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A man seated on an ornate silver throne with a red cushioned back, holding a tall gold staff topped with a leaf-shaped finial set with a red stone. He wears a rust-red robe, layered gold chain necklaces, red beaded bangles on his upper arm and wrist, and a red-and-gold brooch, with a vertical tilak on his forehead and long dark hair. Behind him, blurred figures in white ritual clothing sit in the room. Appearance-based candidate: a person, seated and holding a ceremonial staff with gold ornaments and rudraksha-style beaded adornments.

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A man seated on an ornate silver throne with red cushioning, smiling and raising a tall gold ceremonial staff topped with a lotus-like finial set with a red stone. He wears a rust-orange robe, layered gold chains, a gold necklace, gold floral brooches on the chest, beaded red-and-gold armbands, a vertical tilak on the forehead and gold earrings; his long dark hair is swept back. Blurred people in white and light clothing sit in the background. Swamiji (probable) is seated centrally, identified by the saffron robe, ornate gold regalia, long hair and throne cues.2017-07-06A man seated on an ornate silver throne with a red cushion, holding a tall gold ceremonial staff topped with a pointed finial set with a red stone in his raised right hand. He wears a red-brown (maroon) dhoti-style garment draped over one shoulder, layered gold chain necklaces, gold jewelled armlets, a large jewelled brooch on the chest, and a red tilak mark on his forehead; his long dark hair is swept back. Blurred figures in white and light clothing sit in the background of a bright hall. The appearance is consistent with the Swamiji candidate described on the page, with cues of long swept-back hair, ornate gold jewellery and a ceremonial role, so this is a probable identification in an in-person setting.2017-07-06A man with long swept-back dark hair, a vertical tilak on his forehead, and a reddish-orange shawl draped over his bare shoulder sits on an ornate silver throne with a red cushion. He holds a tall gold ceremonial staff topped with a pointed finial and a red gem in his raised right hand, and wears layered gold chains, gold armlets and bangles, and a flower-shaped brooch. Behind him, seated devotees and an elderly person in white are blurred in an indoor hall. A partially visible silver-framed object is at lower left.2017-07-06A man with long dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead sits on an ornate silver throne with red cushioning, holding a tall silver staff topped with a finial in his raised right hand. He wears a rust-red draped robe, a gold chain necklace, long gold ceremonial chains across his chest, a brooch with white and red stones, and red-and-gold beaded bangles. Behind him, several people in saffron and white ritual clothing stand and sit in a bright hall with pale walls, and a few people at the edges are partially visible.2017-07-06A man with long swept-back dark hair, a vertical tilak on his forehead, and a short beard sits on an ornate silver-and-red throne, holding a tall gold ceremonial staff topped with a gold finial in his raised right hand. He wears a rust-red garment draped over one shoulder, a gold necklace with a large floral brooch, gold armbands and gold bangles. Silver ceremonial implements stand on the left, and a blurred crowd of seated people sits in the background of a pale pink hall. Visible identity cue: a person, seated in an enthroned ceremonial role. Watermarked archive photo.2017-07-06July 06 20172017-07-06July 06 20172017-07-06A man with long dark hair, a red bindi and gold earrings stands at a red velvet throne with an ornate silver frame, raising a tall silver ceremonial staff topped with a finial in his right hand. He wears a red-maroon garment, a gold necklace with a pendant, layered gold chains, a brooch with red stones, and beaded gold armbands. He smiles while people sit blurred in the background of a white hall.2017-07-06A seated man on an ornate silver throne with a red cushioned seat holds a silver ceremonial staff topped with a finial in his raised right hand. He wears a rust-red draped cloth over bare shoulders, a long gold necklace with multiple gold strands, gold brooches on the chest, gold bangles, and gold earrings, with long dreadlock-style hair and a vertical tilak on his forehead. Blurred figures in the background include people in white and orange clothing. The scene appears to be an indoor event hall with pink and white walls.2017-07-06July 06 20172017-07-06July 06 20172017-07-06A photograph of a smiling man seated on an ornate silver-and-red throne, holding a tall silver staff topped with a finial in his raised right hand. He wears a red-orange draped garment, a heavy gold multi-strand necklace with a gold pendant, gold floral brooches on the chest, a gold bead bracelet on the upper arm and wrist, a gold stud earring, and a red bindi on his forehead, with long dreadlocked hair falling over his shoulders. Behind him, several blurred figures in white and saffron clothing stand in a bright hall. The appearance matches the Swamiji cues of long hair, saffron-toned ornate clothing, and gold adornments, so this is a probable in-person Swamiji (probable) seated as the central figure.2017-07-06