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A man with long, swept-back dark hair sits on an ornate gold throne with an intricately carved gold backrest. He wears an orange saffron garment draped over one shoulder and a heavy ceremonial gold necklace of large bead-like pieces. He has a small red bindi-style mark on his forehead, is smiling, and raises one hand in a gesture while speaking. An oil lamp with a visible flame stands at the right edge beside a grey curtain. Swamiji (probable) appears to be the seated figure, identified by long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, gold ceremonial necklace and throne seating.

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A 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 photograph of a man with long, swept-back dark hair seated on a gold ornate throne with a golden relief panel behind him. He wears an orange-saffron garment over bare shoulders, a red bindi on his forehead, and a heavy gold bead necklace of large ornate beads. He smiles and raises his right hand in a gesturing mudra. To the right, a brass oil lamp with a lit flame sits beside grey drapery. Swamiji (probable) appears here based on the long hair, saffron clothing, gold necklace and throne, presented as a seated teacher delivering a discourse.2011-01-29 +1 copiesA photograph of a man seated on an ornate golden throne, wearing an orange saffron shawl draped over his shoulders and a long ceremonial necklace of large gold beads. He has long dark wavy hair, a red bindi on his forehead, and smiles while raising one hand in a gesture of address. Behind him is a gold-embossed backrest with a relief of deities, and in the right foreground an oil lamp burns with an open flame beside a grey curtain. a person: a long-haired figure in saffron with ornate gold beads and a throne, consistent with the page's reference to a person, though the appearance is taken as a probable match only.2011-01-29A man seated on a gold-ornamented throne with an intricate gilded relief backdrop, wearing an orange-saffron draped garment with gold border and a long gold bead necklace. He has long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi, eyes lowered and smiling, with one hand raised in a gesture while an oil lamp with a visible flame burns to the right against a grey curtain.2011-01-29A man with long, swept-back dark hair sits on an ornate golden throne-back decorated with embossed figures. He wears an orange-saffron shawl draped over bare shoulders with a gold-coloured border, and a long necklace of large gold-toned beads. A red-brown dot marks his forehead. He smiles and raises one open hand in a gesture of address. To the right, a brass oil lamp with a flame burns beside grey draped fabric. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), seated in a satsang setting, identified by long swept-back hair, saffron shawl and gold rudraksha-style beaded necklace.2011-01-29A man with long, swept-back dark hair sits on a gold-carved throne with a brown cushion, smiling and raising one hand in a mudra-like gesture. He wears an orange-saffron garment with a gold border and a large necklace of gold-toned beads, with a small red dot on his forehead. Swamiji (probable): the long hair, saffron robe, ornate gold necklace and throne are the qualifying cues for the role of a seated teacher addressing listeners. To the right, a lit oil lamp flame glows beside a brass lamp stand, and grey curtains form the background.2011-01-29 +1 copiesA man seated on an ornate golden throne with a carved gold backrest and brown cushion, smiling and raising one hand in a gesture of address. He has long dark wavy hair, a small red bindi on his forehead, and wears a saffron-orange garment draped over the shoulder with a gold-bordered edge, along with a long necklace of large gold beads. An oil lamp with a bright flame burns to the right against a grey curtain. He is seated in a ceremonial setting.2011-01-29 +3 copiesA man seated on a golden throne with ornate carved gold panels behind him, wearing an orange saffron-coloured shawl over bare shoulders, a heavy gold necklace of large beads, and a small red bindi on his forehead. His long, swept-back dark hair falls past his shoulders. He smiles and raises one hand in a gesture of speech. To his right, a brass oil lamp with a visible flame burns beside a grey curtain. Probable Swamiji by appearance cues: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and ceremonial gold beads, seated on a throne.2011-01-29A seated man in orange saffron robes and a long gold bead necklace smiles and raises one hand in a gesture of speech while looking to the side. He has long swept-back dark hair and a small red bindi on his forehead. Behind him stands an ornate gold-embossed throne backrest, and at right a brass oil lamp burns with a visible flame in front of a grey draped curtain. Swamiji (probable): the long hair, saffron robe and ceremonial gold beads match the appearance cues for the Swamiji in this archive, shown here as a speaker seated on a throne during a discourse.2011-01-29 +1 copiesA man with long, swept-back dark hair sits on an ornate gold throne with embossed deity relief panels behind him. He wears an orange-saffron shawl draped over bare shoulders, a thick multi-strand necklace of large gold beads, and a small red bindi on his forehead. He smiles and raises his right hand in an open gesture while speaking. Beside him on the right, a brass oil lamp with a visible flame stands on a red cloth, and a grey curtain forms the background.2011-01-29A photograph of a seated man in an orange-saffron shawl draped over bare shoulders, wearing a heavy multi-strand necklace of large gold beads. He has long swept-back dark hair, a small red dot on his forehead, and raises one hand in a gesture while smiling. Behind him is an ornate gold-embossed throne back with a carved deity panel, and a lit oil lamp flame glows at right. A gold-toned cushion rests beside him. Probable Swamiji: the long hair, saffron shawl and ornate gold necklace match the cues for the page's subject, seated in the role of teacher on a throne, and the label is based on these appearance cues. One person is visible.2011-01-29A photograph of a smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi on his forehead, seated on an ornate gold throne carved with figures. He wears an orange saffron shawl over his shoulders and a thick ceremonial gold bead necklace of large beads. His right hand is raised in a gesture of blessing or speech. An oil lamp with a lit flame stands at the right edge, and grey draped fabric forms the background. Two to five people are not visible; only one person is shown.2011-01-29