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December 27 20202020-12-27December 27 20202020-12-27November 29 20202020-11-29November 25 20202020-11-25A bare-chested man sits cross-legged on an ornate gilded throne with a deep red velvet cushion, palms pressed together in namaste and eyes closed. He wears a white forehead band, multiple rudraksha malas, a heavy gold ceremonial necklace and a rust-orange dhoti with a beaded waist ornament. Golden bokeh, sparkling light and evergreen sprigs fill the background, and a gilded lion figure appears at the lower left. A printed2020-10-23December 20 20202020-12-20A bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair and a white vertical forehead mark sits cross-legged in padmasana on an ornate gold throne with carved floral and scrollwork backrest against a stormy grey cloud backdrop. He wears a layered gold-and-bead necklace with a pendant, a beaded waist girdle, rust-brown dhoti-style cloth, and a thin sacred thread across his chest, with white ash marks on his belly and arms. His hands rest in mudra gestures on his knees. A red cushion or dais sits beneath the throne.2020-11-03November 29 20202020-11-29A bare-chested man with a black turban decorated by a silver crescent moon and a white forehead mark sits cross-legged in meditation mudra on an ornate gold throne with lion figures at its base. He wears layered rudraksha malas, a large gold ceremonial collar necklace and bangles, with a leopard-print cloth at his waist. Gold parasol-style standards with sun and crescent emblems flank the throne, against a pink backdrop with water droplets. Swamiji (probable) is described by these cues: turban, rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold necklace seated on a throne. A small2020-12-19November 28 20202020-11-28A seated figure in a gold ornate throne with gilded lion-carved armrests and a canopy above, hands in anjali mudra, smiling. The figure is bare-chested with a black-haired tall turban-like crown, gold armbands, a gold chest pendant and a leopard-print lower wrap in brown. Flanking the throne are a gold trident, a damaru drum, a gold ceremonial fan-shaped staff and a silver shrine with a deity murti. A brass lamp and small vessel sit on a side table. The setting is a warm yellow-gold backdrop. This appears to be a digitally composited image with a copyright line at lower right.2020-12-29December 26 20202020-12-26