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A photograph of a large audience seated in a hall facing a bearded man on a golden bull-shaped seat, a nandi-style vahana. He sits with his back partly toward the camera, wearing a red-orange turban, a dark leopard-print cloth, a saffron wrap over his shoulder, gold necklaces and armlets, and holds a small ceremonial staff. Several large screens behind him show close-up faces. Audience members wear white, saffron and red clothes, and a woman in a pink top sits in the foreground. a person appears in person, identified by his long swept-back hair, turban, ornate gold jewellery and saffron-toned clothing. Many people, roughly 21-100, are visible.

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December 07 20162016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07A photograph of a large gathering in a hall with a stage and video screens. On the right, a bearded man with long dark hair and a maroon-red turban, bare-chested with a leopard-print wrap and gold necklaces and bangles, sits on a golden bull-shaped seat and holds a small ceremonial item toward the crowd. Seated devotees in white, maroon and pink clothing fill the foreground and middle ground. Appearance-based candidate, a person: long swept-back hair, turban, ornate gold necklaces and a shawl-style wrap.2016-12-07A photograph of a large indoor hall with an audience seated on the floor. In the foreground a bronze kalasha-style vessel with a cow-head spout stands on a low seat. A bare-chested man with long dark dreadlocked hair, a rust-red turban with a jewelled ornament, a black beard, gold necklaces and bangles, and a leopard-print and orange-red cloth around his waist sits on a raised seat, pouring liquid from a small ladle into the bronze vessel. Behind him are large screens showing the audience and red draped curtains. Devotees in white and red sit in rows, and a woman in pink sits in the foreground.2016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07Photo of a seated figure in an orange-red turban and orange-saffron robe, with long dreadlocked hair and a full beard, wearing a gold beaded necklace and gold armband, seated on a tiger-skin-covered throne beside a large golden bull (Nandi) statue. A tall golden staff rises at right. Behind him a crowd of seated devotees in white, orange and red clothing fills a hall with white drapes and a blue-and-white information board on the wall. Swamiji (probable): the appearance cues (long hair, turban, saffron ornate clothing, gold necklace) match the page, so the seated figure is identified as Swamiji in a ceremonial role at the front, with devotees in the foreground and middle.2016-12-07A bearded man in a rust-orange turban and orange-brown robe sits atop a large golden bull statue, raising his right index finger while addressing a crowd. He wears a long gold-and-bead garland, rudraksha-style beads, gold bangles and a leopard-print skirt, and holds a tall golden trident-like staff in his left hand. Seated devotees in white and saffron clothing fill the foreground and the hall behind him, with a large screen on the right and orange and blue banners hanging from the upper wall.2016-12-07A large assembly hall with an audience seated on the floor in the foreground, many with their backs to the camera. A central figure sits on a golden bull-shaped vahana or throne, dressed in a rust-red wrap and ornate gold necklace, with a long braid of hair and a red-orange turban topped with a gold crown. He holds a tall golden trident-like staff. Two large screens behind show projected imagery, and orange and blue lanterns hang from the ceiling. Probable Swamiji seated in a satsang or discourse setting, identified by the long hair, crown, turban, saffron-red clothing and ornate necklace.2016-12-07A figure with long dark dreadlocks wrapped under an orange-red turban sits sidesaddle on a golden bull mount (Nandi-style vahana) at the front of a large hall, holding a golden trident (trishul) upright on the right. He wears a leopard-print garment over an orange-saffron dhoti and a long golden-beaded necklace, with a gold armlet. Behind him a large screen shows a crowd. Seated audience members in white, blue, saffron and purple clothing fill the foreground and rows of chairs, many with palms joined or hands in prayer. Several people are visible in the audience.2016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07A man with long swept-back dark hair and a full beard sits on a throne-like seat with a golden bull figure in front of him, raising a small stick toward the bull's head. He wears a deep red-orange turban, a saffron-red robe, a long rudraksha mala with ornate gold pendants, gold bracelets, and a leopard-print waist cloth over a tiger-striped drape. A golden trident stands to the right. Seated and standing devotees in white, red and orange clothing fill the hall, and large screens behind show pink-toned imagery. Hanging orange and red tassels decorate the stage. Cues for the seated man include the long hair, ornate gold necklaces and saffron garments; the seated figure is labelled as Swamiji (probable) for this discourse setting.2016-12-07