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A photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes speaking while gesturing with his raised right hand. He has long swept-back dark hair, white and red vibhuti marks on his forehead and arms, and wears layered rudraksha malas with a large ornate gold pendant. Behind him hang a red draped fabric backdrop and white and red floral garlands. A white plastic chair sits beneath him, with an orange cloth draped over its arm. The blurred heads of two listeners appear in the lower foreground. Appearance cues are consistent with the a person label, and the scene suggests a discourse or satsang setting.

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A man seated on a white plastic chair speaks to an unseen audience, gesturing with his right hand open and palm up. He wears an orange-red shawl draped over his shoulders and a long gold necklace with small gold bells and a central gold pendant, alongside black rudraksha beads. He has a white horizontal tilak with a red dot on his forehead and a grey band on his upper arm. Behind him hangs a pink-red draped curtain with white and pink flower garlands at the left edge, and a pale tiled wall at right. Appearance-based candidate present in saffron-orange clothing with ceremonial gold necklace and rudraksha malas: a person, seated and teaching.2009-07-13A man in saffron-orange robes with a hood draped over his head sits and speaks while gesturing with his right hand and holding a small copper cup in his left. He wears a long necklace of black and dark rudraksha beads with a large gold pendant and gold ornaments, and has white vibhuti bands on his forehead and arms with a red kumkum dot. Behind him hangs a red-orange draped curtain and a pale tiled wall. At lower left, the back of a dark-haired person is visible, and at lower left a gold kalasha-like finial sits on orange cloth. The scene appears to be a seated teaching or ritual gathering. Visible attire and adornments are a saffron-orange hooded robe, rudraksha malas, and gold pendants.2009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13A seated man in an orange-red shawl and dhoti sits in front of a red draped curtain, speaking to an audience whose heads are visible at the bottom edge. He wears a thick rudraksha mala with a large gold ceremonial necklace featuring a small gold deity pendant, white tilak lines and a red dot on his forehead, and white ash markings on his arms. Beside him, a younger man with bare shoulders, white tilak and a red dot sits in an orange garment with a rudraksha mala. The swept-back hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha and ornate gold necklace are consistent with Swamiji (probable), shown in person as a speaker. Several audience members are partially visible in the foreground.2009-07-13Side profile photo of a man in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair tied back, a white horizontal mark across his forehead, and a rudraksha mala with gold bead ornaments at his chest. He is seated and gesturing with one raised index finger while speaking, with white ash marks on his forearm. To the left is a floral garland of white jasmine, red flowers and yellow marigolds against a pale tiled wall. The visible man is an appearance-based probable Swamiji candidate with several cues: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha mala and gold ornaments, seated in a discourse setting.2009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13A photograph of a man with long dark hair tied in a bun, wearing a saffron-orange shawl over his bare upper body and a gold necklace with dark beads. He has white vertical tilak markings on his forehead and is speaking with one hand raised in a gesture. Behind him hangs a garland of white jasmine, red and orange marigold and pink flowers. At the lower right, a woman with a red bindi is partly visible, and the back of a head appears at the bottom edge. a person is shown in an appearance-based label, with a bare-chested presentation, orange shawl, rudraksha-style beads and gold ornaments.2009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13