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A man with long, swept-back dark hair sits on an ornate gilded throne with carved floral and figural panels. He wears a saffron-orange shawl over a bare shoulder, a red-and-gold bordered wrap, and a heavy gold necklace of barrel beads with a pendant. A red bindi marks his forehead and white markings are visible at his brow. His right hand is raised palm-outward in blessing while his left hand rests in his lap. Red cushions line the armrests. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, ceremonial gold necklace and a throne, presented as the seated teacher giving a blessing during a discourse.

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A photograph of a man seated on an ornate gold-leaf throne with carved floral and figural panels. He wears a saffron-orange robe with a gold-bordered shawl, a heavy gold ceremonial necklace with bead-like ornaments, and has long swept-back dark hair, white forehead markings and a red bindi. His right hand is raised in a blessing gesture while his left hand rests in his lap. Red-cushioned armrests and a blurred backdrop of painted temple imagery complete the scene. Swamiji (probable) is seated on the throne, with long hair, saffron clothing and gold necklace as the qualifying cues, giving a discourse or darshan setting.2011-01-29A man seated on an ornate gold throne with carved floral and figurative relief, wearing an orange-saffron shawl over his shoulder and torso, a long gold bead necklace of large ceremonial beads, and a red dot on his forehead. He has long dark hair and raises his right hand in a blessing gesture while smiling. The throne has orange-red cushioned armrests. A microphone is visible at lower right. Appearance-based cues (long hair, saffron clothing, ceremonial gold necklace, throne) make this a Swamiji (probable) in-person candidate.2011-01-29A photograph of a man seated on an ornate golden throne with a tan velvet cushioned seat and orange-red armrest covers. He wears a flowing saffron-orange robe with a gold-bordered sash and a heavy multi-bead gold necklace, and has a red bindi and white markings on his forehead, with long dark hair. He raises his right hand in a blessing gesture while his left hand rests in his lap. Only one person is physically present.2011-01-29 +1 copiesA seated man in an ornate golden throne with carved gilded backrest, wearing a saffron-orange robe with gold border draped over his shoulders and a heavy gold bead necklace with a pendant. He has long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi with white markings on his forehead, hands folded in his lap. Red cushions rest on the armrests of the cream-coloured throne and a small microphone is visible at the lower edge. The swamiji candidate is identifiable as Swamiji (probable) from appearance cues: long hair, saffron clothing, gold necklace and ornate throne; this is one person seated, not a statue or screen.2011-01-29 +1 copiesA man seated on an ornate gilded throne with carved floral and figural relief, raising his right hand in a blessing gesture while smiling. He wears an orange-saffron shawl with a gold border over a bare shoulder, a heavy gold necklace of large beads with a pendant, and a red kumkum mark on his forehead. His long dark hair falls past his shoulders. His left hand rests in his lap, and a small microphone stands on the armrest near the bottom right. Swamiji (probable): the long swept-back hair, saffron shawl and ceremonial gold necklace on a gilded throne match the page's Swamiji reference, so this is a depiction of a seated person giving darshan at a discourse.2011-01-29A man with long, swept-back dark hair sits on a cushioned gold-upholstered chair in front of an ornate gold carved throne back. He wears an orange-saffron shawl over bare shoulders, a heavy gold bead necklace with a gold pendant, and a red bindi with white markings on his forehead. He raises his right hand in a blessing gesture while his left hand rests in his lap, and he smiles. A microphone stand is visible at left, and a few blurred heads appear at the bottom edge. Probable Swamiji seated in a discourse setting, with distinctive saffron clothing, long hair and gold necklace cues.2011-01-29A man with long, swept-back dark hair sits on an ornate gold throne with carved floral backrest, hands folded in his lap. He wears a saffron-orange robe with gold border, a heavy gold bead necklace, and a red bindi with white markings on his forehead. Orange cushions rest on the throne armrests. The setting appears to be a formal satsang or discourse hall. Probable Swamiji is seated in the central position, identified by the distinctive long hair, saffron robe and ornate gold necklace.2011-01-29A man with long, swept-back dark hair sits on an ornate gold throne with carved relief panels behind him. He wears an orange-saffron shawl draped over one shoulder, a gold border on his dhoti, and a heavy gold bead necklace with a pendant. He has a red bindi and white markings on his forehead, smiles, and raises his right hand in a blessing gesture. Red cushions rest on the armrests. The appearance matches the Swamiji (probable) cues of long hair, saffron clothing and ceremonial gold necklace, seated in a position of honour.2011-01-29 +1 copiesA man sits on an ornate gold throne with carved floral and figural relief, wearing a saffron-orange robe with a gold border draped over his shoulders and bare chest. He wears a long heavy gold bead necklace with a pendant, has long swept-back dark hair, a white forehead marking and a red dot between the brows. His hands are folded in his lap, and he looks calmly toward the camera. Orange cushions rest on the gold armrests of the throne. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), seated in the role of a speaker on a throne, with saffron robe, gold bead garland and long hair as the qualifying cues.2011-01-29A seated man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a thick gold bead necklace sits on an ornate gold-carved throne with mustard-yellow cushioned armrests edged in red. He has long swept-back black hair, a red bindi and white forehead marks, and his hands rest folded in his lap. A small microphone stand is visible at the lower edge. The figure matches the presentation of Swamiji (probable): long hair, saffron clothing and ceremonial gold beads, seated in a position of honour. Behind him is a gold-carved backdrop with a decorative pattern.2011-01-29A photograph of a seated man with long, dark, wavy hair and a small red bindi on his forehead, wearing an orange-saffron shawl draped over bare shoulders and a heavy gold necklace of large gold beads. He smiles and raises one hand in a gesture while sitting on an ornate gold throne with embossed deity relief panels behind him. To the right, a brass oil lamp burns with a visible flame, and a red cushion rests on the throne. Swamiji (probable) is shown in person, with long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, a bead necklace and a seated throne as the qualifying cues.2011-01-29 +1 copiesA seated man in orange saffron robes and a long gold bead necklace sits on an ornate gilded throne with carved floral backrest, raising his right hand in a blessing gesture while his left hand rests in a mudra on his lap. He has long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi on his forehead. A microphone stand stands at left, and blurred heads of audience members appear at the bottom edge. Swamiji (probable): the long swept-back hair, saffron robes, gold bead garland and throne seating are the cues, and he is presiding over a discourse in a stage setting.2011-01-29