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A smiling man with long dreadlocked black hair wrapped high on his head sits on an ornate gold-trimmed brown leather throne with golden lion-head armrests. He wears a rust-orange saffron robe, a thick brown beaded necklace, a black wrist thread, and a red tilak on his forehead. A silver ornament with a crescent and a small face-shaped piece is pinned to his hair. He rests his right hand against his cheek. Behind him a large screen glows blue and blurred devotees fill the background. A black audio mixer sits on a stand in front of him. a person seated on the throne with distinctive dreadlocks, saffron robe and ceremonial beaded necklace, at a large public event.

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May 13 20162016-05-13A photograph of a man seated on an ornate golden throne with a brown leather cushioned seat and carved lion-head armrests. He wears a tall, voluminous black dreadlock-style turban topped with a silver ornament and crescent, a red bindi on his forehead, a rust-coloured saffron-toned robe and a long brown beaded rudraksha-style mala draped over his shoulder. He rests his cheek on one hand, smiling, with a black bracelet on his wrist. Behind him, blurred figures in white and orange-red clothing stand among a crowd. The appearance-based candidate qualifies through the long swept-back hair, turban, saffron-toned clothing and mala, but the identification is uncertain, so the label is only a probable candidate.2016-05-13May 13 20162016-05-13A seated figure on a brown leather throne with ornate gold lion-head armrests dominates a large hall filled with a seated audience. The central figure wears a red-orange robe, a long rudraksha mala, a green bead necklace, and a gold pendant, with a long swept-back dark hairstyle and a red bindi; he rests one hand against his cheek and smiles. Probable Swamiji is the central figure, identified by his throne, long dark hair, rudraksha mala and saffron robe. To the left, a bald man in glasses wears an orange shawl and a beaded necklace. The audience wears orange lanyards and saffron-toned clothing.2015-12-22A smiling man seated on an ornate gilded throne with a brown leather back, wearing a rust-orange draped robe and a tiered rudraksha-style brown bead mala over the chest. He has a long black dreadlocked turban topped with a silver lion-face ornament and a crescent moon, a red bindi on his forehead, and a beaded wrist band. A microphone stand sits at the right edge. Behind him a large crowd of devotees dressed in white and orange is blurred in the background. a person: the orange robe, black dreadlocked turban, silver crest and mala match the visible cues, and he is seated as the central figure on the throne in front of the crowd.2016-05-13A smiling man seated on an ornate gold-trimmed brown leather throne, wearing a tall black turban-style headwrap with a silver crescent and small silver ornament at the top, a rust-red saffron-toned wrap over the shoulders, and a long rudraksha mala with a gold chain. He rests one arm on a gold lion-headed armrest and a small Yamaha audio mixer sits in front of him. Behind him a blurred crowd of devotees in white and red, some with forehead markings, fills the background. a person is shown in the centre, with the appearance-based cues of long swept turban, saffron-red clothing, rudraksha mala and ornate throne.2016-05-13December 22 20152015-12-22May 13 20162016-05-13December 22 20152015-12-22A man seated on an ornate gold-and-brown leather throne with golden lion-head armrests, smiling and looking upward. He wears a rust-orange robe, a long rudraksha mala draped over his shoulders, a black bead mala, and a gold pendant necklace; a small red bindi marks his forehead and a lapel microphone is clipped near his face. A glass water bottle and a folded white tissue sit on a small side table at right. Behind him, seated audience members in white and grey shirts and an orange-lanyard attendant fill a hall with cream walls, a red framed panel and a wall lamp. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron robe, rudraksha mala and gold necklace, seated on a throne as the speaker at the event.2015-12-22A man with long, swept-back dark hair sits on an ornate brown leather throne with gold-carved lion-head arms, a gold-edged frame behind him. He wears an orange-red saffron robe, multiple rudraksha mala necklaces, a green bead mala and a gold pendant, with a red bindi on his forehead and a red-and-white wristband. His right hand rests near his mouth. Behind him, a large seated audience in saffron, pink, teal and sari clothing watches from rows of chairs, and a shaved-headed man in glasses sits in the lower left corner.2015-12-22A man with a tall black turban-style hair wrap adorned with a silver skull ornament and crescent moon sits on an ornate gold-framed throne with lion-head carvings and a reddish-brown cushion. He wears a rust-orange robe, a thick brown rudraksha-style beaded mala across his chest, and a black wristband, with a red vertical tilak on his forehead. His eyes are closed and he rests his chin on his hand with a broad smile. Blurred devotees in white and orange clothing sit in the background, and an electronic DTX sound unit is visible at the right edge.2016-05-13