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A large crowd of devotees sits and stands in a hall around a central figure seated on an ornate golden throne with lion-head armrests and brown leather upholstery. The seated man wears an orange-saffron robe, a long rudraksha mala draped across the chest, and a ceremonial gold necklace, with bangles on the wrists. He extends his arm toward devotees, who lean in with raised hands and phones. Among the crowd, many wear white, orange and pastel clothing, and a few hold up hands and cameras. A ceremonial staff stands to the right of the throne. A black electronic device sits on a small table in front of the throne. A camera operator is visible at the top of the frame.

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A man in rust-orange robes stands beside a gilded lion-footed chair with a brown leather seat, a long gold-and-beaded garland around his neck and a rudraksha-style mala with a gold clasp. He raises one hand to his ear while speaking to a large seated crowd filling a white-tented hall. A silver ceremonial staff stands beside the chair, and a small black sound console sits on a stand in front. Devotees in saffron, white and bright blue clothing fill the foreground and rows behind, many with heads turned toward the speaker. Swamiji (probable): the standing man in orange robes with long swept-back hair, gold garland and beaded mala is the most.2016-05-22A standing man in a rust-orange dhoti and matching shawl, wearing a dark rudraksha-style beaded necklace and a long yellow-and-orange flower garland, stands beside a gold-carved lion-armed throne covered in brown leather at a large indoor darshan event. He wears gold bangles and a red forehead mark, and gestures with his right hand toward the crowd. Behind him stands a tall silver ceremonial staff. A dense crowd of devotees, mostly in white, orange and saffron clothing, fills the foreground and sides of the hall, with many seated and some standing. A keyboard stand sits near the throne. The setting is a white tented hall with wooden seating.2016-05-22May 22 20162016-05-22May 22 20162016-05-22May 22 20162016-05-22A photograph of a large seated crowd filling a hall, with many people in the foreground facing a central figure on an ornate golden throne with lion-carved armrests. The central figure wears a saffron-orange robe, a long rudraksha-style mala and a white and pink flower garland, and sits smiling with one hand raised. Nearby devotees in white and orange clothing sit on the floor, and a black microphone stands beside the throne. The audience appears to be attending an initiation-style gathering, though no ritual specifics are otherwise visible. a person appearance cues include the saffron robe, ornate throne and rudraksha mala, but the page does not confirm his presence.2016-05-23A large crowd of devotees sits on the floor of a hall, facing a central figure seated on an ornate gold-and-brown throne with carved lion-head armrests. The seated person wears an orange-saffron garment with a brown shawl, a yellow-and-white flower garland, and a rudraksha-style mala; a silver ceremonial staff stands beside the throne and a small black electronic podium sits in front. Many people in white, orange and saffron clothing surround the front, with a cameraman visible at the top right. The scene looks like a darshan gathering.2016-05-22A large crowd fills a tented hall, with a man standing beside an ornate golden throne with lion-shaped armrests. He wears an orange-red sannyasi cloth wrapped at the waist, a thick rudraksha mala with a long brown bead strand, and a yellow-gold floral garland; his arms are bare with gold armlets, and he gestures with one hand while speaking into a headset microphone. A silver staff stands beside the throne and a keyboard sits on a stand. Seated and standing devotees in white, orange and saffron clothing surround the stage, with a few in white headscarves and blue tops in the foreground. Cameras are visible in the background. The appearance-based label a person applies to the standing speaker, who is visibly wearing rudraksha and a garland and presents a compatible sannyasi appearance.2016-05-22May 22 20162016-05-22A photograph of a large outdoor satsang or initiation gathering. A man with long dark hair sits on an ornate golden throne with carved lion-head arms and a brown cushioned seat, wearing a saffron-orange robe, a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, and holding a small object in his hands before a tabletop microphone stand. Tall golden staffs with trident-like tops stand on either side of the throne. Around him a dense crowd of devotees sits on the ground, many women in saffron and pink saris, some wearing white, and a few with grey hair and glasses. A cameraman stands on a raised platform at the top of the frame beneath a white canvas tent.2016-05-16May 23rd 20162016-05-23A standing man in a rust-orange robe and a long rudraksha mala with a yellow flower garland stands before a gilded throne flanked by golden lion heads. He holds a small prayer bead strand in one hand and gestures forward while addressing a large crowd seated on the floor in front of him. The crowd includes many people in saffron and white clothes, some with bare heads, and a few women in colourful saris. A tall silver staff stands beside the throne, a keyboard amplifier sits at the front, and a camera operator is visible behind the crowd under a white tent canopy. The man has long swept-back dark hair and a broad rudraksha-bead necklace, consistent with the page's Kalpataru Darshan event, though the match is appearance-based and uncertain. Seated crowd is large and extends across the frame.2016-05-22