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A photograph of a man seated on a carved wooden armchair in front of a large dark-bronze Nataraja-style dance mandala with a dancing deity figure. He wears a saffron-orange robe, a thick mala of rudraksha beads, a gold and green-bead garland, a gold pendant, gold bangles and earrings, and an upswept dark hair style with a crescent ornament. His forehead has yellow and red markings. He raises one hand in a gesture while the other rests on his knee.

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December 13 20152015-12-13December 13 20152015-12-13A man seated on a dark wooden chair in front of a large painted backdrop of a dancing Nataraja figure within a circular flame arch. He wears an orange-red robe, thick rudraksha-style beaded mala necklaces with gold beads, a gold pendant, a green bead strand, gold armlets and bangles, and a tall dark swept-up hair style with a small silver ornament. His forehead has yellow and red markings, and he gestures with his right hand raised while his left hand rests on his knee, appearing to speak to an audience. Appearance-based label: a person, with long swept-up hair, ornate gold necklaces and saffron-orange clothing as cues, seated in discourse.2015-12-13A seated man in saffron-orange robes sits in a carved wooden armchair against a backdrop painting of Nataraja, the dancing Shiva, within a ring of fire. He wears a crown-like dark topknot with a silver ornament, a yellow tilak with a red bindi, gold earrings, multiple rows of rudraksha beads, a long gold-and-bead necklace, a green bead mala, and gold armlets and bangles. His hands rest on the chair arms and his feet are bare. Appearance cues are distinctive (topknot, ornate gold adornments, rudraksha malas, saffron robes) and the page indicates a person was present, so this is a probable in-person candidate, labelled a person.2015-12-13A photograph of a seated man on a carved wooden chair in front of a large painted backdrop of a dancing Nataraja-style figure with flame motifs. He wears a swept-back dark hairstyle with a small ornamental pin, a yellow and red tilak on his forehead, and a saffron-orange robe with a gold-bordered cloth. Layers of orange and gold beaded garlands, a green bead mala, gold bangles and a gold pendant adorn him. His right hand is raised in a gesture while he speaks, and his left hand rests on his leg. Swamiji (probable) is seated as the speaker, with cues including the long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and ceremonial gold necklaces. A copyright overlay is present on the right side.2015-12-13A man seated in a carved wooden chair on a stage gestures with both hands while speaking. He wears a voluminous dark hair bun with a decorative pin, a yellow and red tilak with a red bindi, and large gold hoop earrings. Layered red-orange cloth covers his torso, with a dense multi-strand gold and beaded necklace, a green bead mala and a gold pendant, plus gold armlets and bangles. Behind him hangs a cream backdrop with a dark carved image of a dancing deity in a tandava pose, with flaming arches.2015-12-13December 13 20152015-12-13December 13 20152015-12-13A man seated in a wooden armchair before a large dark-painted backdrop of a dancing deity figure, possibly Nataraja, with multi-armed iconography. He wears a saffron-orange shawl over bare shoulders, a heavy orange rudraksha mala, a long green bead mala, and ceremonial gold necklaces and bangles. He has long swept-back hair with a silver hair ornament, a yellow forehead band with a red bindi, and is raising one palm outward while the other hand rests on the chair arm, appearing to give a discourse or darshan. Appearance-based label: a person, seated in the speaker's chair during the event.2015-12-13December 13 20152015-12-13December 13 20152015-12-13A seated man in an orange-saffron robe and orange shawl sits in a carved wooden armchair against a cream backdrop painted with a dancing Nataraja-style deity figure. He wears a dense necklace of gold beads and orange-red beads, green bead strands, gold bangles and armbands, and a yellow-orange tilak with a red bindi. His right arm is raised high in a gesture while his left hand rests on his lap, and he sits barefoot with his feet on the floor. Gold ornaments and a dark upswept hairstyle complete the look.2015-12-13