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A bearded man in an orange-saffron shawl and dhoti sits cross-legged on a red-cushioned silver ornate throne, holding a microphone and smiling, with a striped woven mat spread before the seat. Around him, seated devotees face him: a man in white ritual dress with a rudraksha-style necklace on the left, a man in a cream-and-gold dhoti with a saffron cloth on the right, and a man in an ochre shawl with gold bangles at left. Audience members fill the foreground and background, many in dark clothes. Behind the throne, a large golden deity murti stands on a red stage flanked by gold trishula staffs and a camera rig is visible overhead.

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A photograph of a bearded man with long, swept-back dark hair seated on an ornate silver-and-red throne, holding a black microphone in his right hand and gesturing with his left, smiling while speaking to an audience. He wears a saffron/orange shawl wrapped over his body and a red thread on his wrist. Behind him stand golden trishula (trident) staffs and a large backdrop showing a seated deity murti in orange and gold. The seated audience in dark clothing fills the foreground, and several people in the background raise their hands. A wooden staff rests against the throne's side. The appearance matches the saffron clothing, long hair and throne cues associated with the page's Swamiji reference, so this is a probable in-person appearance.2016-12-19A photograph of a large indoor hall filled with a seated audience. A bearded man in an orange-saffron shawl and orange dhoti sits cross-legged on an ornate silver-and-red throne with a red velvet cushion, holding a microphone and smiling. Dark dreadlocks fall beside the throne. Seated devotees in front wear dark t-shirts and white and orange ceremonial clothes; some hold long wooden staffs. Behind the throne stand gold trishul-topped poles on a red draped stage and a large deity murti above. a person is the throned speaker in orange, seated as a discourse teacher with devotees around him.2016-12-19A bearded man in a saffron-orange shawl sits on an ornate silver-and-red throne at the front of a large hall, with a silver trident standing to his left and a small microphone on his face. He gestures with his right hand toward a seated audience of many people in white dhotis with gold-bordered shawls, saffron and orange garments, and rudraksha malas. A large screen behind him shows a magnified image of a similarly dressed figure. Overall it reads as a satsang or discourse with a seated crowd of devotees.2016-12-19December 15 20162016-12-15A photograph of a large hall where a man in a deep red-orange sanyasi wrap sits on an ornate silver-and-red throne with a red cushion, a small tablet on a stand beside him. A silver staff with a flame-like finial stands to his left. Behind and around him, a dense audience sits on a red-carpeted stage, many women in saffron and orange saris and shawls, with several bald men in the foreground. A large screen with colourful deity images is visible at upper left. The scene reads as a satsang or discourse. Swamiji (probable): the seated man has long swept-back hair, a bearded face, and a saffron-toned wrap, and is shown in the central throne position.2017-12-12A photograph of a large audience seated on the floor of a hall with a red stage backdrop and rows of gold ceremonial staffs. A bearded man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange shawl and holds a microphone, gesturing with his right arm while seated on an ornate white-and-silver throne with red cushions. Several men in white dhoti-style garments sit on a colourful striped mat beside the throne, one holding a wooden staff. A camera on a crane is visible at the upper right. Many attendees in dark and casual clothing sit in front, some with long hair in braids, and a backdrop shows a deity murti partly visible behind the stage.2016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19December 18 20162016-12-18A seated bearded man with long swept-back hair wears a rust-orange wrap over a bare upper body and a gold chain necklace, smiling while holding a small orange object. He sits on an ornate silver throne with a red velvet seat, beside a silver staff. Behind him, a seated audience in saffron, blue and white clothes listens, and a red and gold backdrop shows deity imagery. The man's appearance is consistent with a person, seated on a throne as the teacher of a satsang.2017-12-12December 19 20162016-12-19December 18 20162016-12-18A seated man in a flowing saffron-orange robe sits on an ornate silver-and-red throne with carved lion-face arms, one hand resting on a silver trident staff, smiling broadly with long dark hair and a beard and a horizontal sandalwood mark on his forehead. Around him a large seated audience fills the hall, mostly women in colourful saris and men in white kurtas, including a man with rudraksha mala at left. A white fan stands at right beside silver swan-shaped figures on the throne platform. Roughly 30 visible people.2016-12-14