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A man seated on an ornate gold throne with carved floral scrollwork, pressing his palms together in an anjali namaskar greeting and smiling. He wears a tall dark turban with a silver crescent ornament, a white tilak across his forehead, a layered gold chain-mail style vest, heavy gold necklaces, bangles and armlets, and a long rudraksha mala draped over his shoulders. The bare-chested figure with distinctive turban, crescent and ceremonial gold adornments fits the a person appearance cues, so he is shown in a seated devotional pose on a throne.

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November 14 20212021-11-14A bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair wound into a high crown-like turban sits before an ornate gold-leafed throne, eyes closed, palms pressed together in namaste at his chest. He wears a white vertical tilak on his forehead, multiple strands of orange-red and rudraksha malas, a large gold pendant bearing a dancing deity figure, gold armlets and bangles, and a patterned gold-and-maroon waist cloth. The figure has distinctive long dark hair and a crown-like turban with rudraksha-style adornments and ornate gold ceremonial jewellery, matching the Swamiji (probable) appearance cues. Only one physical person is present.2021-11-14A smiling bearded man with long swept-back black hair topped by a silver crown ornament with a crescent moon and cobra, white forehead paste and red bindi, sits before an ornate gold throne with carved floral and lion-motif panels. He presses his palms together in namaste. He wears layered rudraksha malas, gold ceremonial necklaces, gold armlets and bangles, and is bare-chested. The figure is a person by these cues, appearing in person in the photograph.2023-04-14November 14 20212021-11-14November 13 20212021-11-13November 29 20202020-11-29November 26 20202020-11-26November 26 20202020-11-26Close-up portrait of a smiling bearded man with palms pressed together in anjali mudra. He wears a rust-brown turban adorned with kundan jewelled ornaments, a jewelled brooch and multiple strands of rudraksha beads, a white forehead marking, and heavy gold necklaces and layered gold garlands over his bare chest. Gold ornate carved throne backdrop behind him.2021-11-11A smiling man with a tall black topknot wrapped in a turban-like bun, adorned with a white crescent ornament and a gold crown band, stands before an ornate gold throne with lion-motif carvings against an orange-red sunset sky. He wears a white forehead mark, layered rudraksha-bead garlands and bead-and-stone armbands, and performs namaste with palms pressed together. Probable Swamiji by visible cues: distinctive ceremonial adornment and crown-like headwear with rudraksha and gold-stone ornaments, seated/standing in a throne setting. No printed text is visible.2020-11-26A man sits before an ornate gold-embossed throne with his palms pressed together in anjali mudra at chest level. He wears a tall black turban with a silver crescent ornament at the top, a white vibhuti band across his forehead, and is bare-chested. He has multiple gold necklaces and rudraksha-bead garlands, gold armlets, bracelets and a gold leaf-shaped ring. Behind him are golden repoussé panels and a peach-to-pink backdrop with a glimpse of mountains at the edge. Whether this is the a person depicted in the event is uncertain from appearance alone.2020-11-24A smiling bare-chested man with a large coiled black crown of hair sits before an ornate gold throne, pressing his palms together in anjali mudra. He wears a white forehead mark with a dark central bindu, multiple rudraksha malas across his chest, a heavy gold necklace with a carved pendant, and gold bangles on his wrists. Behind him, red and gold decorative fabric fills the background. The man is shown in a close, frontal portrait.2021-03-07