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A photograph in a red-curtained hall shows a seated man on an ornate gilded throne with a lion-carved armrest and a tiger-skin cushion. He wears a red-orange turban, an orange-saffron shawl over a red-orange garment, a long multi-strand gold-beaded garland, and a gold pendant. Around him, children in white shirts and white dhoti-style garments gather; a boy in white kneels at his feet and another stands on the left in white, while a girl in white with braided hair stands in the foreground and a woman in orange attire stands behind the throne. A gilded lamp stand with a flame and a golden bird finial sits beside the throne. The man's visible cues include the turban, saffron clothing and rudraksha-style ornamentation, consistent with the page's claim, so this is an appearance-based probable identification. The people count is 7 to 8 visible.

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A photograph of a seated man on an ornate gold throne with red cushions and a red velvet backdrop. He wears an orange-red turban, an orange-red robe, a long gold-beaded garland, and a pendant, and rests one hand on the head of a boy in white. Several children in white dhotis and white dresses crowd around the throne, some with hands raised or reaching toward him. A woman in an orange top stands at the upper right.2015-11-11November 11 20152015-11-11A seated figure in an orange-red robe and an orange turban with a small emblem sits on an ornate gold throne with a gold lion-shaped armrest and red velvet cushions, before dark red drapes. He wears a long orange-red mala of beads and a gold-coloured ceremonial garland. Around him, men in white shirts and white dhotis and a bare-chested man with an orange shawl attend to him; one young boy in white kneels and touches the foot of the seated figure, and another boy in white stands at right near a man in white with glasses and an orange shawl. Brass lamp stands flank the throne, and an orange-draped attendant stands at right. Appearance-based candidate for a person seated on the throne, shown in person.2015-11-22A seated figure in a saffron-orange robe and matching orange turban sits on an ornate golden throne with a tall gilded back before dark red drapes. He wears a long layered rudraksha-style mala and a gold ceremonial necklace, and one hand is extended. Around him, devotees in white dhotis and saris with gold borders bow and attend: a man in white with a gold-bordered dhoti rests a hand on the head of a bowing person in white, and a woman in a white sari holds up a small paper, while others in orange garments stand nearby. A brass lamp stands at the left and a gold-edged dais sits below the throne. The appearance matches the a person cues of saffron clothing, turban and mala on the throne, so the seated figure is a person in person.2015-11-22November 22 20152015-11-22November 22 20152015-11-22A photograph of a seated man on an ornate gold throne with a red-carved backrest, wearing an orange-red turban, saffron-orange robes with a yellow-edged shawl, a multi-strand gold necklace of beads and a gold pendant. He rests a hand on the bare shoulder of a small boy in a white dhoti, while a girl in white and an adult in white stand at right; a tall brass lamp stands at left. Swamiji (probable): the seated man, wearing ornate gold necklaces and an orange-red turban and robes, blessing a child on a golden throne.2015-11-11November 22 20152015-11-22November 11 20152015-11-11A seated man in an orange-saffron turban and saffron robes sits before an ornate gold throne with a large gold carved backrest and a golden lion sculpture at his side. He wears a long gold-beaded garland and a gold pendant, and has a red tilak mark on his forehead. Several children in white clothes stand around him; one boy in white has his hands folded in namaskar while the man rests a hand on the boy's shoulder. Brass lamps stand behind the throne against a dark red curtain. Swamiji (probable): saffron turban, saffron robes, ornate gold garland and throne cues match the page's Swamiji reference, and he is seated in a ceremonial role receiving children.2015-11-11November 11 20152015-11-11A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate gold throne with red velvet cushions and a dark red curtain behind. The seated man wears an orange-red turban with a small jewel, an orange-red robe, and a long rudraksha mala with ceremonial gold-toned necklaces, and is smiling while extending his right arm toward a young child in white who is bending forward. A man on the left in a white dhoti with gold borders, bare-chested, bends forward and touches the child's head. On the right a woman in a white sari and an orange-red-clad attendant stand near the throne, and white flower petals or garlands lie on the floor at left. The composition suggests a darshan or blessing moment.2015-11-22