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A photograph of a smiling man with shoulder-length dark hair and a red bindi, seated on an ornate gold throne in a procession vehicle decorated with yellow marigold garlands and red flowers. He wears a saffron/orange robe and a long garland of white and red flowers with a gold necklace, raises his right hand in greeting, and holds a white staff with a decorated ornament. Lower left, a gold lion-shaped carving; red cushions frame the throne, and the backdrop has blue and pink lotus-patterned panels. The seated figure has distinctive long hair and saffron robes with ceremonial garlands, consistent with the Swamiji (probable) candidate identified on this page. Several blurred heads of spectators are visible in the foreground.

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A man seated on an ornate gold-carved throne decorated with yellow, red and purple marigold garlands and colourful tassels. He wears an orange saffron shawl over bare shoulders, a white and red flower garland with gold beads, and a red bindi on his forehead. He has long dark hair and smiles while holding a white ceremonial fan with embroidered jewelled decoration. Swamiji (probable): a long-haired figure in saffron clothing with garlands, seated on a throne, matching the page's description of a procession or darshan setting. The background shows a painted red and blue panel and a deity murti with gold ornaments.2009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29A smiling man with shoulder-length dark hair and a red bindi sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne during a procession, raising his right hand in a wave and holding a long gold staff with a decorated fan-shaped finial. He wears a saffron-orange robe and a long white and red flower garland. The throne is framed by yellow, orange, red and purple marigold and flower garlands, and the painted panels behind him show geometric and lotus motifs. Several people's heads and faces are visible in the foreground crowd, including a man wearing sunglasses.2009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29A smiling man with shoulder-length dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead sits on an ornate gold throne with a red cushioned seat. He wears a saffron-orange robe and a long garland of white and red flowers with a gold rudraksha-style mala around his neck. He holds a gold ceremonial staff with a finial in his right hand. Behind him the throne is framed by yellow marigold garlands and red and orange flowers, with a colourful painted panel at left. Swamiji (probable): the seated man has long hair, saffron clothing, a mala and gold ceremonial adornments on a throne; the page links him to Swamiji.2009-12-29A man in an orange saffron garment with a long swept-back hair and a red bindi sits on an ornate golden throne decorated with yellow marigold and red flower garlands. He wears white and red flower garlands over his shoulders with gold beaded necklaces, and smiles while holding a curved ceremonial sword in one hand and a gold finial staff in the other. The setting appears to be a festival procession on a decorated vehicle, with colourful painted panels and a partially visible hand in the lower right foreground. Swamiji (probable) seated on the throne in orange clothing, long hair and ceremonial garlands.2009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29A photograph of a procession float seated figure in a richly decorated ratha or palanquin. A smiling man with shoulder-length dark hair, wearing saffron-orange robes, a rudraksha mala and a white-and-red flower garland, sits on a gold-framed red throne and raises his right hand in greeting while holding a long ceremonial staff with a decorative top. Behind him are yellow and red marigold garlands, green and red tassels, and colourfully painted panels. Two partially visible people stand in the foreground at the bottom edge.2009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29A seated man in an orange-saffron robe smiles from a red-cushioned, gold-carved throne decorated with yellow, red and purple marigold garlands. He wears a red tilak on his forehead, a white and red flower garland across his chest and a gold necklace. He holds a silver-tipped ceremonial sword in one hand and a gold staff with a finial in the other. Behind him stands a deity murti in a garlanded niche, flanked by colourful painted festival banners. In the foreground, two men's heads are visible, one with vibhuti on the forehead. The scene looks like a procession or festival with a ratha-style throne.2009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29