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A photograph taken from behind of a woman with long, dark, wavy hair walking barefoot across a pale floor. She wears a sleeveless orange-saffron sari-style garment with a draped orange shawl over her shoulder, and carries a small golden ceremonial object in her right hand. In the background, a row of seated people in white clothes with white head cloths sit on orange mats in front of a dark red curtain, and a yellow upholstered sofa and a white pedestal are visible at right. A pink cloth lies on the floor behind her.

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December 22 20092009-12-22December 22 20092009-12-22A barefoot man with long, swept-back black hair and a red bindi walks through a hall, eyes lowered, wearing a flowing bright orange sleeveless wrap over an orange garment. He holds a gold ornate ceremonial staff in his right hand and gathers his robe with the other. Behind him, seated devotees in white headbands and white clothing, some in pink and orange saris, fill the floor, with orange tassel hangings and a dark screen on the wall. The man matches the presentation cues of a person, with long hair, saffron clothing and a ceremonial gold staff, and is walking in a satsang-style gathering.2009-12-22December 22 20092009-12-22December 22 20092009-12-22A photograph of a barefoot man in a flowing saffron-orange robe walking down a central aisle in a hall with peach walls and hanging tassel decorations. He has long, swept-back dark hair, a red dot on his forehead, and holds a gold-colored ceremonial handheld object in one hand while gazing upward. Seated on orange mats on both sides are rows of participants in white clothing wearing white headbands over their eyes and red and white beaded necklaces, with one person in orange seated nearby. A projection screen hangs on the right wall. Probable Swamiji (in person) by appearance cues: long hair, saffron robe, forehead mark, and gold ceremonial object; role is a robed figure walking the aisle during an assembly.2009-12-22A barefoot man with long dark wavy hair and a red bindi walks across a bare grey floor in a hall, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange cloth draped over his shoulder and body, with eyes lowered. Behind him, several seated people wear white blindfolds across their eyes and sit on orange mats; one woman in a purple-and-grey sari sits to the left. Tall decorated pillars with red, yellow, blue and orange patterns and orange tassels hang at the sides, and scaffolding and a white ceiling drape are visible. Swamiji (probable): the walking man has long swept-back hair, a bindi and saffron clothing, which are the qualifying cues for this candidate, and he is the central figure in the frame.2009-12-22A barefoot man in a saffron-orange sleeveless wrap and dhoti walks down the centre of a green carpeted hall toward the camera. He has long dark hair swept back and a red bindi on his forehead. Seated on both sides of the carpet are rows of devotees, many in white with white cloth bands tied across their foreheads, and a woman in an orange-and-red patterned sari sits near the left edge. Ceiling fans hang above, and a bright doorway lies at the far end. The man's orange robes, long hair and bindi make him a probable Swamiji by appearance, walking the aisle during a satsang-style gathering.2010-08-21A standing man with long, swept-back dark hair and a small red bindi wears a flowing saffron-orange garment draped over one shoulder, leaving the other arm bare. He holds a golden ceremonial staff topped with a trident-like finial in one hand and a handheld microphone in the other, facing to his left. Behind him hangs a deep maroon curtain with white tassels, and in the blurred foreground seated devotees wear white. Appearance-based cues (long hair, saffron clothing, bindi, golden trident staff) are consistent with Swamiji (probable), shown in a stage talk setting.2009-12-22December 22 20092009-12-22A man with long, swept-back dark hair walks barefoot across a bare concrete floor in an indoor hall, wearing a loose orange-saffron wrap draped over one shoulder and a red bindi on his forehead. He holds a microphone in one hand and a gold ceremonial staff with a decorative top in the other. Behind him, many seated participants wear white clothes and white head bands and sit on orange mats. Orange hanging decorations hang at the upper left and a projection screen is mounted on the wall. Overall, this is a photograph of an orange-clad presenter addressing an assembled audience.2009-12-22October 23 20102010-10-23