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A bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead sits before an ornate gold repoussé backdrop shaped like a large halo. He wears a deep red-orange shawl and a pink-and-white flower garland with gold beads, smiling with eyes closed as his hand rests on the garland. In front of him, a shaved-headed man in white dhoti with a gold-bordered yellow cloth holds a folded paper, and a sacred thread hangs at his neck. Microphones or recorders stick into the frame at the left and right edges. a person: the seated man's long swept-back hair, saffron-orange shawl and garland are the distinctive presentation cues here.

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May 26 20172017-05-26A photograph of a ceremonial moment before an ornate gold throne with a red cushion. A bearded man with long dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, a white tilak mark, and a bare chest draped in a red-orange shawl wears a white and pink flower garland with gold beads. He leans forward and bends toward a shaven-headed young man kneeling in white clothing with a sacred thread, seen from behind, with a rudraksha mala. A hand from the left holds a folded white paper, and a bejewelled hand on the right rests near them. Gold repoussé decoration fills the background behind the throne.2017-05-28A photograph of a seated figure in a rust-orange robe with a long rudraksha mala and a gold pendant, wearing a garland of pink lotus flowers and white beads. He has long swept-back dark hair, a full beard, and white and red forehead markings, smiling as he rests his right hand on the head of a kneeling devotee in a white shirt with an orange shawl. The seat behind him is a red cushioned throne with an ornate gold backrest, and a gold-painted pillar and ceremonial staff stand at left. Several cues (long hair, rudraksha mala, saffron robe, ornate gold and ceremonial setting) fit Swamiji (probable), seated in a blessing gesture.2017-03-04A photograph of a seated man in a rust-orange robe with a rudraksha mala and a pink-and-white lotus garland, sitting before a large gold peacock-feather backdrop. He has a white vertical tilak on his forehead, a dark bindi, a full beard and long swept-back hair, and a gold pendant necklace; his expression is smiling. Facing him, a kneeling devotee in a white shirt with a rust-red shawl bends forward with hands raised in a respectful gesture. The setting appears to be a temple-style stage with gold ornamental panels.2017-03-04A photograph of a seated man in a dark maroon-brown robe with a pink and gold beaded garland, a white tilak mark on his forehead with a red bindi, and a gold chain necklace, seated before an ornate gold throne with a red curtain behind. A man in a white kurta with an orange shawl bends forward toward him, offering pada puja at his feet. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long dark swept-back hair, ceremonial garland and gold necklace, consistent with the page's reference to Swamiji. A white cutout shape is in the foreground.2017-05-12May 26 20172017-05-26February 28 20172017-02-28May 26 20172017-05-26A seated man with long dark swept-back hair and a full beard wears a rust-orange shawl over the shoulders and a garland of pink lotus blossoms and white beads with gold spacers. He has a white vertical tilak with a dark bindi on his forehead and smiles while seated on a red throne with an ornate gold-embossed backrest. A bald man with a beard and orange-trimmed white clothing, wearing a rudraksha-style mala, extends his hand toward his forehead in blessing. A deep red curtain forms the background. The seated man shows cues of a person with a throne, long hair, orange shawl and ornate garland.2017-05-11May 26 20172017-05-26A photograph of a man seated on a red-cushioned throne in front of an ornate gold-backed seat, smiling with eyes lowered. He wears a rust-brown robe draped over bare shoulders, a long gold chain, and a double garland of pink and white flower petals with gold beads. A dark tilak mark is on his forehead. Blurred figures in the foreground, one with grey hair on the left and one wearing glasses on the right, appear to be attending him. Two other physical people are partly visible.2017-05-26A smiling man with long dark hair and a moustache and beard sits on a red-cushioned seat before an ornate gold peacock-fan backdrop. He has a dark tilak on his forehead and wears a rust-brown wrap over bare shoulders, with a gold chain and a long garland of pink flowers with gold beads around his neck. In the foreground at left, the back of another person's head is visible, partly out of focus. Swamiji (probable): the long hair, rust-brown wrap, flower garland and ceremonial gold backdrop match the page's description of an appearance-based candidate seated in a satsang setting.2017-05-26