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A man in a saffron-orange robe draped over one shoulder stands on a striped rug in a hall with red curtains, speaking into a headset microphone and gesturing with an open hand. He has long dark hair, a full beard and a tilak on his forehead, and wears a red wristband. Seated participants in dark and white clothes fill the floor on both sides, and a large screen behind him shows a deity murti with lit oil lamps in front. Swamiji (probable): the speaker wears saffron robes, long swept-back hair, a beard and a forehead tilak, cues consistent with a discourse setting. The scene is a yoga or satsang session.

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December 15 20162016-12-15Photo of a yoga session in a red-draped hall with a large screen behind. A standing man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with a red tilak and white forehead marking, holds a green-handled microphone and gestures with an open hand toward seated participants. Many people sit cross-legged on striped mats in black and colourful clothes, some with long beards and head wraps. Lit oil lamps and a deity murti appear on the screen behind him. Dress cues are saffron robes and a mic headset; the speaker's identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2016-12-15A standing teacher in an orange-saffron robe with long dark hair, a white forehead mark and a headset microphone gestures with his right arm toward a large seated audience in a yoga hall. Audience members sit on striped mats in black and grey clothing; a man in the foreground with his palms joined in anjali listens attentively, and a dreadlocked person sits with their back to the camera. Behind the stage a golden deity murti with an orange-and-blue headdress stands beside a lit backdrop and tall ornate candle stands. The scene suggests a yoga session or satsang discourse. Swamiji (probable): the standing figure in saffron robes with long hair and a forehead mark matches the page's identification, though his face is not used for identification.2016-12-15December 15 20162016-12-15A standing man in an orange-saffron robe draped over his body, with a red tilak on his forehead and long dark hair, stands at the front of a yoga session with a headset microphone and eyes closed. Seated participants in black clothing sit on red and blue mats in the foreground, and several sit on white cushions; the back row is visible at the centre. Behind him, a red-curtained stage holds a large screen showing a starry blue image, brass ceremonial items, and a white ornate chair with red cushion at the right. Hanging decorative lanterns and red drapes frame the hall.2016-12-15December 15 20162016-12-15December 15 20162016-12-15December 15 20162016-12-15A standing man in an orange-saffron dhoti-style wrap and sleeveless top with a red armband stands on a red-and-white striped mat facing a seated audience in black clothing. He wears a white tilak on his forehead and a small microphone headset, and holds his wrap at the hip. Behind him a large screen and tall gold ceremonial candlesticks stand before red drapes. Many participants sit cross-legged on colourful striped mats, some in black shirts, while a woman with dreadlocks sits in the foreground. The image is a photograph of a yoga session in a hall.2016-12-15A photograph of a yoga session in a large hall with red draped curtains. A man standing at the centre wears a loose saffron-orange robe draped over one shoulder, long swept-back hair, a full beard, white tripundra markings on his forehead, a red wrist thread and a headset microphone, raising one fist and holding a green-handled handheld microphone in the other hand. Around him, many participants sit cross-legged on striped mats, many wearing black or blue clothes, with one woman in an orange outfit at right. A lit stage with warm lamps and a screen appears in the background. Swamiji (probable): the speaker shows long hair, saffron robe and tripundra cues and is presumably the teacher leading the session. The count of visible people is large.2016-12-15A standing man in an orange saffron robe holds a microphone in his right hand and places his left hand on the head of a seated participant in a dark shirt during a yoga session in a large hall. He has long swept-back dark hair, a full beard, a red bindi and white tripundra marks on his forehead, and a lapel microphone clipped to his face. Behind him a large screen shows a blurred projected image. Thirty or more seated participants in dark and white clothes sit on colourful mats across the hall, and a cameraman stands at the left edge. Swamiji (probable): the standing figure wears saffron robes, long swept-back hair and a rudraksha-style forehead marking while giving a discourse and blessing a student.2016-12-15December 15 20162016-12-15