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A photograph on a stage at an indoor event. A smiling figure with long dark hair, wearing saffron-orange robes and a red-and-white flower garland, sits on an ornate gold throne with a gilded canopy and carved backrest. Behind him a large red-toned banner shows an enlarged close-up portrait. In front, a bald man in white ritual clothes kneels on the white stage cloth with his hands clasped, facing the seated figure.

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February 24 20072007-02-24A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate gold throne with a canopy, wearing an orange robe and a long red and white flower garland with a yellow tassel, with long swept-back dark hair. A bald man in a white dhoti and orange shawl kneels on the stage in front of him, hands pressed together in reverence. A large red-toned backdrop with a close-up of a smiling face forms the background, with a gold kalasha-like vessel beside the throne.2007-02-24February 24 20072007-02-24February 24 20072007-02-24A photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes on an ornate gilded throne with a carved red-cushioned back and a small gilded lion-form footrest. A tiered gilded umbrella hangs above him. He wears a long red and white flower garland with a yellow flower pendant and a red forehead mark, and he smiles with eyes closed. In front of him a man in white dhoti and shirt kneels on a white-draped platform with hands in anjali. A man in white dhoti and shirt with a dark pendant necklace stands at the left. Behind them is a large red and silver backdrop with a purple bird logo at upper left. The seated figure has long swept-back dark hair and orange clothing, which are appearance cues consistent with the page's Swamiji reference, so the seated man is an appearance-based probable Swamiji in person.2007-02-24February 24 20072007-02-24February 24 20072007-02-24Photograph of a seated figure on an ornate gilded throne with a canopy above, wearing orange robes and a red and white flower garland, with a red bindi on the forehead and long dark hair. A shaved-headed devotee in white kurta and dhoti kneels on a white-draped platform, hands raised in namaskar toward him. A large red and white painted backdrop shows a face in the background.2007-02-24A photograph of a seated man on an ornate gold throne under a gold canopy with hanging leaf ornaments, in front of a red and white painted backdrop. He wears an orange robe and a red and white flower garland with a yellow tassel, smiling with long dark hair. A shaved-headed man in white clothing with an orange shawl kneels on a white sheet, holding a beaded mala up toward him. Another shaved-headed man in white with an orange shawl sits at left. Appearance-based identification is not established here, so the seated figure is described by role as the seated man receiving the mala.2007-02-24A seated man in saffron-orange robes sits on an ornate gilded throne with a small canopy overhead, wearing red and white flower garlands and a red bindi. He smiles and holds a small object in his hands. Before him, a younger person in white kurta kneels on a white-draped stage, looking up toward him. Behind them hangs a large red-toned banner of a smiling face showing teeth, with a green and red beaded garland hanging at the left edge. The setting is an indoor stage during an evening event.2007-02-24Photograph of a ceremonial stage event. A seated man in orange saffron robes and a red and white flower garland, with long dark hair, sits on an ornate gilded throne under a gold umbrella, holding a folded paper and reading. A kneeling man in white clothes with clasped hands bows before him. A standing man in white shirt and dhoti stands at the left. Behind them hangs a large red-toned banner showing a smiling face. Gilded lion-carved throne armrests and a white draped platform complete the scene. The seated man has distinctive long hair, saffron robes, and garland cues consistent with a probable Swamiji; his role is the seated figure receiving devotion.2007-02-24February 24 20072007-02-24