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A photograph of a man seated cross-legged on a flower-decorated dais in a festive pandal. He wears a gold-brown turban with a small red tilak on his forehead, a cream and gold kurta with a matching shawl, and heavy white and red flower garlands around his neck. His eyes are closed and his palms are pressed together in namaskar. Behind him stands a dark arched backdrop with three white horizontal bands and a red dot, flanked by orange and yellow marigold and white jasmine garlands, with leafy branches and a white and red bunting border above. The lower foreground shows a white cloth and red stage covering. Appearance-based candidate for the Swamiji (probable): long dark hair, a turban, ornate ceremonial clothing and garlands, seated in a central honorific position.

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A seated man with eyes closed and palms pressed together in namaste sits before a large backdrop painted with a silver three-bar Shiva lingam symbol with a red dot, framed by a horseshoe arch of yellow marigold and white jasmine garlands with red accents. He wears a rust-orange turban, a cream silk kurta with gold-brown embroidered shawl, and a long beaded garland of white flowers with maroon stripes. Several flower strands drape around the backdrop. The scene suggests a devotional puja or darshan stage setting.2007-12-15December 15 20072007-12-15A seated man in a gold-embroidered cream kurta and tan shawl, wearing a tan turban with a red bindi, sits with palms pressed together in namaste and eyes closed. He sits on a throne-like seat decorated with orange and white garlands and marigold festoons. Behind him stands a black Shiva lingam with three white horizontal bands and a red dot, framed by yellow, pink and white flower garlands and leafy trees. a person cues: long dark hair falling past the shoulders, turban, ceremonial garlands and a shawl. Setting suggests a satsang or puja stage.2007-12-15December 15 20072007-12-15December 15 20072007-12-15A seated man with eyes closed and palms pressed together in anjali mudra sits before a dark shrine backdrop. He wears a saffron-gold turban, a cream and gold embroidered kurta and a brown shawl, with long garlands of white jasmine and orange-red marigolds draped around his neck. Behind him is a dark arch framed by yellow, orange and white flower garlands, with a silver three-bar ornament marked with a red dot. Flower-decorated seating surrounds him, and white cloth covers the platform in the foreground. The scene appears to be a flower-decorated satsang or darshan setting.2007-12-15December 15 20072007-12-15December 15 20072007-12-15December 15 20072007-12-15December 15 20072007-12-15December 15 20072007-12-15A seated man in a golden-cream embroidered kurta and a gold-brown shawl sits with palms joined in namaskar and eyes closed, a red and white tilak on his forehead and a brown-gold turban on his head. Two long garlands of white jasmine and dark red flowers hang around his neck. He sits on a flower-decorated raised seat framed by red and orange marigold strands, white jasmine ropes and yellow marigold garlands arched over a dark backdrop bearing three silver horizontal bands with a red dot, a shiva-linga-style emblem. A pale pink cloth covers the platform in front. The seat resembles a ceremonial peetha or throne; the man is presented as a person based on the turban, the tilak and the garlanded seat, with the figure appearing in person in this photograph. Hazy warm lighting and a dark leafy background complete the scene.2007-12-15