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A seated figure in a dark maroon-brown robe and black turban sits before an ornate gold throne with a sunburst backrest, wearing a multicolour beaded garland and a gold-toned waist sash. Hands are folded in the lap. Around the throne, seated devotees in saffron and white clothing face forward in the foreground, and a row of attendants in orange and gold sits to the right. Colourful tasselled fabric hangs at the top of the frame and a stone wall forms the background.

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A photograph of a smiling person seated on an ornate gold throne with a large sunburst-style backrest, wearing a dark brown-maroon robe with a gold-coloured waistband and a red, white, green and purple flower garland around the neck. The seated person has a black hair bun-like headpiece, a small red tilak on the forehead, and a gold ear stud. Behind them are a traditional brass-and-painted ritual pot arrangement with pink lotus-like decorations and a dark background with plants. On the left edge, a second person in white with a dark shawl and beaded necklace is partly visible. a person is seated on the throne with distinctive long dark headpiece, saffron-brown robes and garland cues.2016-01-02A seated figure in a dark red-brown robe and matching shawl sits on an ornate gilded throne with a sunburst back, wearing a black turban, a multicolour flower garland and a gold pendant. A red-and-yellow canopy with tasselled fringe hangs above, and a seated attendant in orange and white garments stands at right. Blurred devotees in the foreground face the throne in a hall with columns and potted plants.2016-01-02January 02 20162016-01-02January 15 20162016-01-15January 02 20162016-01-02 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20162016-01-02 +1 copiesDecember 15 20152015-12-15Night photograph of a procession. A smiling man with swept-back dark hair, a white forehead mark and a saffron-red shawl sits on a decorated palanquin or ratha beneath a canopy of green and red fabric with yellow tassels. He wears layered garlands of red and white flowers, a gold chain and a gold pendant. Behind him, a yellow-and-white flower garland drapes the seat. To the right, a bald man in orange robes holds a silver trident, and another man is partly visible behind him. Swamiji (probable): the seated man's swept-back hair, saffron-red shawl, ornate gold necklace and garlands are the qualifying cues, and he is presented as the honoured figure of the procession.2016-01-03A bearded man in rust-coloured robes sits smiling on an ornate gilded throne with red cushioned armrests, draped in pink and magenta flower garlands. He wears layered rudraksha and bead malas, a large ceremonial pendant, and a red tilak on his forehead. Golden trident-topped finials flank the throne, and yellow and purple flower strings hang in the background. Seated audience members in red, orange and pink clothing face him from the foreground, with a bare-chested attendant in the right background. Mention of the throne and garlands fits a festival procession setting.2016-12-06A smiling figure with long dark hair sits on an ornate golden throne with carved lion heads on the armrests, wearing rust-orange robes, a brown rudraksha mala necklace, a green bead strand and a gold pendant. Behind him a large seated audience fills the hall, many wearing orange and saffron sashes and lanyards; a silver ceremonial staff stands at the left edge. A probable Swamiji appearance is visible through long swept-back hair, saffron robes and rudraksha malas, seated as the speaker at a satsang-style gathering.2015-12-22Night photograph of a smiling woman with her hands folded at her chest, standing on a decorated float or platform before a bright yellow-green draped cloth. She wears a dark brown shawl over a brown garment, a long floral garland of white, pink and purple flowers, a black hair bun wrapped in a high dark headwrap, a red bindi and gold earrings and bangles. At lower left a small grey stone deity figure is partly visible, and a rope runs along the platform edge. Orange lamp light glows at the right edge.2016-01-02 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated figure in a large brown leather throne-style armchair at a seminar hall, with an audience in the foreground. The central figure wears a black crown-like hair piece with a small crescent ornament, an orange-saffron robe, a rudraksha mala, a multi-strand gold necklace, gold armbands, and a small microphone at the mouth, with hands folded. Audience members sit around, some in orange garments and orange lanyards, with a tapestry-style painting on the wall behind. The figure is an appearance-based a person in a teaching role, seated on a throne before a seated audience.2015-12-12