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A bearded man in a maroon-brown sleeveless-style wrap and dhoti sits cross-legged on a silver-carved couch draped with a leopard-print cushion, speaking into a handheld black microphone with his right hand raised in a gesture. He wears white and red tilak marks on his forehead and a red thread on his wrist. Behind him stands a bronze Nataraja-style dancing deity sculpture against a red wall, and a tray with items sits in the foreground beside the head of a seated woman with hair in a bun. A partially visible seated audience fills the lower edge. The setting resembles a courtyard discourse or satsang. Visible people: the speaker, one woman, and a few partially visible audience members.

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February 09 20172017-02-09February 09 20172017-02-09February 09 20172017-02-09A bearded man with long swept-back dark hair and white forehead markings sits cross-legged on an ornate silver throne draped with leopard-print and tiger-striped cushions. He wears a rust-red shawl over a pink sleeveless garment, holds a small microphone in one hand, and smiles while gesturing with the other. Behind him stand a bronze dancing Nataraja figure, a bronze statue of a bull, and red walls. Blurred heads of seated audience members fill the foreground.2017-02-09A bearded man with long dark hair and white tripundra markings on his forehead sits smiling on an ornate silver throne with leopard and tiger-striped cushions. He wears a rust-red shawl over a maroon sleeveless garment and holds a small microphone in his raised hand. Behind him stand bronze deity statuary and a red wall. Audience members in the foreground are seen partially, some blurred. The image is a photograph of a seated speaker addressing a session.2017-02-09A seated man with a black beard and tousled hair, wearing a rust-orange wrap over a pink top, smiles and gestures with one open hand while holding a small dark object. He has white tilak markings on his forehead and sits on an ornate silver throne draped with leopard-print and tiger-striped cushions. Behind him a bronze Nataraja-style statue and a bull figure stand against a red wall, with swords or staffs on the right. Blurred heads of audience members appear in the foreground. a person: the man has long swept-back hair, an orange wrap and a throne seat, matching the page's claim, so he is presented as the speaker seated in a courtyard session.2017-02-09A man with long dark hair and a full beard sits cross-legged on an ornate silver throne draped with a leopard-print cloth and a tiger-striped cushion. He wears a rust-red robe over a maroon top, a white vibhuti mark on his forehead, and red bands on his wrist, and holds a handheld microphone while gesturing and smiling. Behind him stand a bronze Nataraja-style dancing deity statue, a bronze Nandi bull, and ceremonial staves on a red wall. Blurred heads of audience members fill the foreground. Appearance-based label: a person, seated in a teaching role.2017-02-09A bearded man with long dark hair, white forehead markings and a red-orange shawl over a maroon top sits on an ornate silver-coloured throne-like couch with a tiger-striped cushion, holding a handheld microphone and speaking to an audience. He wears leopard-print trousers. Behind him are a bronze Nataraja-style dancing deity murti, bronze animal figures and ceremonial staffs against a red wall. Blurred heads of audience members occupy the foreground. Role: speaker at a courtyard session.2017-02-09February 09 20172017-02-09Photograph of a man seated on an ornate silver throne with a leopard-print cloth and a striped tiger-print cloth draped over the seat, speaking into a handheld microphone. He wears a rust-red shawl over a maroon top, has white tripundra markings and a red bindi on his forehead, and a long braid hangs over one shoulder. Behind him are a bronze Nataraja-style statue, a white recumbent bull sculpture and ceremonial staffs against a red wall. Blurred heads of audience members occupy the foreground.2017-02-09A bearded man with long dark hair and white forehead markings sits on an ornate silver and carved wooden throne-like sofa draped with a tiger-striped cloth, smiling and holding a handheld microphone in his right hand. He wears a rust-red shawl over a maroon top and leopard-print trousers. Behind him are a bronze Nataraja-style sculpture, a bronze bull, and ceremonial staffs against a red wall. Blurred audience heads are in the foreground. Appearance-based a person, seated and addressing the audience as a speaker in a courtyard session.2017-02-09A bearded man in rust-red robes and a red shawl sits on an ornate silver-and-cream carved couch draped with a striped tiger-print cover, speaking into a handheld microphone and smiling. He wears a white forehead marking with a red bindi and a red wrist thread, and has long dark hair swept back. Behind him stands a bronze Nataraja-style dancing deity murti beside a bronze Nandi bull and walking sticks in a red-walled hall. Blurred audience members with their heads visible fill the lower foreground. The scene resembles a seated discourse or satsang; the depicted man is a probable Swamiji by appearance, with long swept-back hair, a bindi and ochre robes.2017-02-09