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A woman with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe and sits on a white cushioned throne-style seat on a stage, reading from a stack of papers in her hands. A microphone on a stand is in front of her, a white electric fan stands beside the stage, and a water bottle sits on a small table. Behind her are brass and gold ritual items, a standing statue draped in orange cloth, and a pair of stone deity sculptures. Several women with hair in braids sit cross-legged on the floor facing the stage, some wearing white and pink clothing.

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A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi sits on a large white cushioned throne-like chair on a stage, reading from a sheet of paper in his hands. He wears a saffron-orange top and matching orange dhoti-style garment, with bare feet. A microphone on a stand is in front of him, and a water bottle and fruit sit on a side table. Seated devotees in orange and white clothing sit on the floor below the stage in the foreground, several with hands joined in anjali. A white wall with a wooden slat backdrop and metal truss framing is behind. Appearance-based candidate: a person, seated and speaking to a seated audience. The image is a photo of an indoor satsang-style discourse.2010-01-30A man with long dark hair and a red bindi sits on a large white cushioned throne-like armchair in an orange saffron robe and matching orange top, smiling and gesturing with one raised hand while holding papers and an orange folder. A microphone on a stand is in front of him. Seated devotees in white shirts and dark trousers, some with palms pressed together, face him on the floor in the foreground. A table to his left holds a water bottle, a basket of fruit and a tissue box. The setting is an indoor hall with white walls and bamboo blinds.2010-01-30July 30 20062006-07-30January 30 20102010-01-30A photograph of a single person seated on a white-draped throne-style sofa against deep red curtains. The person wears a long orange-saffron robe, has long swept-back dark hair and a small red bindi, and sits with bare feet visible, reading from a sheet of paper held in both hands while smiling. A white circular backdrop sits behind the throne, with white cushions on either side. A microphone on a stand is at the right, and a small table at left holds pink flowers in a basket and a water bottle.A photograph of a man seated on a white-draped dais reading papers, wearing an orange-saffron robe and bare feet, with long dark hair swept back. He holds several sheets in both hands, and a microphone stand is at his right. Behind him is a framed picture of a figure in orange robes with a long beaded necklace, flanked by golden deity statues and a gold lamp stand on a white-draped table at left. A red-carpeted platform and dark drape frame the stage. Swamiji (probable): the saffron clothing, long swept-back hair and ornate beaded necklace in the framed portrait are consistent with the page's identification of the speaker.2006-07-20A photograph taken indoors at a seminar hall. A person with long, dark, swept-back hair in a saffron-orange robe sits barefoot on a cushioned chair stacked on a low platform, reading printed pages held in both hands. A microphone on a stand is at the right, a standing fan behind, a whiteboard on an easel to the right, brass pots and a drum on the floor behind, and a cardboard box with a handwritten label beneath the feet. The person is a candidate for the appearance-based a person label given the orange robe and long hair, but the appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm, so this is marked unsure. One person is visible.2006-10-07January 27 20072007-01-27A photograph of a seated speaker in a flowing orange robe on a cream-coloured armchair-style throne on a stage with dark red curtains. The speaker holds a sheet of paper and speaks into a handheld microphone on a stand, with a glass of water on a small table beside the chair. In the foreground, a large seated audience faces the stage, mostly in white clothing, with some women in pastel blue, pink and lavender. Several attendees have long hair in braids or buns, and some wear yellow or orange garlands.2010-02-09January 27 20072007-01-27A photo of a seated man on a large white cushioned throne-style chair at an indoor event, smiling and looking to his side. He has long, swept-back dark hair and wears an orange-saffron robe with a matching orange shawl draped over his lap, and he holds a small yellow envelope or card in his hands. A microphone on a stand stands beside him. Behind him are a bamboo blind, white walls, a metal truss, and a bottle of water and a basket of fruit on a side table. Several people's heads are visible in the lower foreground, facing him. Appearance-based label: a person, seated on the throne as the speaker.2010-01-30A photograph of a seated speaker on a low cream-cushioned chair on a raised stage, in front of a dark red curtain. He wears a saffron-orange robe draped over one shoulder, has long dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead, and gestures with his raised right hand while speaking into a microphone on a stand. Two standing electric fans sit on the stage, and yellow and pink flower petals are scattered on the red floor cloth in front. Probable Swamiji's appearance is consistent with the saffron robe, long hair and tilak, shown in a discourse setting.2007-01-05