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A bearded man seated on a golden throne with a golden bull (Nandi) figure beside him and a tiger-skin draped over the seat, smiling broadly while sitting cross-legged and barefoot. He wears a rust-orange turban with a jewelled ornament, a dark rudraksha-style necklace of beads with ornate gold pendants, gold armbands, and an orange-red cloth over a patterned wrap. He holds a tall golden trident (trishul) upright beside him and a white fan-like whisk rests near him. Audience members in white, orange and colourful saris and kurtas sit on the floor in front, and a few people stand at the sides. Red drapes, white fabric panels and hanging colourful tassels decorate the hall behind him. A small water bottle sits on the stage edge.

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December 07 20162016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07A seated man in a rust-red turban and matching red-orange wrap sits on a tiger-skin-draped throne beside a golden bull figure, holding a tall gold trident-topped staff. He wears heavy gold and bead necklaces, a rudraksha-style mala, and bare arms with gold bangles, and smiles while speaking into a headset microphone. Swamiji (probable) is shown in this setting with long dark hair under the turban and ornate ceremonial clothing. Seated and standing devotees in white, pink and red clothes fill the front rows of a hall with white drapes and orange-and-red hanging banners. A brass vessel of water and a white fan stand in the foreground.2016-12-07A bearded man with long swept-back dark hair and a rust-red turban sits on a golden bull-shaped seat, holding a tall gold trident (trishul) in his right hand. He wears layered garlands of beads, an orange-brown dhoti-style garment with a draped shawl, gold armbands, and smiles broadly. Behind him a fan sits in the foreground, a red curtain hangs at right, and rows of seated devotees in saffron, white and pink clothing fill the hall, with colourful paper lanterns overhead. a person appearance cues include the long swept-back hair, turban, ornate garlands and trident seated on a throne-like seat.2016-12-07December 08 20162016-12-08A man seated on an ornate golden throne with a tiger-motif base, holding a tall golden trident (trishul) upright in one hand. He wears a rust-orange turban, a red-orange cloth draped over his body, layered gold-and-beaded garlands, and gold armlets. Behind a standing fan, an audience fills the white-draped hall, many seated on the floor; women in orange, purple and pink saris and men in white and orange clothing listen, some with hands pressed together. Colourful hanging lanterns with orange tassels decorate the ceiling and a red curtain stands at the back. a person, seated on the throne with trident and rudraksha-style garlands, appears to be giving a discourse.2016-12-07A bearded man with long dark hair sits cross-legged on a golden throne with a tiger-skin cushion, beside a golden bull statue (Nandi). He wears a red-orange turban, a red-orange cloth, a tiered gold necklace and gold armbands, and holds a tall golden trident. A white fan-shaped ceremonial object and a water bottle sit near him. Behind him are red drapes and hanging orange and blue tassels; the seated audience of many people, some with palms joined, fills the foreground. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long swept-back hair, a turban, ornate gold jewellery and saffron-coloured clothing, and is presented as the central figure on the throne.2016-12-07A seated man in a rust-red turban with a jewelled ornament and long dark hair sits on a golden Nandi-shaped seat beside a tall golden trident. He wears a rust-red wrap, a heavy gold necklace with a rudraksha mala, gold armbands and a leopard-print cloth. Behind him an audience in white and pastel clothes fills a hall with hanging orange and pink decorations. The man is an appearance-based a person candidate with long swept-back hair, a crown-like turban, ornate gold ritual adornments and a rudraksha mala. Watermarked archive photo copy omitted.2016-12-07A seated man in a rust-red and maroon garment with a red turban and a gold tilak-style ornament holds a tall gold trident (trishul) upright. He wears layered gold and beaded garlands, gold armbands and a dark rudraksha-style necklace, and sits on a gold-finished throne-like seat draped with a tiger-striped cloth. A white pedestal fan sits in front of him. Around him, a large seated audience in white, orange and saffron clothing watches, with a standing attendant in white behind. The hall has white draped walls, hanging orange and multicolour tassel decorations, and a red curtain backdrop.2016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07A seated man in a rust-orange turban with a jewelled crown ornament and long dark hair sits on a red throne beside a gold Nandi bull figure, holding a golden trident. He wears an orange-red shawl, a leopard-print cloth, a long garland and a gold pendant necklace, and raises one hand while speaking. Seated devotees in white and orange fill the foreground and audience, with large screens, hanging orange and red lanterns and a tiger-striped cushion nearby. A visible on-screen caption reads in the lower right corner, and a bottom-right copyright line is present. Appearance cues include the turban, long hair, garland and ornate clothing, consistent with the page's reference to Swamiji, labelled probable2016-12-07December 08 20162016-12-08