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A seated man with long dark hair and a beard, wearing a saffron-orange draped cloth and a gold chain, sits on an ornate silver throne with leopard-print cushions and a silver lion-form armrest. He has white and red markings on his forehead and smiles while raising a hand toward a bare-chested devotee seen from behind, who wears a sacred thread. A tall silver staff stands beside the throne, and a woman in a blue sari is at the right edge against a red curtain.

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September 24 20172017-09-24 +2 copiesSeptember 24 20172017-09-24 +1 copiesMay 18 20172017-05-18A bearded man with long dark hair sits on an ornate silver-and-red throne with carved lion-head armrests, raising his right hand in a blessing wave. He wears rust-red ochre robes, a leopard-print waist cloth, a gold ceremonial pendant and necklaces of rudraksha beads, and a red sacred thread on his wrist, with a red-and-white tilak on his forehead. He holds a white ceremonial staff with a silver top. Behind him, a red curtain and a few seated devotees in saffron and orange garments fill a hall; a silver pot stands beside the throne. Swamiji (probable) is seated centre on the throne, with distinctive long hair, rudraksha malas, gold ornaments and saffron-ochre clothing; the surrounding seated people are devotees.2017-09-24 +2 copiesA photograph of a smiling man with long dreadlocks and a beard, seated on an ornate silver throne carved with floral and scroll patterns, draped over a leopard-print cushion. He wears a rust-red shawl over bare shoulders, a gold chain necklace, a red-and-white tilak on his forehead and a red thread on his wrist. A person in a white shirt with an orange cloth around the neck stands in the right foreground with their back to the camera. The background is a teal starry backdrop. Probable Swamiji seated on a throne, with his long hair, red shawl and gold necklace as cues.2017-09-26 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated man with long dark hair, white forehead markings and a red vertical mark, wearing a rust-red shawl over bare shoulders, smiling in front of an ornate gold throne-back with carved floral scrollwork against red curtains. In the foreground, a grey-haired man in white clothing with a gold border faces him and raises a hand toward him; a dark-haired person is partly visible at the lower right. The seated man has distinctive long hair and a red-shawl ascetic presentation in front of a throne, but his appearance is not sufficiently distinctive to confirm identity, so the a person field is unsure.2017-05-18A smiling man with long dark hair, a white vertical tilak on his forehead and a short dark beard sits in front of an ornate silver-embossed throne, wearing a rust-red shawl draped over his bare shoulders and a gold chain at his neck, with a red thread on his wrist. In the foreground at right, a man with short grey hair and a pale green collared shirt faces him, back partly toward the camera, gesturing with an open hand. A leopard-print cushion lies on the throne. Probable Swamiji seated on the throne, with the long hair, red shawl and gold chain as cues, receiving a devotee.2018-05-17September 24 20172017-09-24 +2 copiesA seated man in an ornate silver throne with a leopard-print cushion blesses a kneeling devotee by touching his head. The seated man wears a rust-orange shawl over bare shoulders, a gold chain, a red-and-white tilak on his forehead, and long dark hair swept back. The kneeling devotee is shirtless with a white sacred thread and an orange cloth draped over his shoulder. A green backdrop and a glimpse of a colourful temple-like structure appear at the right edge. a person, giving blessing to the devotee.2017-09-26 +1 copiesA bearded man with long dreadlocked hair and a red-orange tilak on his forehead sits on an ornate silver-framed red velvet throne, smiling and raising one hand. He wears a rust-red robe, a gold pendant necklace, a gold medallion on his shoulder, a rudraksha mala, and a leopard-print waist cloth. A silver staff with a crystal-like top rests beside him, and a silver lectern stands at right. Blurred figures behind him include shirtless men and seated devotees in white.2017-09-24 +1 copiesSeptember 24 20172017-09-24 +1 copiesA seated man with long dark hair and a beard sits on an ornate silver throne with red upholstery, smiling with eyes closed and raising one palm toward a bare-shouldered, shaved-headed man in front of him who holds his hands together. The seated man wears a rust-red saffron-toned shawl, a long gold necklace of beads, a large gold pendant, and rudraksha bracelets on his arms, with a vertical tilak on his forehead. Blurred gold statues appear in the background. Appearance-based candidate, probable Swamiji (probable) seated in a ceremonial role as the one being honoured; the visible cues are long hair, saffron-toned clothing, ceremonial gold necklaces and rudraksha malas. The kneeling figure wears a sacred thread and red thread on his wrist.2017-09-24 +2 copies