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A photograph of an indoor event with a seated elderly bearded man in saffron-orange robes and a matching orange shawl draped over his head, sitting on a cushioned chair with a pale cloth. A younger man with long dark hair, bare-chested under an orange wrap, bends forward and reaches toward him, while a man in white stands behind them beside a framed painting of a sage in orange robes garlanded with marigolds. On the table sit a small orange bowl, books and a microphone; a blue draped backdrop and a red table cover fill the background. Several people in orange clothing are partly visible at the edges. Identity of the seated or bending figures is not established by visible cues alone.

Photograph inside a room with marble walls and a blue curtain, a wall-mounted air conditioner and framed devotional pictures. A bearded man with long hair wears saffron robes and sits in a white chair with his palms pressed together in greeting, on a red-and-blue patterned rug. Facing him, a long-haired figure with bare upper back in saffron cloth stands with hands folded, and a saffron-robed man at left also joins palms. A man in white clothes stands at right beside a microphone stand, and an elderly woman in white sits on the floor behind a wooden chair. A poster on the wall shows deities and saffron-clad sages. a person is the seated bearded man in saffron, whose head-covering and flowing saffron robes are distinctive; the long-haired standing figure is a devotee or sannyasi.

Indoor talk or satsang in a hall with white marble walls and a blue draped backdrop. A man with long dark hair in orange robes and a garland sits at left with hands folded. Beside him a bald man in white clothes sits. At right, a bearded man in orange robes and white dhoti sits on an orange-cushioned seat with a microphone, holding a small object in his hands, with dark sunglasses beside him. Several people with long dark hair in orange clothing sit in the foreground, backs to camera. Behind them hang a painting of sages by a mountain river, a framed deity image and marigold garlands. Mic stands are placed in front of the speakers. The seated bearded man in orange has distinctive long white hair and beard and orange robes, a person by appearance.

May 22 2006

Indoor satsang setting with a seated elder in saffron robe and white shawl, grey-white beard, holding two books, seated in a white-covered chair on a saffron-cushioned platform. A younger devotee with long dark hair, bare-chested in saffron cloth and a ceremonial orange necklace, bows with hands pressed together toward him. Two people seen from behind in orange, one wearing an orange cap embroidered with a circular emblem, sit on the floor. Microphones on stands, a blue backdrop, red-draped table and a white-clad figure at left. a person: the seated elder in saffron with a white shawl, a flowing white beard, a saffron chair and a devotee bowing to him.

March 19 2008

A photograph of a seated elderly man with a white beard, wearing orange robes and a matching orange hood, reclining in a cushioned chair with his hands folded in his lap. A young man with long dark curly hair and bare upper body, wrapped in orange cloth, leans forward at left beside a small wooden table draped in orange cloth holding a bowl, a pen and printed pamphlets. Another person with long dark hair in orange clothing kneels at the lower right in front of the chair. Behind them a standing man in white kurta and white dhoti is visible at right. Two microphones on stands, a blue backdrop, a framed poster of a seated deity with a halo on the wall, and a painted mountain-landscape picture at left complete the room.

A seated ritual gathering on a mat-covered floor in a shaded open hall, with a crowd of standing and seated onlookers behind a rope barrier. In the centre, a long-haired man in orange-saffron robes and a rudraksha mala with a forehead marking sits on a mat before a white-clad man seated on a green-framed chair with a white head covering. Another orange-robed man kneels nearby with hands folded, and a bare-headed figure in white sits in the foreground. A tray of fruit, a leaf plate and offerings sit on a cloth-covered table at right. a person: the long-haired orange-robed central figure shows long swept-back hair, saffron robes and a rudraksha mala.

A man in orange saffron robes and a long orange sleeveless garment, wearing a long strand of gold-toned beads and a red bindi, sits smiling on an ornate red velvet throne with gold trim. Behind him hang orange and red embroidered banners with floral and peacock-like motifs. Seated on the floor to his left are a man in orange robes with a bare head and a bearded man in white with a yellow shawl. Behind them stand men in white clothes, some wearing rudraksha-style beads, beside a golden ceremonial vessel with a curved spout. A microphone stand stands at the right edge of the throne. a person is the central figure seated on the throne.

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Indoor photo of a monastic training session at an ashram hall. In the foreground, a seated figure with long, swept-back dark hair wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over the shoulders and torso, with a bare chest, hands extended toward a metal tray. Behind him, a man in white dhoti and white shirt with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala stands looking forward, holding an orange cloth. Another man in white with an orange sash stands to the right, and a figure in orange is seated on the far left near a stage. A pile of folded orange cloths lies on a white chair at right, and an orange banner hangs on the wall. Wall panels and a white board complete the room.

October 05 2006

A seated figure with long dark wavy hair, bare-chested under an orange-saffron shawl with ornate gold necklaces, sits on a gold-and-red throne draped with white flower garlands at a Guru Poornima event. A man in a white shirt stands with palms pressed together in namaste before him. Behind them, saffron-robed sannyasis with shaved heads sit in rows, many holding small items, beside tall bamboo poles topped with orange cloth and a brass oil lamp in the foreground. A projected portrait screen and a white tent-style hall frame the scene. Swamiji (probable) is the seated figure, identified by the long hair, saffron shawl, gold ornaments and throne seating; the cues are appearance-based.