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A man with long dark hair and a full beard sits eyes closed on an ornate golden throne with red cushions, inside a richly decorated hall. He wears a rust-red robe, a rose-pink flower garland, a gold necklace and a rudraksha mala, with a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him hang strands of purple, white and yellow flower garlands. A golden statue of a deity stands at the right edge. Seated people are visible in the lower foreground, with a crowd filling the background seating.

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December 06 20162016-12-06Photo of a bearded man in rust-red saffron-toned robes seated with eyes closed on an ornate gold throne with curved backrest and red cushions. He wears a pink rose garland, multiple rudraksha mala strands and a gold ceremonial pendant, with a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him stand walls of marigold and purple flower garlands, and a gold deity murti in a garland stands at right. In the foreground at lower left and right, seated devotees in white and dark clothing face the throne; a large crowd fills the stadium-style seating in the background. a person is seated on the throne, surrounded by floral decoration during a procession-related event.2016-12-06A seated man in maroon-red robes sits on an ornate gold throne with a carved, rounded back and red cushions on the armrests. He wears a pink-and-magenta flower garland over his shoulders, a long rudraksha mala with ceremonial gold pendant, and a red tilak on his forehead. His hands rest on the armrests and his eyes are closed. Behind him, the throne is framed by strands of marigolds and roses in white, purple, yellow and pink. A partially visible deity murti decorated with yellow and orange flower garlands stands at the right edge. The setting appears to be a festival procession or ceremonial stage. Swamiji (probable): the seated man has long dark hair, a full beard, rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklace, so the appearance-based candidate is physically present on the throne.2016-12-06A seated man in a maroon-red robe sits on an ornate gilded throne with a red cushioned seat, draped with a pink rose garland and a rudraksha mala with a large gold pendant at his chest. He has long dark hair, a full beard and a red tilak on his forehead, and his hands rest on his knees. Behind him hang tiered garlands of marigolds and white and purple flowers, with a figure in a tall decorated headdress visible at right. Seated audience members, some in white, fill the foreground and background of a large hall.2016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06A photograph of a man seated on an ornate gold throne with a carved, scrolled backrest and red cushioned armrests, set against a backdrop of hanging garlands in yellow, white, purple and pink. He has long dark hair and a full beard, wears a rust-brown robe, a long rudraksha mala, a heavy gold necklace with a pendant, a pink flower garland across his chest, and gold bangles. Behind him stands a small bronze deity murti draped in yellow and orange flower garlands, and a ceremonial trident is partly visible at left. Audience members in the foreground watch from the lower edge of the frame, and a red and gold flag hangs in the background.2016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06A photograph of a man seated on an ornate gold throne with carved scrollwork and red velvet cushions, in a richly decorated hall. He wears a maroon-red robe, a pink rose garland, a long beaded rudraksha mala and a gold ceremonial necklace with a gold pendant, and has a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him hang long strands of white, yellow, purple and green flower garlands. To the right, a partly visible garlanded deity murti stands. The man is a probable Swamiji by appearance, with long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold necklace, seated on a throne.2016-12-06A man with shoulder-length dark hair and a full beard sits on an ornate gold throne with curved carved backrests and red velvet cushions. He wears a maroon-brown robe, a long rudraksha mala, a gold ceremonial pendant and a pink flower garland, with a small red forehead mark. Behind him, the throne is framed by hanging garlands of yellow, white, purple and pink flowers, and a gold trident-style staff is visible at left. Seated audience members in the foreground and rows of empty red-brown seats fill the background.2016-12-06