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A smiling man with swept-back dark hair, white tilak marks and a dark bindi sits before an ornate gold repoussé throne with red cushions. He wears an orange-saffron shawl, gold necklaces, gold bangles and a gold ring, and holds up a stack of Hindi newspapers titled Avantika Prahari. The newspaper's front page shows a photo of a figure in orange over a fire ritual and a grid of temple and ashram images. Swamiji (probable): the saffron shawl, ornate gold jewellery, long swept-back hair and ceremonial throne match the page's identification of Swamiji as present, though the cues are not definitive.

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May 08 20162016-05-08A seated man in an orange-saffron garment holds up a folded Hindi newspaper, Avantika Prahari, and smiles. He wears a white tripundra with a red central mark on his forehead, gold earrings, a gold bangle and a heavy gold necklace. He sits in front of an ornate gold throne with a large curved backrest and red cushions. A young attendant in orange stands at the left edge with rudraksha beads and white markings on the arms. Newspaper pages and a second newspaper lie on his lap and the seat.2016-05-08May 08 20162016-05-08 +1 copiesMay 08 20162016-05-08May 08 20162016-05-08May 08 20162016-05-08 +1 copiesMay 08 20162016-05-08A photograph of a smiling man with short dark hair, white vertical tilak marks and a red bindi, seated on an ornate gold throne with red cushions. He wears an orange-saffron robe and layered gold beaded necklaces. He holds a newspaper titled Avantika Prahari, showing photographs, while an older person with white hair in a maroon jacket leans in toward him. A young monk in orange robes and a gold beaded necklace stands at left, and a woman in a purple sari with gold border and folded hands in namaste sits at lower left. Green foliage is behind.2016-05-08May 08 20162016-05-08A seated man in an orange-saffron robe and heavy gold necklaces holds up a folded Hindi newspaper, Avantika Prahari, showing a photo of a fire ritual and a grid of smaller images, and smiles toward the viewer. He sits on a red cushioned seat in front of an elaborately carved gold throne back. He has white tilak markings on his forehead and temples, a red bindi, and gold bangles on his upper arm. Beside him a younger attendant in orange robes, with a gold necklace, a rudraksha band on the arm and white markings on the arms, stands behind a gold pole. A woman in a dark sari with a small red bindi is partly visible at the lower left, and a purple cloth lies at the bottom. The man's appearance with long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, gold ornaments and rudraksha-style adornments matches the Swamiji (probable) candidate.2016-05-08May 08 20162016-05-08A smiling man in an orange-brown shawl sits on a golden ornate throne, holding a stack of Marathi-language newspapers with a gold ring on his finger. He wears a heavy gold necklace, layered gold bangles and a rudraksha-style gold chain, with white tilak markings on his forehead. Behind him is green foliage and a gold-embossed cushion. Some papers and a pink plastic bag lie at the left edge.2016-05-08