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Photograph of an evening event with a large seated audience in the foreground, many people sitting on the ground in colourful clothing including pink, white, light blue and purple. A man with a full dark beard and long dark hair sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, wearing a red-orange robe, a pink flower garland, and a gold necklace with a pendant. A brass trident-topped stand with a brass urn sits beside the throne. The throne is framed by tiered marigold and flower garlands, and red flags and bright stage lights appear in the background. Appearance-based probable candidate: a person, seated on the throne in the foreground with a flower garland and ceremonial gold necklace, in a crowd of several dozen visible people.

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Evening scene at a large outdoor gathering. A bearded man with long dark hair sits in meditative posture on an ornate gold-and-red throne, wearing a rust-orange robe, a pink flower garland, a gold pendant and a rudraksha-style mala, with a visible tilak on his forehead. Beside him stands a golden trident-shaped stand holding a brass kalasha-style urn with smoke rising. Behind the throne hangs a wall of marigold and mixed flower garlands. In the foreground, rows of seated and standing devotees face the throne, some in white, pink, purple and blue clothing. The audience stretches up tiered stands under colourful string lights, with red banners at the edges. Appearance-based a person seated on a throne, attending a ritual or darshan setting.2016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06Evening scene at an outdoor event. A bearded man with long swept-back dark hair sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, wearing an orange-brown robe, a pink and red flower garland, a gold necklace with a large pendant, and a rudraksha-style mala. A golden trident-topped incense or lamp vessel with smoke rises to his left. Behind him are walls of garlands in yellow, white and purple flowers. In the foreground, a crowd of devotees in white, blue and orange clothing is seen from behind, with a large seated audience further back. a person seated in a procession or ceremonial setting, with a golden trident and incense.2016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06Evening photograph of a ceremony in an ashram hall, with a seated man on an ornate gold throne at the centre. He wears a red-orange robe, a thick pink flower garland, a gold necklace and a rudraksha mala, with a tilak on his forehead and a long dark beard. Behind him, tall columns are wrapped in strings of yellow, white and purple flowers. Two brass trishula-topped lamps with lit flames stand at the sides. A bare-chested priest in orange cloth stands at left, and seated devotees in white, pink, green and purple saris and kurtas face the throne in the foreground.2016-12-06A man seated on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion, draped in a pink and magenta garland and wearing a rust-red robe, a long gold-beaded necklace and bangles. He has a visible tilak on his forehead and is smiling. The throne sits in front of a wall of garlands in purple, yellow and white flowers, with a brass kalasha-style finial and trident-shaped brass ornament at left. Seated devotees in the foreground, some with their backs to the camera, watch the procession scene in an outdoor evening setting.2016-12-06A man with long dark hair and a full beard sits on an ornate gold throne with a red cushioned seat, wearing a rust-brown saffron-toned wrap, a pink and magenta flower garland, and a rudraksha mala with a large gold pendant. Gold trident-topped staffs stand on either side of the throne. In front, several people sit with bare or white-clad shoulders facing the throne, and a crowd fills tiered seating behind, with many people in colourful saris and kurtas, lit oil lamps glowing along the steps and incense smoke rising at left. The setting appears to be a ritual gathering in an open-air hall. a person: the seated man wears a long flowing hair style, saffron-orange wrap, ceremonial gold necklace and rudraksha mala while seated on a throne, presented as the central figure receiving honour.2016-12-06A man with long swept-back dark hair and a full beard sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions at an outdoor event. He wears a rust-brown robe, a pink-and-magenta flower garland, layered gold and bead necklaces, and a bangle on his wrist. Swamiji (probable) is seated on the throne, identified by long hair, ornate gold regalia and ceremonial necklaces. Flanking the throne are tall gold trident-topped staffs. In front, bare-chested devotees in white and orange dhotis and rudraksha malas face him with hands folded. Behind them a large seated audience in white, orange and colourful saris fills the tiered stands, some with raised palms. Garlands of marigold and purple flowers hang at the upper left, and a golden kalasha sits beside the throne.2016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06A man with long dark hair and a full beard sits smiling on an ornate gold throne with a red seat and back, wearing a rust-brown robe and a pink and red flower garland over a dark wrap. He wears layered rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and a gold pendant, and a red tilak mark is on his forehead. A golden trident stands at the left edge beside a brass kalasha-like lamp, and behind him are marigold and purple flower garlands. Blurred seated audience members appear in the lower foreground, and a building backdrop is visible behind the stage.2016-12-06