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A seated figure in a red-and-gold ornate throne sits on a raised red-draped platform in a large hall with red curtains. The figure has long dark hair falling down the back and wears a saffron-orange robe, seen from behind and in profile. Beside the throne stand a tall silver trident-topped staff and a silver ceremonial rod with a kalasha-like base. Below, a large audience in orange and white clothing, including saris and shawls, sits facing the stage, with several elderly people with white hair among them. Some are pressing their palms together in namaskar. The scene reads as a formal satsang or darshan event.

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December 25 20172017-12-25A man with long dreadlocked hair and a bare upper chest, wearing a saffron-orange wrap, sits in profile on an ornate silver-and-red throne placed on a red-draped stage. Long-haired and adorned with a swept-back crown of hair, he is a person seated in a position of honour, with a silver trident and staff standing beside him and a small side table nearby. Behind him, a dark red curtain and a large red screen show a figure. In the foreground, a large seated audience in orange, white and saffron clothing, many with garlands and some holding cameras, watches the stage. A camera operator stands at the stage edge. The scene is a large satsang-style gathering.2017-12-25A photograph of a large hall stage at an event. A man with long dark hair and a full beard sits on an ornate gilded and red throne on a red-draped platform, wearing an orange-saffron robe. Beside him stand a tall silver trident and a silver staff with a finial. Behind him hang deep red curtains and a banner. A large seated audience in saffron, orange and white clothing fills the foreground and sides, with some women wearing sarees and garlands. The man on the throne shows an appearance-based probable Swamiji candidate with long swept-back hair, saffron robe and ceremonial stage presentation, seated in a sermon setting.2017-12-25A seated figure on an ornate silver-and-gold throne with a red velvet back and seat, viewed from behind, on a red-draped stage. The figure has long dreadlocked hair and wears orange-brown robes. Beside the throne stand a silver trident and a ceremonial staff with a gold finial. Audience members in orange and saffron clothing sit in rows facing the stage, and a large screen shows a pink image at right. a person: the seated figure has long dreadlocked hair and orange robes on a throne, but the back view leaves identity uncertain.2017-12-25December 25 20172017-12-25December 25 20172017-12-25December 25 20172017-12-25December 25 20172017-12-25A man with long swept-back dark hair and a full beard sits cross-legged on an ornate silver throne with a red velvet cushion, on a red-draped stage. He wears a saffron-orange shawl and orange dhoti, with bare arms and bare feet, and a rudraksha-style neck adornment is not clearly visible. Silver ceremonial staffs with a trident-topped finial stand to his left. Seated audience members in white, cream and orange clothing fill the foreground, with a red and yellow backdrop behind the stage. The seated figure has distinctive long swept-back hair, a crown-like presentation and saffron clothing, matching the page's reference to Swamiji, so this is a probable in-person appearance-based candidate.2017-12-25A seated man in rust-orange saffron robes sits on an ornate silver-and-red velvet throne on a red-draped stage, with a silver trident and staff standing beside him and a small silver side table at right. Long hair and a beard frame his face, and a bare upper arm shows a red thread. Behind the stage, red curtains hang and a large audience in saffron and white sits in rows. A pair of women in traditional dress sit at the lower left edge. The scene reads as a formal sacred discourse or darshan event. Swamiji (probable): the seated man in saffron robes, long hair and beard on a throne with a trident beside him.2017-12-25A seated man in saffron-orange robes sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne with carved lion-head arms on a red-draped stage. He has long dark hair falling past his shoulders, a bare-shouldered wrap over one arm, and bare feet. Beside him stand a silver trident and a tall ceremonial staff with a finial. A copper vessel rests on the seat cushion. Behind him are red and yellow draped backdrops, and a seated audience in orange and white clothing fills the foreground and sides of the hall, with several people wearing saffron shawls. A small blue-and-white logo appears in the top-left corner. The man has distinctive long hair and saffron robes, so he is described as a person seated in a throne ceremony, but the appearance cues are only partly sufficient, so the identity is uncertain.2017-12-25December 25 20172017-12-25