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A standing man with long black hair, a rust-orange turban and bare chest, wearing a leopard-print wrap and a beaded gold necklace, stands on a raised platform before a large seated audience. Many seated devotees wear orange, saffron and white clothing, some with painted red and yellow forehead marks and rudraksha-style beads. A large screen at right shows a crowd, and a camera operator stands in the background near a wooden door. A digital clock on the wall reads 01:36:19 and a sign reads Dhyanapeetha. The setting is a satsang-style gathering with an indoor discourse hall.

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December 07 20162016-12-07A photograph of a large seated audience in a bright hall with white draped walls and orange lanterns. In the centre foreground a tall man stands in profile with long dark hair hanging down his back, wearing a rust-orange turban, an orange top with gold armbands, a leopard-print wrap, and a long gold-beaded necklace. Many seated attendees wear white, orange and pink clothes, and some have dark-rimmed glasses. A digital clock on the wall reads 01:36, and a camera operator on a tripod stands at the right. A wall display with a small wooden frame is also visible.2016-12-07A standing figure with very long dark hair wrapped in a rust-red turban, wearing a leopard-print wrap, a gold necklace and gold armlets, faces away toward a large projection screen showing a crowd. Seated participants in orange, white and multicoloured clothing fill the hall, many wearing rudraksha malas and dark-rimmed face or eye paint. A white curtain and a wooden door frame the room. The standing figure is a probable Swamiji by appearance cues: long swept-back hair, turban, ornate gold jewellery and rudraksha-style beads, though presentation alone is not conclusive. Seated people number in the dozens.2016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07A large tented hall with white draped ceiling and hanging red, orange and yellow lanterns hosts a satsang. A central figure sits on a raised tiger-skin-draped seat, wearing an orange-red turban and orange-red garments with ornate gold-toned adornments and holding a long staff. Seated and standing devotees fill the foreground and aisles, many in white, saffron and colourful saris and kurtas. A cameraman films from a tripod at left, and a large projection screen behind the seat shows a colourful image. A signboard at left reads a timer display of 01:58.2016-12-07A large indoor satsang hall with a white draped ceiling and hanging paper lanterns in orange, red and yellow. A figure with long dark hair and a red turban, wearing a saffron-and-striped wrap and carrying a tall staff, sits on a red cushioned seat at the front, facing a dense crowd of seated devotees in white, orange, blue and green clothing, many wearing rudraksha malas. A large screen behind shows a crowd, and an ornate deity murti with garlands stands at the left. A digital clock reads 03:46 beside a sign reading Dhyanalinga-style Upasana area. Probable Swamiji: the seated speaker wears a red turban, long swept-back hair and saffron-striped clothing, with a staff at his side, and is seated as the teacher before the assembly.2016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07A large tented hall with white draped walls and hanging decorative lanterns and tassels. A seated figure in a tiger-skin-patterned cloth on a raised dais, with long dark hair swept back, a red headband, and a long golden staff held upright, faces a dense audience of seated devotees in white, cream and colourful saris and kurtas, many wearing rudraksha malas and marigold garlands. A large projection screen behind shows a crowd and a bearded figure in a red turban. A clock display reads 02:02. a person: the long swept-back hair, red headband and tiger-pattern seat match the cues for the teacher, seated in a satsang setting.2016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07A standing figure with very long dark hair wound under a rust-red turban, wearing a leopard-print wrap, a rust-brown garment, gold armlets and bangles and a beaded necklace, faces away from the camera toward a large seated gathering. Seated devotees fill the hall, many with red-orange markings on their foreheads and some wearing white or pastel clothing. A golden staff with a flame-topped finial stands beside him, and a gilded bull and a tiger-striped cushion are visible at right. A large screen at upper left shows a similar robed figure with a turban and garland. An arm is raised at lower right. a person is not visually confirmed given the back-turned pose, so this is only a candidate; the standing figure wears a turban and long hair with a leopard wrap, but identity is uncertain.2016-12-07A large tented hall filled with seated devotees in white, orange and colourful saris and kurtas facing a raised seat. A man with long hair and a red-orange turban, wearing orange-red clothing with a tiger-skin-patterned seat beneath him, sits on a platform holding a tall staff; a probable Swamiji candidate with long hair, orange-red turban and ornate clothing, seated as the central speaker. Overhead hang colourful lanterns and fabric banners, and a projection screen shows an image behind him. A cameraman films from the left side of the hall, and a small sign reading Dhyanapeetham hangs on the back wall.2016-12-07