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A seated man in a golden throne with a deep red cushion sits on a raised stage during an evening gathering. He wears a maroon-red turban, a bare upper body with a pink and white beaded garland and a rudraksha-style mala, and a dark orange wrap at his waist. Behind him stands a dark stone deity murti draped with white and yellow flower garlands, beside brass oil lamps on the platform. Devotees in white and orange sit on the red-covered floor in front, and a man in white dhoti and shawl on the right holds a camera. Swamiji (probable): the seated man in the throne has long swept-back hair, a turban and a rudraksha-style mala, a ceremonial ornamented presentation consistent with the page's identification of Swamiji at this event.

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December 07 20162016-12-07Photograph inside an ornate golden temple hall. A man with a rust-red turban and a long pink-and-white flower garland sits on an ornate gilded throne with red cushions. He wears a rudraksha-style gold necklace, bangles, and a brown dhoti-like wrap with a leopard-print cloth. Smoke or incense drifts in the foreground. Below him, a seated audience in white and pink saris and red garments watches. In the lower right, a figure in a tan garment with white hair stands with their back to the camera near offering trays with flowers. Orange and red ceremonial banners and a brass lamp frame the scene. The seated man has distinctive long swept-back hair beneath the turban, gold jewelry and a garland, matching the page's Swamiji cue, so this is a probable identification of Swamiji seated on the throne.2016-12-07A photograph of a ceremonial procession at night. A bearded man with long dark hair sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, wearing a rust-brown robe, a pink floral garland, a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace. Golden trident-topped staffs flank the throne, and a figure in a saffron-orange robe with a white forehead mark and rudraksha beads stands at right with hands folded in namaskar. Seated devotees in white and orange fill the background and foreground, and floral garlands hang at the top left.2016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06Evening procession at an outdoor ashram event with a large crowd seated on tiered stands behind. A man with a full dark beard and swept-back hair sits smiling on an ornate gilded throne with red cushions, wearing a rust-brown robe, a pink and white flower garland, layered rudraksha and gold-toned necklaces. Flanking the throne are two gilded trident staffs and ornate finials. To the right, a man in an orange robe with a gold waistband stands with palms joined, and a line of white-clad and bare-chested devotees with red garlands kneel in the foreground. Overhead hangs a garlanded canopy of flowers. a person cues: long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklace and rudraksha, seated on a throne during a procession.2016-12-06A seated man on an ornate gold and red throne is the central figure, wearing a maroon-brown robe, a pink flower garland and multiple beaded and gold necklaces, and smiling with hands resting on the armrest. Beside him at right, a man in an orange robe with a white forehead mark and rudraksha beads stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Golden trishula staffs flank the throne, and marigold garlands drape the left edge. Below, several bare-chested devotees in white dhotis and a woman in orange and green sit facing the throne with hands folded, while a seated crowd in tiered stands behind them shows people in white and colourful clothes in a night-lit ceremonial setting.2016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06December 07 20162016-12-07Photograph of a procession at an evening event, with a large crowd seated in tiered rows behind. A man seated on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion wears a rust-brown robe, a pink floral garland, a rudraksha mala and gold ceremonial necklaces, and has a red tilak on his forehead. A standing attendant in saffron-orange robes holds a gold trident-topped staff beside the throne. In the foreground, shirtless priests with sacred threads and a woman in an orange sari stand facing the throne, and gold trident staffs and a hanging floral canopy frame the scene. Small oil lamps glow among the seated devotees.2016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06May 22 20162016-05-22December 12 20162016-12-12