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A man with long dark hair, a white tripundra on his forehead and a red bindi, wearing a saffron-orange robe draped over his shoulders, sits cross-legged on an ornate silver-and-red throne with carved armrests. He smiles and raises one hand in a blessing gesture toward the seated audience in the foreground. Behind him, devotees in white and cream clothing, one in orange, sit on the floor of a hall with red drapes.

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September 23 20172017-09-23A seated man in a rust-orange (saffron-red) draped robe sits on an ornate white-and-red silver throne, raising one hand in a blessing gesture with a broad smile. He has long dark hair swept back, a dark beard, white tripundra marks on his forehead and a golden necklace. A cloth-wrapped arm band and a bangle are visible. Around him, devotees in white and cream clothes sit with palms pressed together, and a woman in white smiles nearby. A tall silver staff stands to the right against a red curtained hall. The scene reads as a Navaratri darshan. Swamiji (probable): the seated man has long swept-back hair, saffron robes, a golden necklace and a tripundra, presented on a throne.2017-09-23 +1 copiesSeptember 23 20172017-09-23September 23 20172017-09-23 +1 copiesSeptember 23 20172017-09-23A photograph from a Navaratri Darbar at Nithyananda Peetham, Bengaluru Aadheenam. A bearded man with long dark hair, a red forehead mark and white tripundra markings sits on an ornate white-and-red throne, wearing a rust-red shawl over his shoulders and a small gold pendant. He smiles and gestures with his right hand while speaking. Devotees surround the stage: a woman in a white garment with a red shawl presses her palms together at left, and a woman in a cream sari with gold jewellery sits at right. Red drapes hang behind the dais. The man is a probable Swamiji by appearance cues: long hair, saffron-red clothing, a ceremonial pendant and the throne setting. Partially visible figures include seated devotees in the foreground.2017-09-23A seated man in a red-orange saffron robe sits on an ornate white and red throne, his right hand raised in an explanatory gesture as he speaks. He has long dark hair swept back, a white sacred ash mark with a red dot on his forehead, and a gold necklace. Around him, people in white and cream clothing sit on the floor, including a woman with palms pressed together at left and a woman in a cream sari with gold border at right. Red curtains hang in the background.2017-09-23A seated man in a silver-carved white and red throne chair smiles and raises one hand in blessing during a public gathering. He wears a rust-red draped robe over the shoulder, a white tilak on his forehead, and a long dark hair. A red-and-silver armband decorates his upper arm. Behind him, devotees in white and saffron sit and stand on a stage with red drapes, and a silver staff rises at the right edge.2017-09-23A man with long swept-back dark hair and a short beard sits on an ornate white-and-red throne with carved silver armrests, raising one hand in blessing and smiling. He wears a rust-orange saffron cloth draped over the shoulders and a white sacred ash mark with a red dot on his forehead, a rudraksha-style necklace and a silver arm band. Around him seated devotees in white and cream clothes, a woman in a light blue top, and a silver ceremonial staff stand on the right, against a deep red curtained stage. a person is the central figure in this Navaratri darbar setting.2017-09-23A man with long swept-back dark hair and a short beard sits on an ornate silver-and-red throne, wearing a rust-orange draped shawl over a bare chest, a gold necklace, a red-orange tilak on his forehead and silver armlets. He gestures with one hand while speaking, smiling. Seated devotees in white and orange-red garments and a woman in the foreground with her hair in a bun surround the throne, in front of a dark red curtain in a hall. Probable Swamiji on the throne, shown with the distinctive long hair, gold necklace, orange shawl and silver armlets.2017-09-23September 22 20172017-09-22 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated man on an ornate white and red throne, wearing a rust-orange cloth wrap, a sindoor-style forehead mark, long dark hair and a gold necklace, smiling and raising one hand in greeting. A tall silver trident stands at the right edge against red drapes. Around him, seated devotees in white and cream clothes with orange shawls and a bare-chested priest with a rudraksha mala sit on the floor, and a white-clad woman with folded hands sits at left beside camera tripods. The setting appears to be a large hall during a darbar gathering. Swamiji (probable): the seated central figure shows long swept-back hair, orange ceremonial wrap and ornate gold necklace, seated on a throne.2017-09-23