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A smiling man with long dark hair pulled back and a short beard sits on an ornate silver throne with a red velvet seat. He wears a red-brown shawl draped over his bare shoulders, heavy gold chains, a gold necklace, red-and-white floral brooches on his chest, and beaded red-gold bangles on his upper arms. He raises a silver ceremonial staff with a finial in his right hand. Blurred figures in the background suggest a hall gathering.

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July 06 20172017-07-06A smiling man with long dark hair and a short beard stands at right, holding a tall silver ceremonial staff with a finial in his raised left hand. He wears a red-maroon garment draped over one shoulder, layered gold chains, a gold necklace, gold earrings, red beaded armbands and jewelled floral brooches. Behind him is an ornately carved silver and red upholstered throne. Blurred seated audience members fill the background of a pale hall. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, ornate gold jewellery and red-maroon ceremonial clothing with a staff and throne, in a role of a seated ceremonial leader addressing an audience.2017-07-06A smiling man with long dark hair, a forehead tilak and a short beard sits on an ornate silver-and-red throne, holding a tall silver staff topped with a finial in his raised right hand. He wears a rust-red draped garment, layered gold chains, a gold necklace, gold earrings, gold bangles and a floral brooch with white stones. Behind him, blurred figures in white and saffron clothing sit in a hall with white walls and a red door.2017-07-06July 06 20172017-07-06A man with long swept-back hair and a tilak on his forehead sits on an ornate silver throne with a red velvet seat, holding a silver staff topped with a finial engraved with a Shiva symbol in his raised right hand. He wears a rust-red garment, heavy gold bead necklaces, a gold pendant, gold bead armbands and floral brooches. Blurred figures in white and saffron stand in the background of a bright hall.2017-07-06A man with long swept-back hair and a red tilak on his forehead sits on an ornate red and silver throne, holding a silver staff topped with a trident-like finial in his raised right hand. He wears a red-orange garment draped over one shoulder, a gold chain necklace, gold beaded armlets and a floral brooch, and smiles. Blurred figures in white clothing stand in the background of a bright hall. A faint copyright line appears at the lower right.2017-07-06A photograph of a smiling man seated on an ornate silver-and-red throne, holding a tall silver staff topped with a finial in his raised right hand. He wears a red-orange draped garment, a heavy gold multi-strand necklace with a gold pendant, gold floral brooches on the chest, a gold bead bracelet on the upper arm and wrist, a gold stud earring, and a red bindi on his forehead, with long dreadlocked hair falling over his shoulders. Behind him, several blurred figures in white and saffron clothing stand in a bright hall. The appearance matches the Swamiji cues of long hair, saffron-toned ornate clothing, and gold adornments, so this is a probable in-person Swamiji (probable) seated as the central figure.2017-07-06A man with long dark hair, a red bindi and gold earrings stands at a red velvet throne with an ornate silver frame, raising a tall silver ceremonial staff topped with a finial in his right hand. He wears a red-maroon garment, a gold necklace with a pendant, layered gold chains, a brooch with red stones, and beaded gold armbands. He smiles while people sit blurred in the background of a white hall.2017-07-06July 06 20172017-07-06A man seated on an ornate silver-and-red throne holds a silver staff topped with a shivalinga-like finial in his raised right hand. He wears a rust-red garment draped over one shoulder, layered gold chain necklaces, a gold pendant, red-and-pink floral gold brooches, beaded gold armlets and a tilak on his forehead, with long dark hair swept back. Behind him, blurred figures in white and light clothing sit in a bright hall with a red doorway. A silver ritual object is visible at the left edge. Appearance-based label: a person, seated on a throne with the staff, wearing saffron-red ceremonial dress and gold ornaments; the page indicates he is present at this event.2017-07-06A photograph of a man seated on an ornate silver-and-red throne, raising a silver ceremonial staff topped with a finial in his right hand. He wears a maroon-red cloth wrap, layered gold necklaces, gold armlets, a gold floral brooch on his chest, a red bindi on his forehead and long dark hair swept back. Blurred figures in white and orange clothing stand in the background of a bright hall.2017-07-06July 06 20172017-07-06