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Photograph of a ceremonial stage event. A seated man in orange saffron robes and a red and white flower garland, with long dark hair, sits on an ornate gilded throne under a gold umbrella, holding a folded paper and reading. A kneeling man in white clothes with clasped hands bows before him. A standing man in white shirt and dhoti stands at the left. Behind them hangs a large red-toned banner showing a smiling face. Gilded lion-carved throne armrests and a white draped platform complete the scene. The seated man has distinctive long hair, saffron robes, and garland cues consistent with a probable Swamiji; his role is the seated figure receiving devotion.

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A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate gold throne with a carved lion armrest and red cushions, draped in orange robes with a beaded necklace. The figure smiles and extends a hand in blessing toward a kneeling person in white clothes with palms pressed together. Floral garlands of white and orange flowers decorate the throne and surroundings, with a gold-and-red canopy and colourful striped fabric overhead. Behind them, a few men in orange and white stand or sit on the floor, and a pedestal fan sits beside the throne. The setting appears to be a devotional darshan. a person: the seated figure wears orange robes, a long beaded necklace and sits on a ceremonial throne, with long hair visible.

A photograph of a stage event with a seated figure on a golden and red throne decorated with white and yellow flower garlands. The central figure has long swept-back dark hair, a red tilak on the forehead, saffron-orange robes, and holds a microphone, smiling and speaking. Beside him a young man in saffron robes sits holding an open book. At left a man in white kurta with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala kneels and reads from papers into a handheld microphone. In the foreground a person in white and patterned cloth bows with head to the floor. A blue and yellow decorated pillar and a standing fan are in the background, with dark curtains behind.

A seated man in an orange sleeveless robe with long dark hair and a red bindi sits on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion and a golden footstool, holding a blue sheet of paper and a pen while reading or signing. Beside him stands a bearded man in an orange robe and a rudraksha mala with glasses. Two men in white shirts and white trousers lean in from the left, one in a denim jacket, and a person in white stands at the right edge. Behind them are a checked green-and-cream backdrop and garlands of yellow gerbera daisies and white flowers, with a red carpet underfoot.

A seated figure on an ornate gold-framed throne with a red velvet back, draped in pink and orange flower garlands, wearing a cream turban with a red bindi and a rose-coloured shawl, centred under a flower-decorated canopy. Two devotees kneel before him on a white cloth-covered stage: one in white kurta with an orange shawl has his palms raised toward the seated figure, and a blonde woman in an orange shawl and white garment bends forward beside him. A seated man in orange robes wearing a gold-chain necklace kneels at left, and a dark curtain backs the stage. The throne is decorated with flowers and a central relief emblem.

A photograph of a padapuja-style devotional ceremony in a hall. A man with long swept-back dark hair and a red tilak, wearing an orange robe and a green-and-red flower garland, sits with palms pressed together on an ornate gilded throne with a red cushion and a small gold umbrella overhead. a person: long swept-back hair, orange robe and flower garland on a throne. Before him, a seated man in white with an orange shawl touches the throne platform, and a woman in white and orange shawl sits with silver bowls of flowers, fruit, a silver kalasha and a lamp. Behind them, a large backdrop portrait of a bearded face fills the wall, and two more women in orange shawls sit with hands folded.

A seated man in saffron-orange robes sits on an ornate gilded throne with a small canopy overhead, wearing red and white flower garlands and a red bindi. He smiles and holds a small object in his hands. Before him, a younger person in white kurta kneels on a white-draped stage, looking up toward him. Behind them hangs a large red-toned banner of a smiling face showing teeth, with a green and red beaded garland hanging at the left edge. The setting is an indoor stage during an evening event.

Indoor satsang event on a stage draped in black curtains. A seated man in a maroon-red robe and a cream turban, wearing a long rose-and-marigold garland, sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne with a lion-form armrest and a floral canopy overhead, holding a white paper. A young boy in cream kurta and white dhoti kneels on the white stage cloth with palms pressed together before him, and scattered petals lie on the stage. A standing attendant in saffron-orange robes and gold neck ornament holds a rudraksha mala, and a woman in white with a rudraksha mala stands at the right edge. The seated man has long hair and is distinctively dressed; he is an appearance-based probable Swamiji candidate with his throne, garland and maroon robe, though identity is not certain from appearance alone.