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A seated man with long dark hair, wearing a dark embroidered long-sleeved garment, sits on a red-cushioned throne decorated with white, yellow and orange flower garlands and a gold lion-like figure at its base. He has a long garland of white jasmine and multicoloured flowers around his neck and smiles while raising a hand. In front of him a man in a white shirt and white dhoti bends forward, hands near the throne, as devotees offer homage. Behind them a smiling man in white clothing with a beaded necklace stands near a man in an orange robe, and a backdrop of red and blue cloth with a printed rectangular panel of figures is visible. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), seated on the throne with long hair and a dark embroidered garment, receiving garlands and homage.

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A seated man with long swept-back dark hair and a dark embroidered jacket, wearing a multicoloured striped garland and a red tilak, smiles while seated on a floral-decorated red throne. A white-clad older man bends forward to tie or adjust a thread on his wrist. Behind the throne, a deity murti is framed by white and yellow garlands, and the backdrop shows cutout figures of devotees with folded hands.2006-12-28Photograph of a festival or darshan setting. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at left, smiling, while a second man in a white shirt faces the centre with his back to the camera. A person with long dark hair, wearing a dark embroidered top and a white garland with red and green flowers, laughs and gestures with an open hand in front of a large floral garland of white jasmine, yellow marigolds and red blooms draped on an altar area. A pink cloth lies below, and a small golden figure stands near the base. Behind, a red curtain, cutout figures on the wall and a hanging banner frame the scene. A young man at left wears an orange sash and a white outfit.2006-12-28A photo of a garland-offering moment at a decorated stage. A man in white shirt and white dhoti leans in to drape a long white, green and red flower garland around the neck of a seated person in a dark patterned top with a shoulder bag. The seated person is on a white cushioned seat before a backdrop of white and yellow marigold garlands and a deep red velvet panel with a brass ornament at the base. To the left, a smiling man in white shirt and white trousers wears a dark beaded pendant necklace and a red-banded wrist. Behind them, a person in an orange-saffron shawl stands, and a row of painted standing figures in blue and orange bases decorates the upper wall. Hands appear at the right edge.2006-12-28December 28 20062006-12-28December 28 20062006-12-28A photograph inside a decorated hall where a long-haired man in a dark embroidered kurta sits on an ornate gilded throne draped in white jasmine and marigold garlands with red and yellow flowers. He smiles and gestures with one hand toward a devotee prostrating at his feet on a mat. Standing nearby, several men in white dhotis and orange shawls, one with a microphone, watch and gesture, and a woman in white with an orange shawl stands at the right edge. Behind the throne hang red, blue and white cloths and a row of painted figures. The appearance of the seated man matches the a person cues of long swept-back hair and ceremonial garlands, presented here as a seated figure receiving devotion during the event.2006-12-28A seated figure with long dark swept-back hair and a dark sparkly top is being garlanded by a man in a white shirt and white dhoti who drapes a white-and-multicolour flower garland over the seated person's shoulders. The seated figure wears a dark shawl and sits on a red-cushioned throne decorated with white, yellow and magenta flower garlands. Behind them stands a backdrop with painted figures on blue pedestals and a garlanded deity murti. Other men in white stand nearby, one smiling and one wearing a white shirt with a pendant, and a gold-bangled arm is visible. a person cues: long swept-back hair, flower garlands and throne seating with a dark shawl, being honoured as the recipient of the garland.2006-12-28December 28 20062006-12-28A photograph of a long-haired man seated on a richly decorated throne (peetha) banked with white jasmine and marigold garlands in yellow, orange and red, with a golden lion-head armrest. He wears a dark embroidered sherwani-style kurta with a black shawl and a multicoloured garland of blue, red, green and white flowers. A man in a white shirt and dhoti leans in from the left, one hand on the seated man's shoulder, as if offering greetings or blessing. Another person in orange cloth stands at the left edge and a figure in white appears at the right. The setting is a temporary pandal with red and blue fabric draping. The seated man's appearance matches the page's a person reference through his long hair, dark ornate clothing and garlanded throne, but the identification is uncertain.2006-12-28December 28 20062006-12-28A seated figure on an ornate throne draped with white and multicoloured flower garlands, with a red velvet backrest, holds up a blank white card and smiles. The seated figure wears a dark embroidered top and a black garland over the shoulders, with a red bindi on the forehead. Standing to the right, an older man with grey hair and a grey beard in a white shirt and white trousers stands with hands joined in respect, speaking into a microphone on a stand. A man in orange cloth sits at lower left beside an ornate golden object with flowers, and another man in orange stands in the background. Behind them hang red and orange cloths and a row of painted standing figures on blue bases, and a red drape stands at the right.2006-12-28A man with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi sits smiling on a red throne heavily decorated with white jasmine, yellow and pink garlands and a golden relief panel. He wears a dark embroidered kurta, dark trousers and a multicoloured garland with blue, red, green and white strands. An older man in a white shirt and dhoti leans in from the left and places a hand on the seated man's shoulder, while a woman in a white sari with a green border stands at the right with palms pressed together in anjali. Two people are physically present.2006-12-28