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A photograph of a bearded man in an orange-red turban with a gold ornament and a red-and-green jewelled brooch, seated on a chair draped in a leopard-print cloth. He wears a saffron-orange shawl, layered gold and rudraksha necklaces, bangles, and a gold trident pendant, and holds a small wooden-framed tablet while writing with a stylus. Beside him a younger man in a white dhoti with gold borders and rudraksha malas kneels, touching the tablet and holding a tall gold staff. A golden deity figure edges the left foreground. The background is a blurred stage setting. Appearance-based candidate: Swamiji (probable), seated on the chair in orange robes with long swept-back hair, crown-like turban and ornate gold necklaces.

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A bearded man in an orange-red turban with a jewelled brooch and a golden ornament in his hair sits cross-legged, smiling and reading from a wooden box with carved lines held in his hands. He wears saffron-orange cloth draped over his shoulders, a leopard-print garment, long gold and rudraksha necklaces, orange armbands and gold bangles. To the right, a younger man in white with a gold border and rudraksha beads holds a tall golden staff. A golden deity murti or ritual vessel appears at the left edge, with a blurred crowd behind. Swamiji (probable): the seated man's saffron turban, ornate gold necklaces and rudraksha malas match the page's description of this event.2016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07A photograph of a bearded man seated on a golden ceremonial seat, wearing a rust-orange turban with a gold ornament, orange robes, a leopard-print cloth over his lap, a gold trident pendant, layered rudraksha malas and gold chains. He holds a wooden tablet and writes with a pen. Behind him a younger man in white and gold-bordered dress looks on, and a tall golden staff stands at the right edge with blurred crowd members in the foreground. Swamiji (probable) is shown with long hair swept into a knot, the turban and ornate jewelled clothing being the qualifying cues, seated in a ceremonial setting during an event.2016-12-07A seated man in a rust-orange turban with a jewelled ornament and long dreadlocks wears an orange shawl, a leopard-print waistcloth, layered gold necklaces and rudraksha malas, and rudraksha armbands. He looks down at a small wooden tablet or case held in both hands. A gold trident-shaped ornament hangs on his chest, and a tall gold staff stands at right. A gilded animal figure is at left, and the blurred seated audience fills the background. Appearance-based label: a person, seated in person on the stage.2016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a matching orange turban with a jeweled brooch wears long gold necklaces, rudraksha malas and a gold trishul pendant, with a leopard-print waist cloth. He looks down at an open wooden box he holds in both hands. A tall gold staff stands at right, a gold bull figure at left, and a blurred crowd fills the background. Swamiji (probable) is shown with long swept-back hair under the turban, saffron clothing and ceremonial gold necklaces, seated in a sacred-role posture.2016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07 +1 copiesDecember 12 20162016-12-12A seated man in a rust-orange turban with a jeweled brooch and a red bindi sits on a dais beside a golden bull statue (Nandi) and a tall gold staff. He wears a rust-orange dhoti and shawl, a long gold necklace, layered rudraksha malas, rudraksha armlets and bracelets, and a leopard-print waist cloth, with a headset microphone clipped to his beard. Dreadlock-like long hair falls behind him. A large audience blurs in the background. Appearance cues include long hair, a turban, saffron-orange clothing and rudraksha malas, which qualify as a probable Swamiji (Paramahamsa Nithyananda) giving a discourse.2016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07A seated man in an orange-red turban with a jewelled ornament and a long dark braided hair bun sits with eyes closed in a meditative posture. He wears an orange-red shawl over bare shoulders, layered gold ceremonial necklaces with rudraksha beads, gold armlets, and a leopard-print cloth at his waist. A gold trident and a tall gold staff topped with an ornament stand beside him, and a golden hand-shaped object is at left. Blurred seated devotees in white fill the background of a large hall.2016-12-07A man seated on a throne-like red cushion with hands on his hips, wearing a rust-orange turban with a jeweled brooch, orange-red draped shawl over a bare shoulder, leopard-print cloth at the waist, heavy gold necklaces, rudraksha malas, and gold armlets and bangles. A tall gold staff stands at right and a golden mythic figure is partly visible at left. Blurred seated devotees in orange and white fill the background. Appearance-based candidate: a person, seated in person with ornate saffron clothing, rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold cues.2016-12-07