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A man sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne with eyes closed, wearing rust-orange cloth wrapped over his body and a coarse rudraksha-style mala draped across his shoulders. He has a red tilak on his forehead, long dark hair, and a full beard. His bare right arm rests near a shallow metal vessel at the bottom of the frame. Behind him are gold carved panels, a red cushion and a gold staff.

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November 11 20162016-11-11A man seated on an ornate gilded throne with a red velvet cushion, wearing an orange-saffron cloth draped over his body and a long rudraksha mala hanging to his waist. He has long dark hair, a white vertical tilak with a red dot on his forehead, and a gold chain, and his eyes are lowered as his hands rest over a golden bowl. Behind him hang orange and gold drapes and a brass lamp stand with an oil lamp, with green plants at his side. A partly visible attendant in white clothing stands at the right edge. The seated man is an appearance-based probable candidate for a person, based on the long swept hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala, though this is not a confirmed identification.2016-07-12A bearded man with long swept-back dark hair and a red-brown bare-chested wrap sits on a red cushioned seat before an ornate gold throne with carved scrollwork. He wears a red tilak on his forehead and long braided rope-like strands fall over his chest, with a bracelet on his wrist. His eyes are lowered and the area beside him has a stone wall in the background. Only a small part of another person's head is visible at the bottom edge. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair and bare-chested red wrap with distinctive adornments, seated on a gold throne.2016-09-15A man with long dark hair and a short beard sits on an ornate gold throne with carved scrollwork and studded borders, set against a golden-orange draped backdrop. He wears a saffron-orange robe, a long rudraksha mala draped over his shoulders, a thin gold chain, and a red bindi with white tilak on his forehead. He holds a small silver ritual dish in one hand, with a silver tray in front of him and potted green plants and white flowers at the right edge. The composition is a seated ceremonial satsang setting. Swamiji (probable) is seated on the throne wearing saffron robes and a rudraksha mala, with long swept-back hair and ceremonial gold ornaments.2016-07-12July 12 20162016-07-12July 12 20162016-07-12A man seated cross-legged on an ornate gilded throne with a red cushion, smiling, wearing a saffron-orange robe, a long rudraksha mala with thick beads, a gold chain and a red bindi with white vertical markings. Long dark hair falls over one shoulder. Before him sit a silver plate, a small silver puja vessel with a green stone, a metal bowl and a banana leaf. Golden drapes and green potted plants fill the background. a person is a presiding teacher seated on the peetha during satsang.2016-07-12September 09 20162016-09-09A man with long dark hair and a beard sits with eyes closed on an ornate gold throne with a red cushioned seat. He wears a rust-red bare-shouldered garment and a long braided brown cord necklace, with a folded orange cloth resting on the throne arm. The plain light grey wall behind him suggests a meditative or discourse setting. A probable Swamiji is present, identified by long swept-back hair, a rudraksha-style mala and ornate throne-side cues.2016-09-15July 30 20172017-07-30July 12 20162016-07-12A man with long dark hair and a short beard sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne, eyes closed, wearing an orange-red robe with a dark shawl and a long brown rudraksha mala draped over his shoulders. A white-and-red tilak marks his forehead. He holds a microphone in one hand and a cupped mound of food or offering in the other above a silver tray. Orange drapery and a tall brass lamp stand behind him, with a potted plant at right and a partially visible person in white at the right edge. Appearance-based label: a person, seated on a throne in discourse.2016-07-12