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December 28 20202020-12-28A bearded man with a dark turban topped by a silver crescent moon sits on an ornate gilded throne flanked by two carved golden lions. He is bare-chested with multiple strands of rudraksha mala around his neck and rudraksha armbands, wearing a leopard-print waist wrap, and has a white horizontal forehead mark. He smiles toward the camera. A gilded deity figure appears in the carved panel at the upper right, and a brass staff stands at the right edge. Overlaid copyright text appears faintly in the lower corner.2023-05-25A photograph of a bare-chested man seated cross-legged on a dark brown cushion before a gilded throne with ornate carved backrest, framed by red-orange draped curtains and yellow and white flower garlands. He wears a black turban with a white heart-shaped ornament, white and red forehead markings, multiple layered gold necklaces and a gold waist ornament over brown dhoti. He holds a golden snake-headed staff in his raised right hand and a small green leaf bundle rests beside him. Gilded deity statues stand on either side, one a multi-armed female figure holding objects and the other a figure with a serpent. Gilded parasol-like fans flank the throne. The man has the presentation of a person, based on the turban, bare chest, layered gold ornaments and throne setting, so the a person field is in_person.2021-05-06July 18 20232023-07-18A photograph of a seated man on an ornate gold throne with a red velvet cushion, against a maroon backdrop. He sits cross-legged with eyes closed, one hand raised in a mudra and the other resting on his knee. He wears a black turban-style hair wrap, white forehead and body markings, a leopard-print cloth, dark red dhoti, layered rudraksha malas and gold ceremonial necklaces, and gold bangles. Gold ceremonial items flank the throne: a trident, a drum-shaped object, a small lamp stand and a gold fan-shaped standard. Gilded lion-head armrests appear at the bottom corners. A small copyright line appears at the lower right.2020-12-28A man seated on an ornate gilded throne with carved lion-head armrests and leopard-print cushions, wearing a rust-red robe, a pink and white flower garland, a gold necklace and a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him hang brass bells and rows of lit oil lamps against a dark slate wall, with a gold canopy above. a person seated in a throne setting with ceremonial adornments; the photo shows a single seated figure on the dais.2017-08-09A seated man on an ornate gilded golden throne with carved lion heads and deity panels. He wears a maroon turban with a white feather and jeweled brooch, a red bindi, and tiger-striped waist cloth with a maroon wrap. He is bare-chested, wearing layered gold and rudraksha-style necklaces, a large gold pendant, and a gold armlet, and holds a silver trident-staff in his right hand. Appearance-based candidate: a person, with cues of turban, ornate gold ornaments and rudraksha-style malas, seated on a throne in a ceremonial role.2022-12-13A seated man in a rust-red robe sits on an ornate gold throne-like seat with a gilded crown-shaped backrest, framed by yellow and orange flower garlands. He wears layered gold and bead necklaces, a large pendant, bangles, and a forehead marking, and holds one hand raised in a blessing gesture while the other rests open near a golden kalasha-style vessel. Flanking him are gold deity murtis: a figure with a raised hand on the left and a female figure playing a veena on the right. A small golden Ganesha murti sits in the lower foreground, and gold ceremonial fans with crescent and round ornaments stand on either side. Probable Swamiji (probable) seated on the peetha, with long swept-back hair partly visible, a crown-like headpiece, rudraksha beads and ceremonial gold necklaces.2022-02-13August 10 20172017-08-10August 10 20172017-08-10A seated man on an ornate gold throne with a deep red velvet cushion, in front of a peach-and-amber misty landscape backdrop. He wears a tall swept-up black hairstyle, white and vertical tilak marks on his forehead, a bare chest with layered rudraksha malas and a gold necklace, gold armlets and bangles, and a saffron-orange dhoti with gold border. His hands rest in a meditative pose. Gold trident, damaru drum, staff and a small gold oil lamp stand beside the throne, with gold lion-shaped feet below.2020-12-28A seated man in front of an ornate gold throne with repoussé scrollwork and hanging brass oil lamps lit at upper left and right. He wears a tall black turban-like hair style, a white vertical tilak on his forehead, multiple strands of brown rudraksha malas across his bare chest and shoulders, a long clear crystal bead necklace, a thin gold chain, and gold armlets with ornamental clasps. The golden tones and glowing lamps create a warm, devotional portrait setting. Appearance-based label: a person, seated in the throne-like setting.2021-01-30