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A photograph inside a large tent with red and yellow draping, showing a seated figure on an ornate silver throne with a red velvet back and a silver peacock-shaped base. The seated figure, seen from behind, has long dark locks, bare shoulders and a red cloth wrap, and raises a silver ceremonial implement overhead. A silver standing lectern stands to the left and a tall silver staff to the right. Seated audience members in orange, white and red clothing fill the red-carpeted floor, many wearing orange shawls and beaded necklaces, and a large screen at the upper right shows a crowd. Several women in saris with hair ornaments sit in the foreground.

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A photograph from a large hall event showing a man with long dreadlocked hair and a bare upper body, draped in a rust-red cloth, seated on an ornate silver-and-pink throne with a red cushion and swan carvings, raising one hand. Tall silver staffs flank the throne. A seated audience fills the foreground and sides, many with palms pressed together in namaste and some wearing orange and saffron shawls. Red and yellow drapes and a large screen form the backdrop. The seated man shows distinctive long dreadlocks and a bare chest with ceremonial adornment, consistent with a person in the role of the presiding teacher on the throne.2017-12-12Photograph of a long-haired man in a rust-coloured wrap seated with his back to the camera on an ornate silver throne with red cushions, a silver staff and a silver swan-shaped ewer beside him. Before him a large crowd sits on red-carpeted floor in front of yellow and maroon drapery, with a screen above showing a live feed. Among the audience are people in saffron and orange shawls and a white-haired woman in a lavender sari wearing a long beaded necklace. The man's dark rudraksha-style cords and swept-back long hair are visible, though his face is not shown. Appearance cues are suggestive but the figure is seen from behind, so identity is uncertain.2017-12-12December 12 20172017-12-12December 12 20172017-12-12December 12 20172017-12-12A man seated on an ornate silver throne with red velvet cushions, holding a silver staff topped with a finial in his raised right hand. He wears a rust-orange draped garment, a rudraksha-style necklace, a sacred forehead mark, and long dark hair swept back. Behind him, red and yellow draped fabric hangs as a backdrop. Seated devotees in saffron-orange shawls and white clothes face the throne, and a silver lectern stands at the left edge. The man's appearance and seated position on the throne in a ceremonial setting match the Swamiji (probable) candidate cues of long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha necklace.2017-12-12A long-haired man with dreadlocks sits on an ornate silver-framed red throne with swan-shaped armrests, holding a tall silver staff upright in one raised hand while his other arm rests on a silver lectern. He wears a maroon-red robe with bare shoulders. Seated and standing devotees fill the foreground and sides of a hall, many in orange and saffron shawls, with a woman in red and a man in white among them. A red and gold backdrop, a large speaker and a pink-lit screen frame the scene. The image shows a discourse or satsang gathering. Appearance-based label: a person, seated on throne with long dreadlocked hair, maroon robe and staff.2017-12-12Photograph of a large hall event with a raised red-draped stage in front of a silver ornate throne. A seated figure with long dreadlocked hair, bare-chested under an orange-brown shawl, sits on the silver throne with a red cushion and holds a book, with a silver ceremonial stand and tall silver staffs with trident-topped finials beside him. Behind the stage a large screen shows a similar robed figure. Seated devotees in orange, saffron and white fill the foreground and side aisles, and monks in orange robes sit on the stage edges. Red and yellow curtains frame the backdrop. a person appearance cues: long dreadlocked hair and orange shawl, seated on the throne. Counted people are the visible audience and stage figures.2017-12-25December 12 20172017-12-12December 12 20172017-12-12Photograph from behind of a long-haired man in a maroon sleeveless robe seated on an ornate silver throne with red velvet cushions, a silver peacock figure at its base, raising a silver ceremonial staff in his right hand. Before him, a large seated audience fills the hall, many in white and orange clothing; a silver stand with a microphone stands at left and a tall silver post at right. Several women in red and white saris sit in the foreground, one with a flower hair ornament. A large screen glows at top right. a person: the seated man has long dreadlocked hair, a bare-shouldered maroon robe and a throne-seated bearing consistent with the page's a person reference, though the figure is seen from behind and identity is uncertain.2017-12-12December 12 20172017-12-12