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Photograph of a large indoor assembly hall with a crowd of devotees seated on the floor, many women in white and cream saris and men in white. At the centre, a man with long dark hair and a beard wears orange-saffron robes and a rudraksha mala, seated on an ornate gold-and-brown throne with carved lion-head armrests, holding a tablet. Beside him a man in white dhoti with an orange-gold shawl holds a tall golden staff topped with a finial. Saffron and white ceremonial hangings and two orange hanging lamps decorate the ceiling. On the right, a large screen shows a bearded figure in orange robes. A digital clock reads 07:45.

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December 12 20162016-12-12December 12 20162016-12-12December 12 20162016-12-12A man with long dark hair and a full beard sits on an ornate gold-and-brown throne with carved lion heads, holding a tall golden staff topped with a trident-like finial. He wears an orange-saffron garment with a patterned leopard-print wrap and a long rudraksha-style mala, one finger raised to his lips. A seated audience fills the hall in the foreground, many in white and saffron clothing, with a large screen behind showing a close-up of the same figure. A digital clock reads 07:43.2016-12-12December 12 20162016-12-12December 12 20162016-12-12December 05 20162016-12-05December 12 20162016-12-12A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate gold-and-brown throne with lion-head armrests, a tall gold staff with a finial beside him. The figure wears saffron-orange robes over a leopard-print cloth, long dark dreadlock-style hair, a beard, and a headset microphone, and extends one arm toward the audience in a teaching gesture. Dense seated crowd of devotees in front, many in orange, white and colourful saris and kurtas. Background shows white drapes, orange and maroon banners, a digital clock reading 07:22 and a large screen. Swamiji (probable): long matted hair, saffron robes, and a gold-topped staff on a throne, consistent with a discourse setting.2016-12-12A seated figure on an ornate gold-and-brown throne with carved lion arms, wearing an orange cloth with a leopard-print wrap and long dark hair, extends his hand to receive a small white object from a man in white clothes and a red-and-white garland. A gold ceremonial staff stands beside the throne. Behind them a large crowd sits on the floor in saffron, white and coloured saris and kurtas, many with rudraksha or garlands. Orange and red banners hang from the ceiling, a wall plaque is visible on the right, and a screen on the left shows a crowd. The seated figure has distinctive long hair and orange clothing on a throne, consistent with a person candidate, though identity is uncertain.2016-12-12A large tented hall filled with a dense crowd of seated devotees, many in white and saffron clothing with red and orange garlands, facing a raised gold-and-red throne. A bearded man with long swept-back hair, wearing a saffron-brown garment with a shawl draped over his shoulders, sits on the ornate golden chair holding an open book, with a golden trident standing beside him. Overhead, colourful tassels and hanging lamps decorate the ceiling, and a video camera on a tripod and a large screen showing a close view of the speaker are visible. a person seated on the throne as the central figure of a satsang-style gathering.2016-12-12December 12 20162016-12-12