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A seated man in saffron-orange robes sits on an ornate silver throne with intricate repoussé floral and scroll embossing. He wears a tall dark turban, a white-painted forehead with a central tilak mark, and a long red-and-yellow flower garland with green leaves. He smiles and holds the garland with both hands. A bare-backed man in white dhoti with a sacred thread is seen from behind in the foreground, and a leopard-print cloth is draped on the throne. Swamiji (probable): the seated man wears a turban, saffron robes, a flower garland and a central tilak, with the throne indicating a ceremonial seat.

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April 03 20182018-04-03April 03 20182018-04-03April 03 20182018-04-03April 03 20182018-04-03April 03 20182018-04-03April 03 20182018-04-03April 03 20182018-04-03A seated man in a dark red-orange robe sits on an ornate silver throne with leopard-print cushions, wearing a large red and yellow rose garland, long dreadlocked hair wrapped up with a red bead ornament, and white and red forehead markings. He smiles and extends one hand open while a shirtless man in a white dhoti with gold border kneels before him, palms pressed together, with a hand placed on his back. A silver-ornamented temple tower stands at left. Probable Swamiji in appearance: the seated figure shows long hair, saffron-toned robes and ceremonial garland, and receives the devotee in a ritual seva. The kneeling devotee wears a rudraksha mala.2018-04-03A seated man in saffron-orange robes wears a tall dark turban-style headwrap and a red-and-yellow garland of roses and green leaves over a gold chain. His forehead bears white ash marking with a red bindi, and he smiles while raising one hand, seated before an ornate silver throne with repoussé floral and scrollwork. A hand from the left edge, wearing bangles and beaded bracelets, reaches toward him.2018-04-03A photograph of a smiling man with long dreadlocked hair piled high in a crown-like topknot, wearing rudraksha beads on his head, neck, and arms, a red-brown saffron-toned cloth draped over his body, and a vermilion tilak on his forehead, seated on an ornate silver throne with leopard-print upholstery. He raises one hand in a greeting gesture. Beside him, an older man in a bare-chested white dhoti with a yellow border bows forward while another person's hand supports his back. The silver throne backdrop is richly embossed with deity figures and a red curtain stands at left. a person is the seated figure, identified by the crowned dreadlocks, rudraksha malas and saffron clothing, and he is being honoured by the bowing priest.2018-03-04Photograph of a seated man on an ornate silver throne with intricate repoussé carvings, wearing a dark dreadlocked crown-style head covering, a white and orange tilak on his forehead, a red, yellow and white flower garland, and an orange-red cloth over his shoulders, smiling. Facing him from the front is a bare-backed older man with grey hair, wearing a sacred thread and a rudraksha-style necklace, arms raised with palms open toward the seated figure. Leopard-print fabric covers the throne base and a patterned white and gold cloth is visible at the left edge. The a person cues are the dreadlocked head covering, ornate garland and orange cloth; the seated man is presented in his role as the honoured figure on the throne, while the older man is a priest or attendant performing the ritual gesture before him. Blue background lighting.2018-04-03April 03 20182018-04-03