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A seated man in a deep red silk garment with a white sacred-thread garland and a beaded rudraksha-style necklace sits on a red tiger-striped cushioned throne with ornate gold carved lions beside him. He holds a folded white paper and looks down at it while a devotee in a plain white kurta with a rudraksha mala and a wristwatch sits close, hands pressed together in namaskar near his face. Behind them are a gold lion-headed carving and a garland of flowers in red, orange and yellow on a gold backdrop. The man on the throne wears white tripundra marks and a red bindi, and the scene appears to be a private audience or darshan. Swamiji (probable): the seated man has long dark hair, a white tripundra, a rudraksha-beaded necklace, a white garland and a red silk garment on a throne, which are the qualifying cues.

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The devotee wears a white kurta, a gold chain, a watch and a rudraksha bracelet, and holds his right palm up in a receiving gesture. Behind them stand a golden kalasha-style vessel, a golden deity murti and an orange draped throne backdrop decorated with yellow and red flower garlands. The man's appearance, with his long swept-back hair and rudraksha mala over a brown robe, is consistent with a person in a seated role of giving a written message; identity is uncertain from appearance alone. Indoor ashram setting with a red cushioned seat at left.2013-11-15A photograph of a seated man on a red and gold throne wearing an orange-red shawl over a bare chest, a gold ceremonial necklace of beads and a small red tilak on his forehead. He holds a folded white paper in his hands and looks down at it. Facing him, a devotee in a white shirt and orange-red scarf with printed text joins his palms in anjali mudra and bows toward him. Behind them stand a large silver ceremonial staff topped with an ornament, a golden kalasha-shaped vessel and golden throne elements, with green plants and a bamboo backdrop. The scene shows a darshan-style exchange of a written petition.2014-08-01November 16 20132013-11-16Photograph of an indoor ritual setting with a seated man in a brown-gold silk garment and a thick white sacred cord, wearing a long rudraksha mala, with long swept-back hair, handing a folded white paper to a standing man in a white dhoti-style shirt and gold chain and wristwatch. Behind them stands a golden kalasha-like object, a garland of red, yellow and white flowers draped over a deity murti, orange and gold fabric hangings, and a pedestal fan. The standing man has both palms pressed together in namaskar. Two physical people are visible, with a partially visible third person at the far right edge.2013-11-15A seated man in a red-orange robe with a gold-and-white bead garland and a white vertical tilak on his forehead hands a folded white paper to a kneeling devotee in white clothes with a dark beaded mala, who holds his palms joined in anjali. Behind them a golden lion-headed seat and red patterned cushions are visible, with another person in white and an attendant in orange nearby. The setting is a temple-like hall with red carpeting.2014-09-21Indoor photograph of a seated man in a rust-red draped robe and a rust-red shawl with a beaded rudraksha-style necklace, with a white tilak on his forehead. He sits with his hands extended, receiving the joined palms of a bearded man in a white shirt and white trousers who bows before him. Behind them is a golden serpent-hooded metal form, a garland of red and yellow flowers, and an orange cloth draped on a stand. 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The seated figure has distinctive long hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha and gold adornments, consistent with a person ceremonial appearance, while the white-clad man reads from the paper as a devotee or attendant.2013-11-19November 13 20132013-11-13Indoor photo of a seated man in a rust-red shawl and dhoti with a long brown-beaded rudraksha mala and a white horizontal tilak on his forehead, sitting on a red striped cushioned seat. He is hunched slightly, looking down. Facing him, a man in a plain white shirt and white dhoti holds his right palm toward a golden ornamental head or mask-like object. Behind them a golden deity murti is garlanded with red, yellow, green and purple flowers, with orange draped cloth and gold decorations.2013-11-13November 19 20132013-11-19A seated man in a maroon-red robe with bare shoulder sits on a red and black tiger-striped throne cushion, draped with thick red and yellow flower garlands and a rudraksha mala. He has a white forehead mark and is extending his right hand to touch the crown of a kneeling devotee in a white shirt, who bows his head. The seated man holds a small folded white paper in his left hand. Behind them are a gold lion-head carving and deep red velvet drapes.2014-09-28