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A bearded man with long dreadlocked hair sits cross-legged on an ornate silver-and-red throne at a discourse event, smiling broadly. He wears a rust-orange turban with a silver crescent and a small silver ornament, a rust-orange shawl over a bare shoulder with gold-edged trim, and a red thread bracelet on his wrist. He holds a wooden staff in his right hand and a small headset microphone is attached near his ear. The throne has a carved silver lion-face backrest and silver armrest, and a red cushion. Audience members are seen blurred in the foreground and background against a white draped backdrop. Swamiji (probable) is shown here by his long hair, saffron-orange clothing and crescent-adorned turban while seated on the throne.

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December 17 20162016-12-17A photograph of a bearded man seated cross-legged on an ornate silver-and-red throne, speaking to an audience with his right arm extended. He wears a saffron-orange turban with a silver crescent and ornament, saffron-orange draped robes, and a red sacred thread on his wrist, and holds a wooden staff with a silver-tipped top. A small headset microphone is visible. Silver ceremonial objects rest beside him on the throne, and seated audience members in the foreground and background watch, some wearing white.2016-12-17December 17 20162016-12-17December 17 20162016-12-17A smiling man with long dreadlocked hair and a full beard sits on an ornate silver and red throne, wearing a rust-orange turban with a crescent moon and a trident-like emblem, and a rust-orange draped robe with gold trim. He holds a microphone in one hand and a silver-topped staff in the other, with a lapel microphone clipped on. Behind him, a large audience sits in a hall, and a screen at the top shows a red-clad figure.2016-12-17December 17 20162016-12-17A photograph of a bearded man with long dark hair wrapped in a rust-orange turban with a silver crescent ornament and a small silver trident-like pin. He wears a saffron-orange robe with a gold-edged shawl, a red thread bracelet, and holds a wooden staff while seated on an ornate silver-carved throne with a red velvet back and orange cushion. A microphone is attached to his ear and he smiles. Blurred audience members sit in the foreground and background before a pale draped curtain. Given the page's flag and his dress with the crescent and turban cues, this is a Swamiji (probable) figure seated in discourse.2016-12-17December 17 20162016-12-17A bearded man with long dark hair and a red-orange turban decorated with a silver crescent moon sits smiling on an ornate silver throne with a red velvet back and an orange cushion. He wears an orange-red saffron-toned robe with gold trim and holds a wooden staff, with a headset microphone at his cheek. The throne has carved silver lion-head armrests and a sun-face motif. Behind him a large screen shows a red-clad crowd, and a seated audience in saris and casual clothing fills the hall. The appearance-based cues of saffron robes, a turban with crescent and long hair match Swamiji (probable), seated in a teaching role on the throne during a question-and-answer session.2016-12-17A bearded man seated on an ornate silver throne with a red velvet cushion, speaking into a headset microphone at a satsang-style gathering. He wears a rust-orange turban with a silver crescent moon and trident emblem, a matching orange-red shawl with gold border over bare shoulders, and holds a wooden staff. Behind him a large screen shows a close-up of a figure in red robes. A seated audience of several dozen people fills the hall in front, many in white, pink and blue clothing, with a red curtain and white walls at left. a person's appearance cues: long dreadlocked hair under an orange turban, orange and gold ornate attire, seated enthroned as the speaker.2016-12-17A seated man in saffron-orange robes sits on an ornate silver throne with a red velvet cushion, a wooden staff resting across his lap. He wears a rust-orange turban, a crescent moon ornament and a silver accessory on his long dreadlocked hair, a dark beard, and a headset microphone. Behind him, a large screen shows an image of another robed figure. Seated audience members in white, red and orange clothing fill the hall, and a gold-trimmed red curtain hangs on the left. Several people in the foreground wear saffron and white. Appearance cues including the long dreadlocks, crescent ornament, turban and saffron robes match the page's Swamiji candidate, so this is a probable Swamiji (probable) seated in a discourse setting.2016-12-17December 17 20162016-12-17