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A man with long swept-back dark hair and a full dark beard sits on an ornate gold throne with red velvet cushions, smiling toward the side. He wears a brown draped robe bared at one shoulder, a thick pink rose garland over his chest, gold beaded and rudraksha-style necklaces, and a dark tilak mark on his forehead. Two people with shaved or short hair are seen from behind in the lower foreground, and a dense blurred crowd fills the background.

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A bearded man with long swept-back dark hair sits on an ornate gold throne with a red cushioned seat. He wears a maroon-brown robe, a long rudraksha mala, a gold ceremonial necklace and a large pink floral garland, and has a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him hang garlands of yellow and purple flowers. A brass trident-topped ritual object stands at the left edge, and audience members are visible in the lower foreground. Swamiji (probable) is seated on the throne, with the qualifying cues of long hair, rudraksha mala and ornate gold necklace, as the page indicates his presence at this event.2016-12-06A bearded man with long swept-back dark hair and a tilak mark on his forehead sits on an ornate gold and red throne, wearing a brown silk garment, a dark sleeveless undershirt, and a thick magenta rose garland with gold cord, plus a gold earring. He looks over his shoulder and smiles. Blurred audience members in red seating fill the background, with warm bokeh lights.2016-12-06A bearded man with long dark hair and a dark tilak on his forehead sits smiling on an ornate gold-and-red throne, looking toward the camera. He wears a dark brown cloth wrap over bare shoulders and a long pink rose garland with gold beaded chains. Blurred audience members in seats fill the background, with warm stage lights glowing behind. A brass urn edge is visible at the right. Appearance-based candidate: a person, seated on a throne with a flower garland and gold-bead chains, described in the page's event context as a Sadashivoham session.2016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06A seated man in an ornate golden throne with a red velvet cushion, wearing a brown garment draped over one shoulder, a long garland of pink roses and rudraksha beads, and layered gold bead necklaces. He has a vertical tilak on his forehead and long swept-back dark hair, with a small gold trident-topped ritual staff in the right foreground. Blurred seated audience members in the background. Appearance-based cues match a person, seated on the throne.2016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06A photograph of a bearded man with long dark hair seated with eyes closed on an ornate gold throne with red cushions. He wears a brown-orange cloth, a large garland of pink roses with a gold-and-rudraksha style neck garland, and a gold ornament at his chest. A gold trident stands at the left edge, and a gold pot finial appears at the right. Blurred devotees sit in the background and the foreground shows the heads of seated people. The person seated on the throne is visibly distinctive with long swept hair, ceremonial gold necklace and saffron-brown garments, consistent with the a person candidate on this event page, so the appearance-based label applies: a person seated in meditation on the throne, receiving the procession or satsang setting.2016-12-06A photograph of a bearded man with long dark hair seated on an ornate gilded throne with a red cushioned seat and carved golden back. He wears a red-brown ochre robe draped over one shoulder, layered gold and brown beaded necklaces, and a pink rose garland, with a red bindi on his forehead and a gold pendant on his chest. His right arm rests on the red armrest. In the foreground are the backs of audience members' heads and a red chair, and to the left a brass kalasha-style oil lamp stands on a pedestal. Behind the throne hang purple and yellow marigold garlands, and the blurred background shows rows of lights and a stage setting.2016-12-06A bearded man with long dark hair sits on an ornate gilded throne with a curved, carved back framed by red velvet cushions. He wears a maroon-brown robe, a pink and white flower garland, a rudraksha mala, a large gold pendant necklace and a small gold pendant on his chest, with a red tilak on his forehead. His hands rest on the armrests and he smiles toward the crowd. Behind him hang strands of marigolds and flowers in purple, yellow and white, and a standing deity murti draped in a garland stands to the right. Spectators' heads are visible in the foreground and a large stadium-like seating area is behind. The overall scene is a festival procession or dais event.2016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06