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A photograph taken at night outdoors showing a seated man on an ornate red and gold throne. He wears a red and gold turban with a gold ornament, a red silk garment with gold borders, multiple gold necklaces, and bangles on his wrists and an armlet. He holds a silver tray or plate and gestures with his right hand toward a young shaven-headed boy in an orange cloth who kneels before him with white marks on his forehead and a beaded necklace. Several young men in orange robes with white headbands and white markings stand behind. A water bottle sits on the throne's base and a fan is visible at left. The man's appearance with turban, gold necklaces and ornate red attire is a person cue, shown as the figure receiving the kneeling boy's reverence on the throne.

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A photograph taken at night of a man seated on an ornate red throne with gold trim, wearing a red-and-gold turban, a red silk garment with gold border, layered beaded necklaces, bangles and an armlet. He holds a silver plate and looks down toward it. Before him kneels a young shaved-headed boy in orange robes with rudraksha beads and white tripundra marks on his forehead and arms, who has his hands folded at his chest. Behind them several young men in orange robes with white forehead markings stand in a row. A water bottle rests on the armrest and palm foliage is visible in the background.2013-11-20November 20 20132013-11-20A photograph at night of a seated man on an ornate red and gold throne, wearing a red turban with a gold ornament, red silk garments, gold necklaces with a pendant, and gold armbands and bangles. He extends his right hand toward the forehead of a young boy in red clothes with folded hands, who wears a rudraksha-style bead necklace and a white tilak on his forehead. He holds a silver plate in his left hand. Behind them, several young people in orange and white clothes with white forehead markings stand near a white fan and a plant. This appears to be a blessing or initiation moment. The seated man is a probable Swamiji by appearance cues: red turban, ornate gold jewellery and distinctive red silk attire on a throne.2013-11-20A seated man on an ornate gold-trimmed red throne raises his right hand toward the forehead of a young boy standing before him. The seated man wears a red and gold turban, a red-and-gold shawl, bangles, and layered gold necklaces, and holds a silver plate. The boy has a short-cropped head, white forehead marking, glasses, earrings, and wears an orange robe with beaded necklaces. Several other young people in orange robes and white headbands stand behind, one beside a white electric fan, with a water bottle near the throne. Swamiji (probable) is identified by the ornate red turban, gold necklaces and throne, with the seated figure presented as the central teacher giving blessing.2013-11-20November 20 20132013-11-20November 20 20132013-11-20November 20 20132013-11-20 +1 copiesPhotograph of an evening ritual. A seated man on an ornate red and gold throne wears a red turban with gold trim, red-orange robes, a long gold chain necklace, gold bangles and armlets, and reaches his hand toward an offering. Beside him a shaved-headed young attendant in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and white ash markings on his forehead and arms bends forward holding a silver tray of white and yellow flower garlands and white cloth. Tropical plants and a fan are behind them. The seated figure has distinctive ceremonial adornments and red-and-gold regalia matching the page's a person reference, so this is a person candidate in person, presented on a throne and receiving an offering.2013-11-20November 11 20152015-11-11A seated man in an orange-red turban with a white feather ornament and a green stone sits on an ornate gilded throne against a red backdrop, wearing orange-red robes, a heavy gold-toned chain and a large gold pendant, and a red tilak mark on his forehead. He is probable Swamiji by appearance cues including the ornate gold necklaces and ceremonial turban, and he is pouring or offering grain from a silver bowl. Beside him, a shaven-headed attendant in orange-red robes with white markings on his arm kneels and holds yellow grains above the bowl. A second attendant in orange robes stands at the right edge.2015-10-23August 09 20152015-08-09A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate gilded throne with a large embossed golden backrest. The seated person wears a red-orange turban, a red-orange garment, multiple strands of beaded rudraksha-style malas, a large gold pendant necklace, gold bangles and an armband. A bare-chested man with a shaved head and white vertical tilak marks, wearing a rudraksha mala and orange cloth, leans in from the left, and a second man in an orange cloth is partly visible at the lower left, apparently reaching forward. Warm orange lighting and metal stands are visible in the background. a person: the seated figure's red turban, layered malas and ceremonial gold adornments match the a person cues, shown in an appearance-based label, not a confirmed identity.2015-11-24