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A smiling man seated on an ornate gilded throne with a deep red velvet backrest and elaborate gold repoussé carving. He wears a bright yellow turban with a maroon-bordered fold, a red kumkum dot on his forehead, a yellow draped robe with red trim, and a layered necklace of rudraksha-style beads in brown and silver with a gold pendant. Gold-and-bead armlets are on both upper arms, and a small headset microphone is clipped near his face. A yellow cloth and a dark object rest in the lower right foreground. The swept-back turban and ceremonial gold necklaces are visible cues matching the page's reference to Swamiji, so this is an appearance-based probable identification of the seated man as Swamiji. He is a single physical person in the scene.

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November 24 20112011-11-24 +1 copiesA smiling man seated on an ornate golden throne with a deep red velvet backrest, wearing a yellow turban with maroon border, yellow draped robes trimmed in red, a multi-strand necklace of rudraksha and gold beads with a gold pendant, a matching beaded armband, and a red bindi on his forehead. A small headset microphone is attached near his mouth.2011-11-24Close-up photo of a smiling man seated on an ornate gilded throne with a deep red velvet cushion behind him. He wears a yellow turban with a maroon-and-gold border, a red kumkum dot on his forehead, and a yellow saffron-coloured robe with a red edging. Multi-strand rudraksha and gold-bead necklaces hang on his chest, with matching beaded armbands. A small clip-on headset microphone is visible near his mouth. Swamiji (probable): long-haired, turbaned figure in saffron clothing with ornate beaded necklaces, seated on a throne, consistent with a discourse setting.2011-11-24 +1 copiesNovember 24 20112011-11-24 +1 copiesNovember 24 20112011-11-24 +2 copiesNovember 24 20112011-11-24Close-up photo of a smiling man seated in front of an ornate gold-and-silver carved backdrop and a deep red velvet cushion. He wears a bright yellow turban with a red-and-gold border, a red kumkum dot on his forehead, and a yellow saffron-style shawl edged in red braid over a yellow garment. A multi-strand necklace of rudraksha-style beads in brown, silver and gold, with a gold flower-shaped pendant, hangs at his chest, and beaded bracelets are on his wrist. A small clip-on microphone is attached near his cheek.2011-11-24PhotoAlbum2011-11-24 +2 copiesNovember 24 20112011-11-24November 24 20112011-11-24 +1 copiesA smiling man seated on an ornate gold throne with a deep red velvet cushion. He wears a bright yellow turban with a maroon border and a red bindi on his forehead, a yellow draped garment with red edging, layered beaded necklaces in brown and silver, and beaded armbands. A small headset microphone is clipped near his face. A cream cloth rests over a dark object on his lap. Behind him is a gold ornate backrest, and a brass oil lamp stands at left. A purple logo appears in the top left corner. The man is the central figure in the photo and appears to be seated before an audience. Swamiji (probable): the bright yellow turban, saffron-yellow robes, layered beaded necklaces and seated throne presentation are visible cues for the appearance-based candidate.2011-11-24 +1 copiesA smiling man seated on an ornate gold-carved throne with a deep red velvet backrest. He wears a yellow turban with a red-bordered band, a red kumkum dot on his forehead, and a yellow saffron-coloured draped garment edged with red. Layered beaded necklaces of rudraksha-style brown beads, silver and gold beads hang on his chest, with matching bead bracelets on his arm. A small headset microphone is attached near his face. Appearance-based identification suggests a person, seated in a teaching or discourse setting.2011-11-24