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A photograph taken from the side shows a man with long dark wavy hair and a bare left shoulder, wearing a saffron-orange shawl and a dark rudraksha mala, standing at the front of a hall and facing right with eyes lowered. Behind him, a large seated audience dressed in white clothing and white headbands sits on the floor in rows. The back wall holds a red and white deity murti in an arched frame, a golden deity shrine with a red backdrop, and a floral garland-decorated altar; orange curtains hang in the window. Orange lighting fixtures hang from the ceiling. Swamiji (probable): the standing figure has long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a rudraksha mala, a visual pattern consistent with the page's reference to Swamiji, while the seated devotees are in white.

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October 23 20102010-10-23A standing man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl wears a dark rudraksha mala and has long dark hair swept back, walking through a hall among many seated people. The seated participants wear white blindfold-style bands across their eyes, many in white, grey and striped shirts, with some in orange. Behind them stand a deity murti with orange garlands and a gold-framed alcove, a red curtain, and a golden ornamental chair. Orange lampshades hang from the ceiling. The standing figure's cues of long hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha beads are distinctive, so he is a probable Swamiji candidate physically present. Several dozen people are visible.2010-10-23 +1 copiesOctober 23 20102010-10-23 +1 copiesA photograph taken from behind of a person in a saffron-orange draped robe, long dark wavy hair falling down the back, walking through a hall toward a seated audience. The audience of many people wearing white clothes and white headbands sits cross-legged on the floor, with some in pink, orange and striped shirts. At the front, a deity murti on a decorated stand with an orange and gold backdrop, flanked by orange curtains and hanging orange-and-white decorations. A dark-haired figure in orange with long hair matches visible presentation cues, so this is a person in an in-person satsang setting. The audience numbers well over twenty visible people.2010-10-23 +1 copiesOctober 23 20102010-10-23A man with long, swept-back dark hair stands in profile on the left, wearing a saffron-orange shawl draped over one shoulder and a long strand of dark rudraksha beads around his neck, one hand resting on his hip. Behind him, a large seated audience fills a hall, many wearing white clothes and white headbands, with a few in yellow. Orange and multicoloured hanging banners decorate the upper part of the hall. a person cues: long swept-back hair, saffron shawl and rudraksha mala, standing in front of a seated audience during a discourse.2010-10-23A man in orange saffron robes stands in profile at the front of a large hall, facing away from the camera toward a seated audience. He wears a wrap draped over one shoulder, leaving the other shoulder bare, with long wavy dark hair and a dark rudraksha mala around his neck. Hands rest behind his back. Behind him hang orange and yellow fabric banners from the ceiling, and a gold arched frame sits on the right wall. The audience sits on the floor in white clothes, many wearing white blindfold-style cloth over their eyes, with some women in yellow and orange shawls. Appearance-based candidate present: Swamiji (probable), identified by saffron robe, long hair and rudraksha mala.2010-10-23October 23 20102010-10-23 +1 copiesOctober 23 20102010-10-23 +1 copiesOctober 23 20102010-10-23A photograph of a meditation or spiritual session in a pink-walled hall with orange and red curtains. Many seated participants wear white headbands over their eyes and white or light clothing, sitting on the floor in rows. In the centre a man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe and a long rudraksha mala, walks between the rows. Another person in orange robes sits at the lower right, and a gold ornate chair stands at the left edge.2010-10-23October 23 20102010-10-23