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A man with long dreadlocked black hair and a full beard sits on an ornate red and gold throne with eyes lowered, wearing a rust-orange cloth draped over his shoulders and a long gold chain necklace. White ash marks are on his forehead and a red thread is tied on his wrist. In front of him is a silver bowl containing yellow powder or offering, and behind him golden carved figures and a gold lamp stand are visible. The setting appears to be a temple-style hall with gilded decor. a person appears in person, seated in the role of a presiding teacher during a puja-style ritual with a silver bowl of offering.

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September 19 20172017-09-19December 15 20172017-12-15A smiling man with long dark dreadlocked hair and a beard sits on an ornate gold throne with leopard-print cushions. He wears a rust-red sleeveless wrap and a gold pendant necklace, and has white vertical marks on his forehead. He holds a handheld microphone in one hand and a small green betel leaf in the other. In the foreground stand a silver bowl and a silver container with a lid. Behind him is a gold carved panel depicting a figure. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), seated in person, with long hair, a red-orange wrap, gold necklace and a throne-style seat as the visible cues.2017-09-19A man with long dreadlocked hair and a sandalwood tilak on his forehead sits on an ornate silver-and-red throne, bare-chested under a rust-orange shawl, with gold and beaded necklaces and a red wrist thread. He rests one hand on a silver staff and gazes to the side. Behind him, people in white and orange-red garments sit in a hall with red draped curtains, and a silver ornamental stand with bells stands at right. Appearance-based probable Swamiji (probable), seated on the throne with distinctive long hair, rudraksha-style gold necklaces and orange shawl, presiding over the event. Several seated devotees are partly visible in the background.2017-08-09 +1 copiesMay 08 20172017-05-08September 19 20172017-09-19A bearded man with long dark hair sits on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion, wearing a rust-red shawl over a bare chest and a long gold chain necklace. He has white ash markings and a red tilak on his forehead, holds a black microphone in one hand, and rests the other hand in a large ornate silver bowl filled with a yellow food offering, with a banana leaf below. Ritual context suggests a puja offering. The visible cues are consistent with the a person candidate, so this is an appearance-based probable identification, not a confirmed one. Only one physical person is visible.2017-05-08July 30 20172017-07-30Photograph of a bearded man with long dreadlocked black hair seated on an ornate silver swan-armed throne with red upholstery, wearing a rust-red and gold-bordered shawl over bare shoulders and a red-orange dhoti. He has white vertical marks on his forehead, gestures with his right hand while speaking, and is partly turned to the side. In the foreground are blurred heads of seated audience members, and a man in a dark shirt sits behind to the left. Background is pale yellow with a warm light.2018-04-18A seated man in saffron-orange robes sits on an ornate silver-and-red throne, eyes closed, holding a small gold object in his right hand while his left hand rests in his lap. He wears a long rudraksha mala draped to his waist, a gold pendant necklace, a white vertical tilak on his forehead, and long swept-back dark hair with a full beard. Behind him, seated devotees in white clothes with orange shawls fill rows of chairs in a hall, and a keyboard with a Yamaha label sits in the lower left.2017-03-17 +1 copiesA man with long dark matted hair and a beard sits on an ornate silver-and-red throne with carved lion-head armrests, touching his face with his right hand while holding a white fly-whisk handle. He wears a rust-orange saffron wrap, a rudraksha mala, a gold pendant and a leopard-print waist cloth, with a vertical tilak on his forehead. A tall silver staff stands beside the throne. Behind him, seated devotees in white and orange clothing listen, including a bald man in orange and a man in an orange shawl. A white-haired woman in a cream sari appears at the right edge. The setting is an indoor hall with pink walls.2017-09-24 +1 copiesSeptember 19 20172017-09-19