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A smiling man with long dark hair and a vertical red tilak on his forehead sits on an ornate gilded throne decorated with garlands of marigolds and roses. He wears a peach-coloured embroidered silk kurta with sequin accents, gold necklaces, and an orange shawl draped over his shoulder, and holds his hands clasped in his lap. Behind him is a green backdrop, and a gilded lion-shaped armrest is visible at left. Appearance-based label: a person, seated in the role of a guru receiving honour during the Brahmotsavam celebrations.

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A man with long dark swept-back hair sits smiling on a gold ornate throne with a carved lion-head armrest and red zebra-striped cushions, flower garlands of yellow, purple, red and white draped behind him. He wears a peach-orange embroidered silk kurta with a gold necklace and a matching orange shawl with gold border, a red bindi on his forehead, and his hands are clasped in his lap. A large green backdrop with a painted figure is behind him.2008-12-28December 28 20082008-12-28A photograph of a long-haired man seated on a red zebra-striped throne-like chair in front of a gold-ornamented backdrop draped with yellow, purple, white and red flower garlands. He wears a peach-coloured embroidered silk kurta with sparkling embellishments, an orange-red shawl over one shoulder, and a gold chain with a pendant; a tilak mark is on his forehead. He smiles while resting his hands on his lap. A gilded deity murti in a niche appears at left.2008-12-28A seated man with long, swept-back dark hair smiles while sitting on a red and black zebra-striped cushioned throne beside a gilded lion-headed armrest. He wears an orange embroidered silk kurta with sequined sun-motif embroidery, an orange shawl draped over his shoulder, a gold necklace and a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him hang garlands of yellow, purple, red and white flowers, and a green painted backdrop with a stylised leaf motif is visible. Probable Swamiji: long swept-back hair, saffron-orange ornate clothing and gold necklace on a throne-like seat.2008-12-28December 28 20082008-12-28A seated man with long dark hair and a vertical tilak on his forehead sits on an ornate gold throne with a carved lion-head armrest and red tiger-striped cushions. He wears a peach-coloured silk kurta embroidered with sequins and an orange shawl over one shoulder, with a gold chain at his neck. Behind the throne hang garlands of yellow, purple, magenta and white flowers, and a painted backdrop shows a green panel and a dark figure. He smiles with eyes closed, one hand resting on his lap. Appearance-based cues (long hair, saffron-orange shawl, ornate clothing, gold necklace, throne) suggest Swamiji (probable) seated in person at a festival event.2008-12-28December 28 20082008-12-28December 28 20082008-12-28A smiling man with long dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead sits on an ornate golden throne decorated with garlands of yellow, white and magenta flowers. He wears an orange-saffron silk kurta embroidered with gold sunburst motifs, a gold necklace, and an orange shawl draped over one shoulder. A gilded lion-head armrest is visible in the lower left, and a green backdrop with a decorative fan-like panel sits behind him. Only one person is visible.2008-12-28December 28 20082008-12-28December 28 20082008-12-28December 28 20082008-12-28