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Photograph of a seated man in a saffron-orange shawl and dhoti-style garments, with a white tilak and red bindi on his forehead, a dark rudraksha mala and a gold ceremonial necklace. He sits on a white plastic chair with his hands resting together, in front of a pink draped curtain. Beside him, a flower garland of white jasmine and red and orange blooms hangs on a pillar. A second man in orange with a saffron turban and glasses sits partly visible at left. The setting appears to be an indoor ceremonial room with light tiled walls.

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July 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.2009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13A photograph of a man seated in front of a draped pink-red curtain with a wave-patterned texture. He wears an orange-red shawl over his shoulders, a dense mala of dark rudraksha beads with large ornate gold beads and a gold pendant, a horizontal white forehead mark with a red bindi, and his hair swept back. His appearance is consistent with a person, a saffron-clad guru wearing rudraksha malas and gold ornaments, seen seated before a curtain.2009-07-13A photograph inside a tiled temple room showing a smiling man with long dark hair and a white tripundra on his forehead, wearing an orange-saffron shawl and a rudraksha mala with ornate gold pendants. He stands while a shaved-headed man in an orange dhoti, with a yellow lanyard and visitor badge, bows with palms pressed together and holds a light pink cloth. A woman in a magenta blouse and white sari sits smiling with hands folded at right. At left, a hanging garland of white jasmine and red and pink flowers and an oil lamp hang beside a red curtain, with a seated devotee in orange at lower left and a brass plate on a chair in the foreground.2009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13A man seated in front of a pink-red draped curtain with wavy folds, wearing an orange-saffron shawl over his shoulders and a rudraksha mala with a ceremonial gold necklace and pendant. He has white tripundra marks on his forehead with a red dot, and white markings on his arms, and his right hand is raised to his chest while he speaks with eyes partly closed. A second person with white forehead markings is partly visible at the left edge. The man's appearance is consistent with the page's claim but the cues are not decisive, so he is described by role as a speaker. Setting appears to be a seated satsang or discourse.2009-07-13A smiling man sits on a dark velvet seat in front of an ornate gold backdrop decorated with red, yellow and white flower garlands. He wears an orange-saffron wrap over an orange-red long-sleeved top, with a long double-strand rudraksha mala hanging to his waist, a white vertical tilak with a red dot on his forehead, and gold hoop earrings. Beside him a large painted portrait of a man in an orange turban is visible at the left edge. a person: the man is seated and smiling in saffron clothing with rudraksha malas and a flower-garlanded gold throne behind him, matching a satsang setting.2012-07-02A seated man in an orange saffron robe and a long pink-and-white flower garland sits on a dark cushioned chair, smiling and looking toward a companion on the left. He has long swept-back dark hair, a white forehead mark with a red tilak, a gold necklace and a brown rudraksha-style bead mala across his chest. Beside him on the left, a man in white ritual cloth with gold trim and a bare upper body, his face marked with white ash, holds a floral offering with a brass lamp and flowers. Behind them stand more attendants and a backdrop of marigold garlands and gold ritual objects in a warmly lit hall. The man in saffron fits the distinctive appearance cues of the a person candidate named by the page, so this is an in-person a person seated during a ritual setting, with the attendant offering flowers and lamp.2013-02-10A 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.2009-07-13