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A seated man in a red and gold-bordered wrap with a bare chest and a long gold-beaded rudraksha-style mala with a gold necklace sits on an ornate silver throne-like chair outdoors on sand at night. He wears white vibhuti on his forehead with a red mark, and a gold armlet, and smiles upward with eyes closed. Behind him a seated audience in saris and casual clothes, including a woman in purple and a woman in green, watches. The setting is a dark open-air evening gathering with a water bottle on the ground.

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December 25 20152015-12-25A man seated on an ornate silver-framed throne on a sandy ground at night, smiling with hands clasped in his lap. He wears a saffron-red shawl with gold border, a long gold-bead garland, a gold necklace, gold armlets and bangles, and a white forehead mark with a red dot. Long dark hair is swept back. Behind him a large audience sits in the dark, including women in red, green and purple saris. Swamiji (probable): the seated man shows long swept-back hair, ornate gold adornments and saffron-red clothing, consistent with the page's claim of his presence at the event.2015-12-25A man seated on an ornate silver throne with leopard-print cushion at night, wearing a red-orange robe with gold border, layered gold beaded mala necklaces, gold armlets and wristbands, and a white tilak on his forehead; hair is long and swept back. Hands are folded in his lap. Behind him, an audience sits on the ground in red, pink and white saris and garments, several wearing orange-red beaded necklaces. Warm stage lights blur in the background. Appearance-based candidate: a person, seated as a teacher or presiding figure.2015-12-25A man seated on an ornate silver-framed chair with dark red upholstery, wearing a saffron-red shawl over his shoulders, gold armlets, and long multi-strand gold-beaded garlands with a gold pendant necklace. He has long swept-back dark hair and a white vibhuti band with a red kumkum mark on his forehead, and holds his hands folded in his lap. Behind him, a seated audience in dim light includes a woman in a purple sleeveless top and grey hair. The scene appears to be an outdoor evening gathering on a stone or sand floor. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), with the saffron shawl, long swept-back hair, gold garlands and ornate chair as qualifying cues.2015-12-25December 25 20152015-12-25December 25 20152015-12-25Outdoor evening gathering at night, a man seated in an ornate silver-framed throne on sand. He wears a red-orange robe with gold border, a long rudraksha mala, gold-coloured armlets and bracelets, and a white horizontal forehead mark with a red dot; his long dark hair is swept back. Behind him, a seated audience in saffron, red and green saris and white clothing, some with hands pressed together in anjali. Blurred figures fill the background. Appearance-based probable Swamiji (probable) seated on the peetha, with long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold ornaments, presiding at a Nithyanandoham satsang on a beach.2015-12-25December 25 20152015-12-25Outdoor evening gathering on sand at night. A man seated on an ornate silver-framed throne with leopard-print cushion wears a red-orange saffron-toned cloth draped over his body, gold armlets, a long multi-strand gold-and-red bead necklace, a pendant necklace, and a white tripundra with red kumkum on his forehead. His long dark hair falls past his shoulders and he rests his hands in his lap while speaking. Behind him sit a few seated devotees in white, purple, yellow and red clothing, several wearing orange lanyards, along with others further back in the dark crowd.2015-12-25December 25 20152015-12-25December 25 20152015-12-25December 25 20152015-12-25