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A man with long, swept-back black hair and a red tilak on his forehead sits at a stage podium, wearing an orange sleeveless garment with a golden-yellow edge and a heavy gold-bead necklace. He looks down and holds a sheet of white paper in his right hand, appearing to read from it. In front of him is a bouquet of pink roses, red carnations, pink gerbera and lavender-blue filler flowers on a white-draped table. Behind him hang gold and brown curtains. Swamiji (probable): the long swept-back hair, orange garment, gold rudraksha-style necklace and presence at the stage fit the page's description of the event, so he is identified as Swamiji based on these visible cues.

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A man with long, swept-back dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, and an orange sleeveless garment with a gold bead necklace sits at a lectern, looking down and turning pages of an open booklet. Pink and red flowers and lilac blooms in the foreground frame him. A microphone stand is visible beside him.2009-11-29A photograph of a man seated in a white chair, reading a folded white paper held in both hands. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange robe with a gold-edged border and a long gold-beaded necklace of large golden beads with dark bands. He has long, swept-back black hair and a red kumkum dot on his forehead. Behind him is a red, white and blue banner. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), seated and reading, with long hair, saffron robe and gold beaded mala as qualifying cues.2009-11-292010 - Photo AlbumClose photograph of a man with long, swept-back black hair wearing an orange saffron garment and a heavy ceremonial necklace of golden beads with dark rings. A red bindi or tilak mark is on his forehead. He looks down and smiles while holding a white card or folded paper in both hands. A white chair and a blue and red backdrop are behind him.2009-11-29February 27 20112011-02-27September 08 20112011-09-08A seated man in saffron-orange silk robes reads aloud from a small open book held in both hands, speaking into a silver microphone on a stand. He wears long dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, a thick white and yellow flower garland with purple accents, and a gold chain with gold beads. Behind him, figures in white clothes sit in the background, and a partially visible person in orange is at the left edge. Ritual discourse setting with flower garlands and a microphone, consistent with a reading or satsang.2009-12-26A photo of a seated man on an ornate dark wooden throne with a brown cushioned seat, reading from a sheet of paper held in both hands. He wears a flowing saffron-orange robe with gold-bordered wrap, a long gold bead necklace, and a red bindi on his forehead, with long swept-back dark hair. A microphone on a stand sits near his face. Behind him is a colourful floral rangoli-style backdrop of yellow, red, blue and white petals.2011-03-03 +1 copiesA man seated in a cream upholstered armchair against a deep red velvet backdrop reads a folded white card held in both hands. He wears an orange saffron-coloured shawl with gold border and a red bindi on his forehead, and a long ornate gold bead necklace hangs over his chest. Long dark hair falls past his shoulders, and a headset microphone is fixed beside his face. A teal folder rests on his lap. He is alone in the frame. Appearance cues include long hair, orange ornate clothing and gold beads, so the subject may be a person, seated as a speaker reading during a discourse.2011-09-08A photograph of a long-haired man seated on a white cushioned chair, speaking into a gooseneck microphone on a stand. He wears an orange-saffron shawl over orange robes and a rudraksha mala, with a red forehead mark. He holds a folded sheet of paper in one hand and gestures with the other. Behind him hang deep red velvet drapes and a vase of orange and yellow flowers stands on a table with a water bottle. Visible cues are long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha beads, consistent with the appearance-based a person label for this in-person speaker; the page does not state he was present.2009-07-05Close photo of a man with long dark hair and a red bindi on his forehead, eyes closed, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange garment with ornate gold bead necklaces (rudraksha-style gold beads). He holds a stack of white papers with handwritten text up near his face with one hand. Behind him is a white chair and a red, white and blue banner. Appearance-based label: a person, seated in person, holding papers at an event with a banner backdrop.2009-11-29A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a draped orange shawl sits on a large white cushioned throne in front of a red and blue banner with partial lettering. He wears a long golden bead necklace and a red bindi on his forehead, has long dark hair, and is reading a printed booklet held in both hands. A microphone on a stand is at right, and flowers with pink and yellow blooms sit at the left edge. This is consistent with Swamiji (probable) given the long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and ceremonial gold necklace, seated as a speaker at the event.2009-11-29