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A seated man in a grey and white patterned shawl with orange trim speaks from a low stage before a large audience seated on the floor in front of him. Beside him stands an ornate gold throne with red cushions and a purple pillow, decorated with small flower vases, and a microphone stand sits between them. Blue curtains hang behind the stage and orange cloth hangs from the top of the frame. Most of the audience have their backs to the camera, including people in white and red clothing and one woman in a grey head covering. The person on stage is an appearance-based a person candidate: long dark hair swept back, shawl and orange cloth, seated as speaker before the empty throne, and the page identifies him as the speaker, so role and cues are supportive but not conclusive.

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A photograph taken from the back of a seated audience facing a stage in a hall with a blue draped backdrop and red and orange hanging banners. On the stage, a woman in a blue and white patterned outfit sits cross-legged on a low platform beside a microphone stand, facing the audience. Behind her stands an ornate gold throne with a red cushion and red upholstered seat, decorated with flower vases on white pedestals. The audience, many in white clothing, sits in rows on the floor with heads visible in the foreground. A video camera on a tripod stands at the left edge of the stage, and a projection screen hangs to the left.2010-08-26A seated teacher on an ornate gilded throne with red cushions speaks at a microphone on a stage draped with blue curtains. He wears a light blue dhoti-style garment and a long rudraksha mala, with his hands held in a teaching gesture. In front of the stage, a seated audience of about twenty men wears white dhotis and white shawls, several with shaved heads, viewed from behind. The scene resembles a satsang discourse. The stage is decorated with orange cloth and marigold petals. a person: the seated teacher wears a long rudraksha mala and sits on a ceremonial gilded throne, consistent with the page's account of a satsang discourse.2010-12-18December 16 20162016-12-16Wide view of a hall with a seated audience of white-clad devotees, mostly women in white with some in colourful saris, sitting on the floor facing a stage. On the stage, a woman in a patterned blue-and-white outfit sits on a white platform beside an empty ornate gold-and-red throne with a red cushion. Blue drapes, maroon and white valances, and hanging decorative banners with orange tassels frame the stage. A standing woman in white stands at the right edge, and a camera on a tripod and projection screens flank the room.2010-08-26A seated man on a stage speaks to an audience, with a microphone on a stand in front of him. He wears a dark grey and white patterned shawl over an orange garment and holds a rudraksha mala in his hands. Behind him stands a large ornate gold throne with a red cushioned seat and red pillows, flanked by flower vases. A blue curtain forms the backdrop, and audience members in the foreground are seen from behind, some with heads covered. Swamiji (probable): the seated speaker wears a shawl, orange garment and rudraksha mala, with long dark hair.2010-08-26A photograph of a satsang hall with a large audience seated on the floor facing a raised stage. On the stage, a person with long dark hair wearing an orange robe sits on an ornate golden throne with red cushions. Hanging orange-and-white woven panels with geometric patterns decorate the grey draped backdrop. Camera tripods, monitors and a speaker stand on the stage in front of the throne, and a few people in white sit near the stage edge. Audience members in mixed colours, including teal, white and red clothing, fill the foreground.2011-01-23A photograph of a satsang hall where a seated audience faces a stage. On an ornate golden throne with red cushions sits a figure in a light blue robe with a saffron-orange shawl and a gold necklace, a rudraksha-style mala, and long dark hair, seated cross-legged with a microphone before him. Visible in the foreground are many devotees seen from behind, some in white, a woman in a patterned white top and a person in black, seated on mats and chairs. Camera tripods and a monitor stand at the right edge, and a dark blue draped curtain backs the stage.2010-12-18A photograph of a seated discourse session in a hall with red draped curtains. A person in orange robes with long dark hair sits on a white cushioned throne-like chair on a raised platform, holding papers, with a microphone stand beside them. In the foreground, a large audience of devotees sits cross-legged on the floor, mostly seen from behind, wearing white, orange, maroon and yellow clothing. A light stand and a small white table with a laptop sit at the platform edge. The scene reads as a satsang or discourse setting.2010-02-10December 18 20102010-12-18A seated man in an orange robe and a gold necklace sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne against a dark blue curtain, a small wooden table with a microphone and speaker beside him. In front of him on an orange cloth, a group of devotees sits on the floor in white garments; several wear white dhotis and shirts, and a woman in a yellow and green sari presses her palms together in anjali. Brass plates and offerings rest on the orange floor cloth at the lower edge. 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