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A photograph of a man seated on an ornate gold throne with a red cushioned seat, smiling and gesturing with one open hand toward an audience. He wears a rust-brown robe, long strands of golden beads and a gold pendant, a thick pink rose garland draped over his shoulders, and a small red tilak on his forehead. Behind him hang marigold and purple flower garlands. At left stands a brass trident-topped finial. In the foreground, the backs of several seated audience members are visible, including dark-haired heads and an older person with grey hair. Swamiji (probable): the seated man has long swept-back hair, a beard, rudraksha-style beads and ceremonial gold necklaces, with a throne and garlands indicating he is being honoured as the speaker.

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December 06 20162016-12-06A 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.2016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06A man seated on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion, smiling and raising one hand with fingers curled, wearing a rust-brown robe, a long gold chain with a pendant, a thick brown rudraksha mala, and a large pink flower garland. A tilak mark is on his forehead and red-and-yellow threads are tied on his wrist. Behind him hang garlands of marigolds and purple flowers. A brass ceremonial lamp with a trident-shaped stand stands at left, and audience heads are visible at the bottom edge.2016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06A 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 man with long dark hair and a full beard sits smiling on an ornate gold throne with a red seat and back, wearing a rust-brown robe and a pink and red flower garland over a dark wrap. He wears layered rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and a gold pendant, and a red tilak mark is on his forehead. A golden trident stands at the left edge beside a brass kalasha-like lamp, and behind him are marigold and purple flower garlands. Blurred seated audience members appear in the lower foreground, and a building backdrop is visible behind the stage.2016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06 +1 copiesDecember 06 20162016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06 +1 copiesA seated man sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushioned armrests and a red backrest, in front of hanging garlands of yellow, white, purple and pink flowers. He wears a maroon-red robe, a pink floral garland, a rudraksha mala and a large gold pendant, with a red bindi on his forehead, and he smiles calmly with his hands resting on the armrests. A brass trident stands at the left edge, and a deity murti with a flower garland appears at the right. Audience members are seated in the foreground and rows of seats fill the background. Swamiji (probable) is seated on the throne, with the visible cues of long hair, rudraksha mala, ceremonial gold pendant and maroon clothing.2016-12-06A bearded man with long dark hair sits on an ornate gold throne with a red cushioned seat, wearing a maroon-brown robe and a thick pink and white flower garland across his shoulders, with layered gold beaded necklaces and a gold pendant. Behind him hang strings of yellow, orange and purple flower garlands. A large brass trident stands at the left edge, and a brass lamp is visible on the left. Audience heads are visible at the bottom of the frame, and an unseen foreground seat is in red. Appearance-based identification is uncertain given the throne, garlands and maroon robe, so the figure is described by role as a seated figure on a throne.2016-12-06