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A photograph of a bearded man with long dark hair seated cross-legged on an ornate silver-finished bench in a courtyard setting. He wears a rust-orange sleeveless wrap and a maroon undergarment, with white and red forehead markings, and a red thread bracelet on his wrist. He holds a small object in his hand and looks down toward a woman seated at the right edge, who wears a yellow and orange sari and a hoop earring. Behind him stands a bronze statue of a dancing deity form with multiple arms, beside a red wall and a stone pillar. A leopard-print cushion and an orange cloth rest at left, with a small brass vessel and offerings on a low table in front. A microphone stands nearby.

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A seated man in a rust-red sleeveless robe and a long braided rope-like shawl sits on a striped blanket, smiling and gesturing with his right hand toward silver-engraved footstools. He has a full black beard and long dark hair. Behind him stands a woman in a pink and gold silk sari holding a brass lamp stand, with garlands of orange marigolds and purple flowers in brass vases nearby. On a shrine-like altar, a red-robed deity murti sits behind a wooden chair and a brass gong. A pink velvet silver-framed couch with a leopard-print cushion stands at right under wooden pillars with chains.2017-01-23May 17 20182018-05-17A man with long dark hair and a full beard sits smiling on an ornate gold throne with plush red cushions, holding a microphone in one hand. He wears a rust-red wrap and a shawl over the shoulder, with long gold beaded necklaces and a red thread on his wrist, and has a red bindi and white markings on his forehead. Behind him a gilded figure of a standing female attendant and carved gold panels fill the background. A small tray of green leaves sits at the bottom edge. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), seated in person with long hair, saffron-red robes, gold necklaces and a throne.2017-05-08February 09 20172017-02-09A bearded man with long swept-back dark hair and a white horizontal tilak on his forehead sits on an ornate silver throne upholstered with a leopard-print cushion. He wears a rust-orange shawl draped over bare shoulders and a gold chain, smiling and gesturing with one hand. A figure with curly hair in the lower left leans forward toward him. Behind the throne stand gold trident-topped staffs and a silver ceremonial vessel in the foreground. Appearance-based probable Swamiji cues are the long hair, orange shawl and ornate throne, and he is presented as the seated central figure in a darshan setting.2018-05-17May 06 20182018-05-06A man with long dark hair and a full beard sits cross-legged in meditation on a silver ornate carved sofa with a leopard-print cushion. He wears a rust-red robe draped over his shoulders with gold border, a long beaded rudraksha-style mala, and a white horizontal tilak on his forehead with white ash markings on his arms. His eyes are closed and his hands rest folded in his lap. Behind him a carved stone figure and a red wall with a hanging picture appear, and a microphone sits at the lower right. Swamiji (probable) cues: long hair, saffron-red ornate robe and rudraksha mala, seated in a ceremonial setting, though appearance alone is not fully certain.2017-01-17A man seated on an ornate gold throne speaks into a microphone during a discourse. He wears an orange-red shawl over his shoulders and a brown beaded rudraksha-style mala, with orange beaded bands on his upper arms and a red wrist thread. He has white vibhuti stripes and a red kumkum mark on his forehead, with a small gold earring. Behind him on the right, a painted or sculpted figure of an elderly sage with white hair and beard sits with hands folded in namaste. The gold throne has a leopard-print cushion in the lower left. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, ornate gold throne, rudraksha mala and orange robes; a seated speaker at a discourse.2016-08-12August 12 20162016-08-12A man seated cross-legged on an ornate silver throne flanked by silver lion figures, with a leopard-print cushion beneath him. He wears a deep red-orange cloth draped over his shoulders and bare torso, a dense rudraksha mala, a gold necklace and gold earrings, and a red thread on his wrist. He has long dreadlocked hair and a red tilak on his forehead, and gestures with both open hands while speaking into a microphone on a stand. A silver urn sits on a small silver table at left. The silver panel behind the throne carries embossed figures. Appearance-based label: a person, seated and teaching in a discourse setting.2017-12-17 +1 copiesA man sits on an ornate silver-embossed throne beside a large polished silver lion sculpture, against a red curtain. He wears a saffron-orange garment draped over one shoulder with a gold border, a rudraksha mala across his chest, and a gold necklace with a round pendant. He has long swept-back hair, a white horizontal tilak with a red mark on the forehead, and a beard. Leopard-print fabric is visible on the seat. Swamiji (probable): the saffron clothing, rudraksha mala, gold necklace and long hair match the page's description of the presiding figure, though the appearance is only a partial cue.2018-01-22February 09 20172017-02-09