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A smiling man with a shaved head and a white horizontal mark on his forehead sits on an ornate silver swing-seat with red cushions and chains. He wears an orange-brown wrap over the body and a multi-coloured garland of pink, white, red and yellow flowers around his neck. Behind him is a gilded carved backdrop, and to the right hangs a tall pillar wrapped in red and yellow flower garlands. A brass oil lamp sits on a stand nearby.

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May 22 20182018-05-22A man sits on an ornate gilded silver swing-seat with red velvet cushions, suspended by chains and framed by red and yellow flower garlands. He wears a rust-brown dhoti and a layered brown garment, with a multi-coloured flower garland draped across his chest and a dark-brown armlet on his upper arm. He has a shaved-looking head with long dark hair at the back, a white forehead mark, and a short beard, and he looks off to the side. Behind him are gold-coloured carved panels and a brass lamp stand.2018-05-22May 22 20182018-05-22A man seated on an ornate silver-and-gilt swing bench with red velvet cushions, draped in a thick garland of red, pink, white and yellow flowers. He wears a rust-orange dhoti and matching shawl, a white tilak on his forehead and a brown rudraksha-style arm band. He has a short beard and smiles while looking to the side. Behind him are a gold-patterned wall, a brass oil lamp and a carved elephant motif on the bench. Red-and-green flower garlands hang on the pillars at right.2018-05-22May 22 20182018-05-22A smiling man in rust-orange sannyasi cloth sits on an ornate silver and wood swing-seat with red velvet cushions, a carved elephant on its backrest. He wears a long garland of pink, white, red and yellow flowers, has white tripundra marks on his forehead, and a rudraksha mala and bead armband. A brass oil lamp stands beside him and the golden carved backdrop suggests a temple or ashram hall. Only one physical person is visible.2018-05-22A smiling man with a white forehead band and a full beard sits on an ornate silver-and-gold throne with red cushions, wearing a red-brown ochre garment and a multi-strand rudraksha mala with a garland of red, white and yellow flowers draped over his shoulder. Red and yellow flower garlands hang on the pillars beside him, and a brass oil lamp stands at his left. Behind him is a gold-carved backdrop. This appears to be a person, a seated figure in ceremonial dress with garland and rudraksha adornments, on a throne.2018-05-22A seated man in saffron-orange robes sits on an ornate silver-and-red throne with a gilded carved backdrop and red-and-white flower garlands draped across the top. He wears a white forehead mark, a rudraksha mala and a long multi-coloured flower garland across his chest, with a red cushion behind him and a red cloth draped over the platform below. Swamiji (probable): a long-haired figure in saffron robes and rudraksha malas seated on the throne, with distinctive ceremonial adornments. Silver-framed pillars with a leopard-skin-like cloth stand at the left and a floral garland column at the right.2018-05-22A photograph of a bearded man with a white horizontal tilak on his forehead seated on an ornate silver-and-red cushioned bench in a temple setting. He wears a rust-orange dhoti and shawl, a rudraksha mala with a gold necklace, and a wide garland of red, pink, white and yellow flowers draped over his shoulders. His eyes are closed and he smiles. Behind him are gilded carved panels and a brass oil lamp, and red and yellow flower garlands hang on pillars at the sides. Appearance-based identification is uncertain, so the a person field is unsure. Bare feet rest on a red cloth.2018-05-22April 16 20172017-04-16A man sits smiling on an ornate silver swing with red velvet cushions and a carved gold backdrop inside a decorated hall. He wears a red-brown ochre dhoti and a matching shawl draped over his shoulder, a white forehead mark, and a long garland of red, pink, white and yellow flowers around his neck. A red cloth covers the floor below, and red and white floral garlands hang from the swing's chains. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, ochre saffron clothing and an ornate garland, placed as the seated central figure. Behind him a brass oil lamp stands near the swing.2018-05-22A bearded man with a white forehead mark sits barefoot on an ornate silver-and-gold swing-style throne with red cushions, smiling. He wears a rust-orange robe and a rudraksha-style brown bead necklace, with a multicolour garland of pink, white, yellow and red flowers draped over his shoulders and arms. Red and yellow floral garlands hang from the frame, and a brass oil lamp stands beside him against a gilded carved backdrop. The setting resembles a formal temple or ashram hall. Only one physical person is visible; the appearance-based identity is a person seated in a formal honorific setting.2018-05-22