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A photograph of a yoga session in a large hall with red curtains and a wall-mounted screen at left. A man with long dark hair and a beard stands at centre in an orange-saffron robe and wrap, holding a handheld microphone and speaking. Around him, a crowd of roughly fifty participants sits on red and colourful mats, most wearing black clothing; several lie on their backs at lower left. A tall stack of folded striped blankets stands at right. A backdrop frame with a partially visible printed word sits at top right.

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A man in a saffron-orange robe draped over one shoulder stands on a striped rug in a hall with red curtains, speaking into a headset microphone and gesturing with an open hand. He has long dark hair, a full beard and a tilak on his forehead, and wears a red wristband. Seated participants in dark and white clothes fill the floor on both sides, and a large screen behind him shows a deity murti with lit oil lamps in front. Swamiji (probable): the speaker wears saffron robes, long swept-back hair, a beard and a forehead tilak, cues consistent with a discourse setting. The scene is a yoga or satsang session.2016-12-15A standing teacher in an orange-saffron robe with long dark hair, a white forehead mark and a headset microphone gestures with his right arm toward a large seated audience in a yoga hall. Audience members sit on striped mats in black and grey clothing; a man in the foreground with his palms joined in anjali listens attentively, and a dreadlocked person sits with their back to the camera. Behind the stage a golden deity murti with an orange-and-blue headdress stands beside a lit backdrop and tall ornate candle stands. The scene suggests a yoga session or satsang discourse. Swamiji (probable): the standing figure in saffron robes with long hair and a forehead mark matches the page's identification, though his face is not used for identification.2016-12-15December 15 20162016-12-15A central figure in an orange-red robe with gold-edged border and a gold-trimmed sash walks barefoot across a striped multicoloured mat, holding a tall wooden staff. He has long dark hair, a bindi-style mark on his forehead and a bearded face. Around him, a large group of participants in black, grey and white clothes stand with palms pressed together or kneel and bow on the mats, some prostrating. A man in a dark t-shirt kneels in the foreground, a woman in black stands at left with hands in anjali mudra, and small cups and a metal bottle sit on the mats. Orange and multicoloured bunting hangs at the top of a large white-walled hall, with cameras and a stage backdrop visible in the distance. Setting resembles a yoga or satsang session with participants in devotional posture.2016-12-17A large yoga session in a red-draped hall with many seated participants on colourful striped mats. A standing man in a sleeveless orange-saffron robe with a red tilak and long hair stands at the front, microphone in hand, addressing the crowd; the cues here are a saffron robe and long hair, so he is a probable Swamiji candidate. Behind him a screen shows a deity image with lit oil lamps on a stage. Participants wear black tops and sit cross-legged; one bald man in the foreground bare-backed wears a sacred thread, a man with dreadlocks sits in a black-and-white top, and a woman with hands raised in greeting sits nearby.2016-12-15Indoor yoga session in a red-draped hall. A bearded man in a flowing saffron-orange shawl and orange dhoti walks barefoot down a central aisle lined with colourful striped mats, smiling toward the seated audience. Many participants sit cross-legged on mats in black and white clothing; one bare-backed man is seated in the foreground. Behind the stage, a large screen shows a glowing blue-and-pink image and rows of golden ceremonial staffs stand on a red platform. Cameras are visible at the left edge.2016-12-18 +1 copiesDecember 19 20162016-12-19A standing man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl walks down a striped multicolored runner between rows of seated participants in black clothing, one holding a microphone, in a red-draped hall. Behind him a large screen shows a glowing pink sky with a deity murti, flanked by golden trishul staffs and a golden kalasha-style altar. Seated devotees in black and a bare-chested man in white dhoti attend the session; camera operators with tripods stand at the sides. Swamiji (probable): the walking figure has long swept-back hair, a beard, orange robes and a red tilak, consistent with the page's attribution.2016-12-15A bearded man with long dark hair, wearing a draped rust-orange saffron robe, stands on a striped multicoloured mat holding a handheld microphone while addressing a seated audience. Dozens of people sit cross-legged on the floor in dark and black clothing, facing him. Behind him a stage with red draped curtains, a blue-violet backdrop, golden ceremonial staffs and a small glass-covered display stand. A water bottle sits near the audience. A person in orange stands at the far right edge.2016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19A large yoga session hall with a man in orange robes seated on an ornate silver-and-red throne, holding a microphone and gesturing, with a shawl draped over the throne's arm. Around him many participants sit and lie on colourful mats, some in yoga poses; one man in a grey top bends forward in front of the throne and another person's raised bare feet appear at the right edge. A projection screen shows a faded image above, and red and orange paper lanterns hang from the ceiling.2016-12-14 +1 copies