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A smiling man sits on an ornate gilded throne carved with scrolling foliage. He wears an orange-brown turban decorated with gold medallions, jewelled ornaments and a white feather-like plume, and gold-toned earrings. He is bare-chested with layers of white pearl necklaces and pearl strands draped across his shoulder, a gold-embroidered orange-brown dhoti and a gold waistband. He holds a white flute to his lips with one hand while the other hand is raised in a blessing gesture with a jewelled wrist ornament. Behind him a painted dark-skinned figure in an orange turban is visible at the top left, appearing as a backdrop painting. The image is warm and sepia-toned.

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A smiling man seated on an ornate gold carved throne, bare-chested, wearing an orange-brown turban decorated with gold and white jewelled ornaments and a peacock-feather-style blue ornament, with pearl necklaces and pearl sashes across his chest and a brown dhoti with gold waistband. He holds a white flute with jewelled ends to his lips with one hand and raises the other hand in blessing. Behind him is a painted depiction of a dark-skinned deity figure in a matching turban holding a flute, rendered in warm golden tones.2021-03-27A seated man in an ornate gold-carved throne is the central figure, eyes closed and smiling, wearing a saffron-orange turban decorated with gold ornaments and a peacock-feather style blue motif, a multi-strand pearl and kundan necklace, pearl sashes across the bare chest, and a saffron-orange dhoti. He holds a white flute in one hand and makes a mudra with the other. A painted deity image with dark blue skin and an orange turban appears behind him.2021-03-27March 27 20212021-03-27A seated man in an ornate golden throne with carved floral scrollwork, smiling broadly. He wears a rust-orange turban decorated with gold and jewelled ornaments, a multi-strand pearl necklace, pearl shoulder strands and a rust-orange draped dhoti with gold-embroidered edging and a gold waistband. He is bare-chested, wears pearl bangles and holds a small ceremonial object in his hand. A silver plate sits at the left edge, and a faint turban motif appears in the upper left. The photo has a warm sepia-gold tone.2021-03-27March 27 20212021-03-27A seated figure on an ornate gilded throne with a pink-purple sunset backdrop, bare-chested and adorned with layered white pearl and beaded necklaces, a large gold collar, bead bracelets and armlets, wearing a brown silk dhoti with gold trim and a rich turban with gold ornaments and a feather-like crest. He sits cross-legged on a red cushion, smiling, making a mudra with the right hand and holding a small ceremonial wand or chamara-like object in the left. A dark red bindi is visible on the forehead. Behind him, gold ritual objects and a small golden figure are partially visible at the edges. a person: long hair visible beneath the turban, distinctive ceremonial adornments and throne-seated presentation.2021-01-09Close-up portrait photograph of a smiling man wearing a brown turban decorated with gold jewelled ornaments, a peacock feather, and a blue and gold rounded medallion. He has a red-and-white forehead mark, pearl multi-strand necklaces, a bare chest, and a white sacred thread draped over one shoulder. He holds a golden flute near his mouth, and a gilded throne with lion-head carvings stands behind him. Appearance-based cues match a probable presentation, so he is labelled a person as a person in person, with the peacock feather, flute and jewelled turban as the qualifying cues. Photo credit text is visible in the lower right corner.2021-03-28 +1 copiesFebruary 08 20212021-02-08A photograph of a smiling bare-chested man seated before an ornate gold-carved throne. He wears a red, teal and jewelled turban decorated with a peacock feather and a gold ornament, plus gold drop earrings, long pearl necklaces, a large gold-and-green jewelled pendant, beaded bracelets and a jewelled armlet. He raises his right hand in a blessing gesture and holds a gold-and-jewelled ceremonial staff in his left. The image shows a single seated figure with a blessing gesture and ceremonial regalia.2021-04-06A sepia-toned photograph of a smiling bearded man seated cross-legged on an ornate gilded throne carved with floral scrollwork and a lion head. He wears a pink-and-gold turban adorned with jewelled ornaments and a peacock-feather style emblem, bare-chested, with layered pearl necklaces and pearl sashes across his torso, and a rust-coloured dhoti with gold border. Gold bangles and bracelets are on his wrists, and he holds a silver ceremonial staff across his lap. A soft brown wall hanging appears at the upper left. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure matches the page's Swamiji reference through his distinctive ceremonial turban, pearl adornments and gold-trimmed regal dress, seated as the central figure of the scene.2021-03-27A seated figure on an ornate gold throne against a purple and magenta backdrop. The figure wears an elaborate brown and gold turban with a decorative crest, a bare chest adorned with layered pearl and beaded necklaces, a large gold collar, bracelets, and brown patterned trousers with gold trim. The right hand is raised in a blessing gesture and the left holds a decorated ceremonial staff. Pearl anklets are visible. The figure's appearance matches the appearance-based cues of a person, seated in a throne setting consistent with a darshan presentation.2021-01-09A smiling man in a bare-chested, Krishna-style costume sits before an ornate gold carved throne. He wears a red, teal and pink turban with a peacock-feather jewel ornament, a gold tikka, pearl and jewelled necklaces, beaded bracelets and a jewelled armlet, and holds a white flute with his right hand raised in a blessing gesture. Long dark hair falls to his shoulders. a person: long hair, ornate turban and jewellery, and a flute matching a Krishna presentation, shown in an in-person event photograph; appearance-based identification only. The image is a photograph with a faint copyright credit in the lower right corner.2021-04-06