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A seated man in red sits cross-legged on a gilded throne (peetha) decorated with garlands of yellow, white, red and purple flowers. He wears a red turban, a red sleeveless wrap over bare shoulders, and a heavy gold necklace, with his palms pressed together in namaste. A brass lamp stands at the right edge. Appearance cues are present, so this is a person seated in a ceremonial setting.

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December 22 20102010-12-22December 22 20102010-12-22December 22 20102010-12-22December 22 20102010-12-22A seated man sits cross-legged on an ornate gold throne wrapped in a dense garland of yellow, white, red and purple flowers. He wears a red turban, red saffron-style body wrap and a heavy gold necklace of large beads with a pendant, with eyes closed and hands folded in his lap. Swamiji (probable): long hair and the ceremonial gold necklace with saffron-red garments on a throne.2010-12-22A smiling man in a red turban and red robes sits cross-legged on a golden throne decorated with a dense garland of red, yellow, white and purple flowers. He wears a heavy gold necklace of beads and a pendant, and his hands are raised in front of him in a teaching gesture. A lit oil lamp stands at the left edge, and a gilded ornament is visible on the throne. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), seated in a red turban and red robes with ornate gold necklace, shown in person on a flower-decorated peetha.2010-12-22December 22 20102010-12-22December 22 20102010-12-22A seated man in a red turban and red robes sits cross-legged on an ornate golden throne (peetha) decorated with a dense arch of marigold-yellow, white, red and purple flower garlands. He wears a heavy gold bead necklace with a central gold pendant and a rudraksha mala-style ornament, and his hands rest in his lap. Gilded trident-shaped and scroll ornaments flank the throne, a brass oil lamp (deepa) with a lit flame stands at right, and a golden ritual implement is visible at top right. The setting is a ceremonial hall with warm backdrop lighting. Appearance-based label: a person, seated in ceremonial dress on the throne.2010-12-22December 22 20102010-12-22A man seated cross-legged on an ornate golden throne with a large floral backdrop of garlands in red, white, yellow, purple and green. He wears a red turban, a red shawl wrapped over a bare shoulder, a heavy gold necklace of beads and a gold pendant, and holds his hands in a meditative mudra on his lap. A brass oil lamp with a lit flame stands to the left and a golden trident is at right, with flower garlands along the throne base. Swamiji (probable): the figure wears a red turban and saffron-red garments with a gold bead necklace and ceremonial garlands, and is seated on the throne as the central honoured figure.2010-12-22A seated person in a red garment with a red sash and a dark-coloured sash stripe sits with palms pressed together in namaskar in front of a microphone. He wears long gold ceremonial necklaces and a mala-style beaded necklace, with a red tilak mark on the forehead. He sits on a red cushioned seat before an ornate gold throne back decorated with garlands of yellow, white, purple and red flowers, and a dark blue backdrop is behind. Only this one person is visible.2010-12-22