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A photograph of a hall with a large audience seated on the floor in white clothes, many wearing white headbands. In the foreground, a person stands with their back to the camera, wearing a red-orange turban, a red-orange sleeveless garment with gold-yellow borders, a gold-trimmed red-orange waist cloth and a rust-coloured beaded necklace. A microphone is at the right edge, and wooden doors are on the back wall.

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A photograph taken inside a hall where a person in saffron-orange clothing walks away from the camera, seen from behind. The figure wears a tightly wound orange turban, a bare-backed orange wrap with a yellow-gold braided sash, a gold waist band, and a multi-strand rudraksha-style bead necklace; gold earrings are visible. Seated devotees in white clothes and white forehead marks fill the background, several with hands pressed in anjali. On the right, a man in a white-and-grey checked shirt with a white forehead mark stands beside a press microphone and camera. A reporter-style cluster of media equipment appears at the lower right edge. Wall-mounted cables and a wooden door sit in the background.2015-11-24Photograph of a hall session with a standing figure in a red draped garment, seen from behind, with long dark hair swept up into a bun, gold hoop earrings, a rudraksha mala draped over one shoulder and a bangle on the wrist. Seated audience members in orange and white clothing fill the floor, including a woman with a red bindi in the lower left with hands pressed together, and a shaved-headed man in orange with a rudraksha mala seated in front. A large brown wooden chair stands at the right edge beside a black speaker on a stand, with wood-panelled walls behind. The setting suggests a mandala process session, though the ground mandala is not clearly visible in this frame.2015-12-11December 11 20152015-12-11A large indoor hall filled with seated devotees in white and orange clothing, many with rudraksha malas. In the foreground, a standing figure in a red-orange turban and ornate red-orange robes with a heavy rudraksha mala and gold necklace stands beside a large brown leather armchair, addressing the seated assembly. The figure has distinctive turban and robe cues, so this is an appearance-based a person candidate. Behind the crowd, gold ornaments sit on a shelf and wooden doors frame the wall. Watermarked archive photo of a gathering.2015-11-24A photograph of a man standing in profile in front of a seated audience in a hall with white pillars and dark wooden doors. He wears a rust-orange turban with a jewelled band, long dark braided hair falling down his back, a pink and white flower garland, a rust-brown wrap and gold armbands. A large crowd of mostly women in saffron, orange and white saris sits with palms pressed together in namaskar, some with red and white tilak marks. The figure appears to be a presentation candidate with several cues including long hair, turban, garland and ornate adornments, and the page states a person was present, so this is a person appearance-based label, not a confirmed identification.2016-12-06November 24 20152015-11-24November 24 20152015-11-24September 06 20152015-09-06A large seated audience fills a hall, with a dense crowd of devotees in white and light clothing facing forward. At the front centre, a man in a red-orange turban, saffron-orange robe and a long rudraksha mala stands beside a gold throne with lion-like armrests, holding a small object in one hand. A tall golden trident stands to the right. Hands are raised among the crowd. The scene looks like a satsang or discourse. Swamiji (probable): the standing figure wears a turban, saffron clothing and a rudraksha mala, with the page naming Swamiji for this event.2015-09-06November 24 20152015-11-24September 05 20152015-09-05A large hall packed with a dense audience of mostly men in white shirts and dhotis, seen from behind with many heads in the foreground. At the front a standing figure wears a red turban, a saffron-red robe with a gold border, a long rudraksha-style bead necklace and gold ornaments, holding a golden trident. He stands before a golden lion-headed throne on a red-draped dais with a microphone. Wooden doors and a red curtain line the back wall; a few people stand by the doorways. The scene matches a discourse or satsang with a teacher addressing devotees.2015-09-06