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A bearded man with a white vertical tilak on his forehead sits before an ornate gilded throne with carved gold scrollwork. He wears a tall maroon embroidered turban-style headdress with a jewelled ornament, gold crown band, gold and red drop earrings, a wide ornate gold collar and rudraksha malas across his bare chest. He raises one hand in blessing while smiling. Gilded deity carvings appear behind him.

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August 20 20232023-08-20August 16 20232023-08-16Close-up photograph of a bearded man seated before an ornate gilded throne backdrop with embossed floral and scrollwork. He wears a tall brown embroidered headpiece with a jeweled ornament at the side, a gold crown band, and white sacred markings on his forehead. He has a gold filigree collar with a central pendant, multiple strands of rudraksha beads on a bare chest, and ornate gold and red earrings. A golden deity murti stands in the background to the right.2023-08-20Photo of a bearded man seated before an ornate gold throne-like backdrop with carved gilded panels and a gold deity figure holding a staff on the right. He wears a tall rust-brown turban-style crown decorated with a jewelled gold ornament, a white vertical tilak on his forehead, and gold earrings. He is bare-chested, wearing a heavy gold floral collar, multiple rudraksha malas, and a gold armlet, and raises his right hand in a blessing gesture while smiling.2023-08-20August 13 20232023-08-13April 10 20242024-04-10September 09 20232023-09-09Close-up photograph of a bearded man wearing a maroon turban with a gold crown-like ornament and rudraksha beads at its centre, a white vertical forehead mark, and a long dark hair falling at the sides. He wears heavy gold ceremonial necklaces layered over rudraksha malas on a bare chest, and smiles while raising one hand at the left edge. Behind him is an ornate gold throne with repoussé scrollwork and carved figures. The distinctive visible cues of turban, rudraksha, gold ornaments and throne match the archive's a person presentation, so the identity is probable, though the page itself does not mention him.2023-08-17Close-up photograph of a man seated before an ornate gold-leaf backdrop with a gilded deity figure holding a staff. He wears an elaborate gold crown over a red turban with green leaf ornaments and a crescent emblem, a white tilak on his forehead, and a diamond-studded emblem at the crown front. He wears layered rudraksha beads, gold bangles and bracelets, a brown embroidered bead-and-gem collar with a pendant, and is bare-shouldered. He smiles and raises one hand in an OK-like mudra. Single physical person.2024-02-12A bare-chested man with a long dark beard and swept-back hair sits on an ornate gold throne carved with floral scrollwork. He wears an elaborate brown and gold crown with a jeweled central pendant, white vertical tilak on the forehead, and multiple layers of rudraksha malas with a gold pendant. His right hand is raised in a mudra and he smiles. Gilded carved figures flank the throne. Swamiji (probable): a seated central figure wearing a crown, rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold necklaces, making a blessing gesture during darshan.2023-08-13August 20 20232023-08-20Close-up portrait of a smiling bearded man wearing a rust-brown turban adorned with an ornate gold crown ornament set with coloured stones and a peacock feather. He wears hoop earrings, multiple strands of white pearls and brown rudraksha malas over a bare chest, and raises one hand in a blessing gesture. Behind him stands a large gilded deity murti with a staff and ornate gold backdrop. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), shown in the image with a turban, ornate gold headpiece, rudraksha and pearl malas.2023-09-15