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A man seated on an ornate gilded throne with a deep red velvet back and cushions, dressed entirely in red: a red turban with a small red bindi on his forehead, red draped robes and red trousers with a blue-and-gold border. He wears a white pearl necklace, a long gold-bead mala and a gold pendant. Both palms are raised toward the viewer in a blessing gesture, and he has a calm, slight smile. A partially visible person sits at the lower left edge. a person: the figure wears a red turban and saffron-red robes with a long rudraksha-style mala and ceremonial gold pendant, and is seated on a throne, but the face is not clearly visible enough to confirm, so this is a candidate only.

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February 23 20112011-02-23A man seated on an ornate gold-and-red throne with a plush crimson back, raising his right palm in a gesture of blessing. He wears a red turban with a small red bindi on the forehead, red sleeveless robes draped over the shoulders, a long gold beaded mala with a gold pendant, and a white pearl necklace. A beaded bracelet is on his upper arm. Swamiji (probable): the swept-back hair, red saffron-style robes, ornate gold necklaces and rudraksha-style mala are visible cues, and the page says Swamiji is at this event, so he is identified as probable.2011-02-23February 23 20112011-02-23February 23 20112011-02-23A man seated on an ornate gilded throne with deep red velvet cushions, dressed in red: red turban with a red tilak mark on the forehead, red sleeveless robe and red drape over the shoulder, and red trousers. He wears a white beaded necklace with a gold clasp, a long gold and dark bead mala with a gold pendant, and a bangle on one wrist. He sits with both palms raised facing outward in a blessing gesture. Appearance-based candidate for Swamiji (probable): long-haired presentation, red ceremonial turban and ornate gold-and-rudraksha-style malas on a throne. A gilded throne and red robes mark him as the seated figure at a discourse or darshan setting.2011-02-23February 23 20112011-02-23February 23 20112011-02-23Photograph of a man seated on an ornate gold-and-red throne with a plush red back. He wears a red turban with a small red bindi on the forehead, a red sleeveless draped robe, a white pearl necklace, a long gold bead mala with a large gold pendant, and a braided arm band. His hands are clasped in his lap. The figure appears to be the Swamiji candidate, with long swept-back hair visible behind the turban, a red robe and turban, and ceremonial gold necklaces, so this is a probable in-person match rather than a confirmed identity.2011-02-23February 23 20112011-02-23A man seated on an ornate gold-and-red throne, raising his right hand in a blessing gesture while his left rests on his lap. He wears a red turban with a red bindi, red sleeveless draped garments, a white beaded necklace with a gold pendant, a long gold chain with dark beads and a gold deity-emblem pendant, and a beaded wrist band on his upper arm. Probable Swamiji by appearance cues: red turban and ornate gold-and-rudraksha-style adornments; the page indicates Swamiji attended this event, and the throne setting is visible. The photograph is a discourse-style portrait of a seated teacher against a plush red throne backrest with carved gold trim.2011-02-23February 23 20112011-02-23February 23 20112011-02-23