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A smiling man with long dark hair and a full beard sits on an ornate gold throne draped with leopard-print and tiger-skin cushions, waving with one hand while holding a silver trident in the other. He wears a rust-brown robe with gold border, layered rudraksha malas, a red-and-white dotted garland, a gold pendant, and a white tripundra on his forehead, with a bead bracelet on his wrist. His foot rests on a small pedestal near a gold tray with flower petals and offering bowls. Behind him is a large floral arch in orange, white and green, with a crowd dressed in white in the background and a partially visible person in white at the right edge.

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A smiling man with long dark hair, a white and red tilak on his forehead and a short beard sits on an ornate gilded throne draped with leopard-print cushions. He wears a rust-brown dhoti with gold borders, layered rudraksha malas, a red-and-white beaded garland, and a gold chain. He raises one hand in greeting and holds a silver trident in the other, with a foot resting on a brass stand decorated with flower petals and offerings. Another man's face is partly visible at the right edge, and a crowd blurs in the background. This is a photograph of a festival scene with a ritual setting.2017-02-24February 24 20172017-02-24February 24 20172017-02-24A bearded man with long swept-back dark hair sits on a leopard-print seat in front of an ornate gold throne back with carved lion and peacock motifs. He wears a saffron-orange robe, multiple rudraksha malas, a white-and-red flower garland, gold necklace, and white tripundra with a red bindi. He smiles broadly, raises his left hand in blessing and holds a tall silver trident in his right hand. A flower-decorated backdrop of orange, green and white petals surrounds him, and a partially visible woman in white with a tripundra stands at right. The distinctive long hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha malas and trident are consistent with the a person candidate; the throne and ritual setting alone do not confirm identity.2017-02-24February 24 20172017-02-24February 24 20172017-02-24February 24 20172017-02-24February 24 20172017-02-24A bearded man with long swept-back dark hair sits on a gold ornate throne draped with a leopard-print cushion, smiling and raising one hand while holding a silver trident in the other. He wears a rust-brown saffron-toned garment, a red and white flower garland, and multiple rudraksha malas with a gold necklace, and has a white horizontal tilak with a red dot on his forehead. Behind him stands a large floral backdrop of orange, white and green marigold-style petals. A partly visible man in the lower right corner is also present. a person seated on a throne in a festival procession setting.2017-02-24A man with long dark hair, a white and red tilak with a central dot on his forehead, and a full beard and moustache sits smiling on a leopard-print cushioned seat in front of a gold-carved throne. He wears an orange-brown robe, many rudraksha mala strands, a white-and-red beaded garland, a gold pendant and rudraksha bracelets, and raises one hand in greeting while holding a tall silver staff topped with a trident-like finial. Behind him, a floral backdrop of orange, white and green flowers with pink accents fills the frame. Appearance-based identification is probable: the long swept hair, saffron-toned clothing, rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold necklace match the page's reference to a person, and he is physically present in the scene.2017-02-24A smiling bearded man with long dark hair sits on an ornate golden throne with lion-head armrests and leopard-print upholstery. He wears a rust-brown robe over bare shoulders, layered rudraksha malas, a gold necklace, and a white-and-maroon flower garland. He holds a silver trident in his raised right hand, with white tripundra and a bindi on his forehead. Behind him stand orange, white and green floral decorations, and a person's dark hair is visible at the lower right. The scene suggests a festival procession or public gathering. The man shows strong appearance cues consistent with a person, seated on a throne with a trident and rudraksha malas.2017-02-24A smiling man with long dark swept-back hair, a white tripundra with a red bindi, and a full dark beard sits on an ornate gold throne upholstered with a leopard-print cushion, raising one hand in greeting and holding a silver trident with a red gem. He wears an orange-brown robe with a red-and-white flower garland, many brown rudraksha malas, and a gold pendant. Behind him is a floral backdrop of white, orange and green flowers, and in the right foreground a few people in white stand near the edge of the frame. Swamiji (probable), seated on the throne with long hair, saffron-brown robes, rudraksha malas and a trident, appears in person.2017-02-24