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A seated man in a rust-red draped garment with gold-bordered edges and a heavy gold bead necklace with a gold pendant sits near a silver bull figure garlanded with white flowers. He wears a leopard-print headwrap with a white crescent ornament and a dark dreadlocked hairstyle, and he is looking downward with eyes closed. Beside him are silver vessels, small oil lamps, and a clay bowl of burning sticks and herbs emitting smoke. Two dark metal deity figures stand on a silver stand, and a striped cloth covers the floor.

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A bearded man with a long dark hair bun wrapped in a black and white leopard-print turban with a white crescent ornament sits cross-legged in rust-brown saffron robes with gold border, wearing a heavy gold necklace with a large gold pendant, rudraksha-style red bead bracelets and a beaded waist belt. He is seated before a silver Nandi bull statue garlanded with white flowers, silver vessels and a brass lamp with a flame, and a wooden bowl of smoking offerings nearby. Smoke drifts in the background.2017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08A bearded man with long dreadlocks sits cross-legged on an ornate silver-backed chair, wearing a leopard-print turban with a white crescent ornament, rust-red saffron-toned cloth, a heavy gold bead necklace with a gold pendant, and beaded red armbands. He holds a small wooden implement and looks down at a tray of silver covered bowls and a brass vessel. Before him are an oil lamp with a tall silver stand, a brass bowl of offerings, a silver bull figure garlanded with white flowers, and a brass deity figure at right. The setting is a temple-like space with golden pillars and rising smoke over a striped cloth.2017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08A seated man in a rust-orange wrap with gold-bordered edges and a leopard-print turban fastened with a white crescent ornament sits on an ornate silver throne-like chair during a ritual. He wears a long gold bead necklace with a large gold pendant, a gold waist belt, and red beaded armbands, and holds a stick over a clay vessel of burning offerings. Before him are silver lidded containers on a silver tray, an oil lamp, and a brass figure of a deity, with a silver bull figure behind him and a striped cloth underfoot. Smoke rises from the offering. a person: long dreadlocked hair, orange ornate clothing and gold necklace consistent with the page's identification of a person as present at this event.2017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08A seated man in a leopard-print turban with a small crescent ornament and long dark hair, wearing a rust-orange robe with gold border, a heavy gold bead necklace and a large gold pendant, and red beaded armbands. He points with one hand toward silver ritual vessels and a silver kalasha-like pot arranged on a striped cloth. A lit oil lamp and a small fire burn in a stone bowl beside him, with silver lamps and a silver bull figure in the background. Appearance-based candidate: Swamiji (probable), seated in ritual setting with distinctive turban, saffron-orange robe and ornate gold necklace.2017-10-08Photograph of a man seated on an ornate silver throne in profile, wearing a rust-orange draped garment with gold border, a leopard-print turban, a heavy gold bead necklace, and red-brown rudraksha-style beaded bands on his upper arm and wrists. He has long dreadlocked hair and sits with one hand raised near his face and the other resting on the armrest. Beside him are silver vessels, a silver urn and a brass mortar with pestle, with a white and red striped pillar and flowers in the background. The seated figure, with distinctive long hair, rudraksha bands and gold necklace, is a probable Swamiji, presented as in person; the scene is a ritual setting with silver ritual objects.2017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08October 08 20172017-10-08