long rudraksha mala draped down the chest, gold bangles on the upper arms, and a small headset microphone. Behind him stands a tall brass oil lamp with a lit flame, and a brass figure of a bird sits atop a stand on the left. Red and white flower garlands hang over the throne arm on the right. The seated man speaks to an audience off-frame.2013-11-25