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A bearded man with long, swept-back dark hair sits on a red cushioned chair on a raised concrete platform, his bare chest partly covered by a rust-orange wrap, one hand raised to his chin in a pensive pose. A striped multicoloured cloth lies on the step beneath him. Behind him rise white pillars, a low red brick wall, stacked rust-coloured shipping containers and a wooded hill under a pale sky. A dark blue ornate metal stand with a leafy plant stands at right. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), seated in a teaching or receiving role, with long hair and orange clothing as the cues.

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A man with long dreadlocks and a full beard sits sideways on a red cushioned chair on a raised platform, facing left. He wears a bare-chested rust-orange cloth wrapped at the waist, with barefeet resting on a striped multicoloured mat. A low hill covered in green trees rises behind a long salmon-pink wall, and a blue wrought-iron stand holding a dark metal bowl sits at right. Two white-clad attendants stand at the left and right edges. a person: the long dreadlocks, bare-chested orange garment and seated throne-like position are the cues, shown in person.2017-02-03February 03 20172017-02-03Outdoor ceremony in front of a red-painted building. A man in an orange-red ochre robe with a vibhuti or tilak mark on his forehead sits on a raised peetha/throne beneath a multicoloured fringed canopy. Two attendants in saffron-orange robes stand beside him, one with a rudraksha-style neck mala. In front of the throne is a large dark stone shivalinga-shaped form with a thick arched garland of marigolds and red, white, green and yellow flowers. Black water tanks, white railings and a green tarp are visible behind. a person: the seated man has a bearded face, a tilak on his forehead and a red-orange robe with a ceremonial neck mala, sitting on a throne under a canopy, matching the page's event; he is an in_person candidate.2018-01-01 +1 copiesOutdoors beneath a hazy sky, a person with long dark hair sits cross-legged on a low concrete platform with palms pressed together in namaste, facing a hillside. The figure wears an orange-red ochre cloth wrapped around the body and a dark shawl over the shoulders. A striped red-and-blue cloth is spread on the platform beside them. Behind is a green wooded hill, a red brick wall, white pillars, and a dark blue ornamental lamp stand with a wide bowl-shaped top beside a leafy young tree. Corrugated pink-orange sheds stand at right. The person sits in devotional prayer, possibly a Thiruvannamalai hill-side shrine visit.2017-02-03February 03 20172017-02-03September 23 20172017-09-23September 01 20172017-09-01 +1 copiesA photograph of a smiling man seated cross-legged on an ornate silver throne with lion-like carved side supports and a leopard-print cushion and armrest covers. He wears a rust-orange turban with a red tilak mark on the forehead, an orange-red robe draped over the shoulders, multiple rudraksha bead malas, and rudraksha bracelets on both arms. A microphone stand is in front of him, and a silver drum hangs at the upper left against a purple-and-blue starry backdrop. The image sits in a Navarathri darbar setting.2017-09-23 +1 copiesJuly 26 20172017-07-26A man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a white and red throne before an ornate golden carved backdrop with lattice panels. He wears a tall orange turban decorated with a crescent moon, a red feather and silver ornaments, plus long hair, earrings, a gold necklace and layered gold garlands. Gold armlets and bangles adorn his arms. He is smiling with eyes closed in front of a microphone. A silver staff with a finial stands at left, a copper vessel sits on a table, and a small framed photo rests beside it. Lion sculptures flank the throne. The man on the throne appears to be Swamiji (probable) based on the saffron robes, turban, long hair and gold ornaments, and is the central speaker.2017-07-26 +1 copiesSeptember 23 20172017-09-23A seated man in a maroon-red robe and shawl smiles broadly on an ornate gold throne with carved scrollwork and lion-head arms. He wears white vertical tilak marks and a red bindi on his forehead, drop earrings, and a small clip-on microphone at his collar. His hands are clasped in his lap, and a water bottle sits at the lower right. Behind him is a partly visible painted deity figure with orange and red colours and a wooden door panel. Swamiji (probable): the sitter has long swept-back hair and red-saffron ceremonial robes with a rudraksha-style mala cord, consistent with the page's Swamiji reference.2013-12-30