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A seated man in a red-maroon turban and matching maroon draped garment holds a tall silver-white staff upright in his right hand. He wears layered gold necklaces with a large gold pendant, gold armbands and red bangles, and a vertical tilak on his forehead. He sits cross-legged on a wooden throne with leopard-print cushions, with a lit oil lamp glowing at the lower edge. Behind him a large dramatic painted backdrop shows a red-toned Shiva-themed artwork.

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June 27 20172017-06-27A seated man in a maroon-red turban with a crescent ornament and vermilion mark on his forehead holds a long silver staff upright in his right hand. He wears layered gold necklaces, a red sleeveless garment with a leopard-print waistband, red beaded armbands and a red cloth draped across his lap. He is seated on a carved wooden throne with leopard-print cushions. Behind him is a large painted backdrop of a deity figure with a crescent-topped head, and a small flame glows at the lower left. The setting suggests a darshan or satsang seat. The sitter has a distinctive long swept-back hair style, a crown-like turban and ceremonial gold necklaces, so this is an appearance-based probable Swamiji candidate.2017-06-27June 27 20172017-06-27June 27 20172017-06-27A seated man in a deep red turban with a crescent ornament and a red-and-gold sash sits cross-legged on a leopard-print cushioned seat in front of a large painted backdrop of a stylised deity figure. He wears a long gold garland, a gold pendant with a deity image, red armbands and red bangles, and has a vermilion mark on his forehead. Small oil lamps glow in the lower foreground. The description matches the appearance-based cues of a person in a ceremonial seated posture, presented as the central figure at a darshan setting.2017-06-27A man sits cross-legged on a leopard-print cushioned seat in front of a dark red curtain and a large blue-lit statue of a seated deity. He wears a deep red turban with gold trim, a red cloth wrap, layered gold garlands, red beaded bracelets on his arms, and holds a tall silver staff raised in one hand. A golden kalasha-style vessel sits at the lower left, and greenery frames the left edge.2017-06-27June 27 20172017-06-27A seated man in a deep red-maroon robe and matching red-and-gold turban holds a tall white staff (trident-like rod) upright with his left hand. He wears heavy gold necklaces and a gold ceremonial pendant, red beaded armbands, a red bindi and leopard-print cushions beneath him, with red drapery and a painted backdrop behind. The appearance matches the Swamiji (probable) cues of ornate red-gold clothing, turban, rudraksha-style gold adornments and staff, and the page flags his presence at this event, so he is treated as present in person. Crowd not visible.2017-06-27June 27 20172017-06-27A seated man in a red-maroon turban with a crescent emblem and tilak on his forehead sits cross-legged on a red throne-like seat with leopard-print cushions. He wears layered gold floral garlands, a gold pendant, and red-maroon robes with a leopard-print waist band, and red beaded armlets. A small flame or oil lamp glows in the foreground, and a rock-carved relief of deities forms the backdrop. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long hair and ornate gold necklaces and a red turban, consistent with the presentation of the page's subject, seated as a guru on a throne during a darshan setting.2017-06-27A photograph of a man seated cross-legged on a leopard-print cushioned seat in front of a dark carved stone backdrop with a flame glowing at lower left. He wears a red turban with a crescent ornament, a red-maroon draped garment, a long gold necklace of stacked strands with a large gold pendant, red beaded armlets and bracelets, and a red tilak on his forehead. Swamiji (probable): the appearance cues of a crown-like turban, ornate gold necklaces, red garments and rudraksha-style adornments are consistent with the page's reference, but this is an appearance-based label only. The scene shows a single seated figure in an ornate ritual setting with a small fire at lower left.2017-06-27June 27 20172017-06-27