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A photograph of a seated bearded man smiling broadly, wearing a large garland of white flowers, red roses and yellow marigolds, with a red bindi and a brown-orange garment. He sits before a gilded golden throne with ornate carvings. In the foreground, a bare-backed priest in a white dhoti with gold border and arm bands stands beside a green-and-white striped-shirt man in dark trousers. A brass kalasha-style vessel and a long golden staff are visible at left. Behind him, a red and white backdrop and a decorated deity image are partly visible.

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A seated man with long dark hair, a trimmed beard and a red bindi is smiling broadly while covered in heavy garlands of white jasmine, red roses, yellow marigolds and round green-yellow beads. Behind him a gilded ornate throne with carved golden panels stands against a deep red curtain. A man in a white shirt and dhoti pours or offers liquid from a small vessel toward him, while a bare-backed priest in white dhoti with gold borders and a sacred thread stands at left with his arm banded in metal. A woman in a green sari with gold border stands at the right edge. Setting suggests a ceremonial abhishekam-style ritual on stage.2016-10-10October 10 20162016-10-10A photograph of a seated bearded man with a long-haired shaved-headed attendant in the foreground. A seated man in orange-red clothing sits before a gold-ornate throne (peetha) with a red curtain behind it, wearing a thick garland of red roses, white flowers and yellow marigolds, and holding a red-and-yellow fruit in his hand. He smiles broadly. Standing in the left foreground, a bare-backed man in a white dhoti with yellow borders and a yellow shawl faces him, and a man in a striped pastel shirt and jeans holds out a fruit. Another man in white sits near the throne. Visible identity cues are limited, so the seated figure is noted as a devotee-style seated figure on a throne rather than an identified individual.2016-10-10A seated man on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion, wearing a brown-orange saffron cloth, a long gold necklace with a large gold pendant, gold armbands, and a white-and-pink garland. He has long dark hair and a beard, a tilak on his forehead, and gestures with one open hand toward a shirtless man with his back to the camera who wears white dhoti-style cloth. Behind the throne are gold and silver ritual lamps, garlanded decorations, and a gold-framed carved backdrop. Other people in white and green saris and white ritual clothes stand nearby, and a camera operator is visible at left. The setting appears to be a temple-style ceremonial hall.2016-12-02A seated man with long dark hair, a full beard and a white vertical and red bindi forehead marking wears a rust-red saffron-toned robe, a long gold bead necklace and a large ornate gold pendant with a temple motif, as he sits before a gilded back-plate shaped like a fan of scrolled petals. Two bare-chested men in white dhotis with sacred threads sit with their backs to the camera in the foreground. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long swept-back hair, saffron-toned clothing and ornate gold necklaces, cues consistent with the page's claim. Blurred green lights appear in the background.2017-04-16A seated man in orange-brown robes on a red-cushioned throne smiles broadly while wearing a large garland of white, red and yellow flowers and a rudraksha mala. A long dark braid of hair is wrapped on top of his head, and he wears gold bangles on his right arm. In front of him a man in a cream kurta kneels, and a man in white with a rudraksha mala stands with palms pressed together beside a woman in red-orange clothing with long dreadlocks. A gold-plated backdrop with a golden relief, a red and yellow flower-decorated arch behind the throne, and a gold vessel with loose flowers suggest a ritual offering setting. Probable Swamiji: the seated figure shows long swept-back hair, ornate gold armband and jewellery, and a garland, and the page identifies him as present.2016-07-19May 07 20172017-05-07April 26 20172017-04-26A photograph of a seated man in a dark maroon-brown robe draped over his shoulders, wearing a pink and white flower garland and a red tilak on his forehead, smiling broadly. He sits on a red cushioned seat in front of an ornate gold backrest with a radiating fan-like design lit from behind. A shirtless man in a white dhoti bends forward toward him, touching his shoulder area, while another person's arm and hand are visible at the right edge. Temple interior setting with a glimpse of a deity image in the background. Appearance-based candidate present: a person, seated on the throne with a flower garland, maroon robe and red tilak, being approached by a devotee in a white dhoti.2017-05-26A photograph of a seated bearded man in saffron-orange robes on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion, smiling. He wears a long rudraksha mala, a heavy gold ceremonial necklace, gold armlets, and a red bindi. A kneeling person in white clothing is in the lower right holding a red object, a standing person in a white dhoti with gold border is at left, and a gilded carved backdrop with a relief of a deity and an animal figure surrounds the scene. Swamiji (probable): the seated man on the throne has long swept-back hair, saffron robes, a rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklace, consistent with the page's description of the event.2016-11-03May 10 20182018-05-10 +1 copiesA smiling bearded man sits on an ornate gold throne with carved golden panels and a red velvet cushion, against a deep red curtain. He wears a bare upper body with a rust-orange cloth wrapped at the waist and a red-brown dot on his forehead, and is draped in thick garlands of red roses, white jasmine, pink lotus buds and yellow lemons. Beside him, a devotee in a magenta shirt bends forward and presses his hands near the garlands, while marigolds and fruit rest on the cushion. The scene appears to be a ceremonial honouring at an ashram event. The seated man has a distinctive presentation but lacks clearly visible saffron robes or rudraksha, so his identity is uncertain.2016-10-10