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A man seated in padmasana with palms pressed together in namaste on a silver throne-like seat beside silver elephant figures, wearing a black turban with a red tilak, a red and tiger-striped garment, layered rudraksha malas, bracelets and a gold chain. Behind him stand dark deity murtis garlanded with yellow marigold and purple flower strings, and a Shiva linga with a red cloth and white tripundra is visible. A microphone stands at right, with a brass kalasha and small items on a colourful woven mat in front. The clothing cues are consistent with a person candidate presenting in ceremony, though his face is not used for identification. Only one physical person is visible.

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January 31 20182018-01-31A man seated on an ornate silver throne with elephant-head armrests, palms pressed together in namaste and eyes closed. He wears a black turban-style headwrap with a red tilak mark on his forehead, a red-and-saffron garment, a tiger-striped cloth on the chest, rudraksha malas on his neck and arms, and a gold chain. Behind him stand black stone deity murtis draped in yellow-and-red marigold garlands, and a microphone stands nearby. Several figures in white and red garments stand in the background among the murtis.2018-01-31January 31 20182018-01-31A seated man in a deep red-orange dhoti-style garment and a tiger-striped waist cloth sits cross-legged on a silver throne-like seat in front of a temple-like backdrop of dark stone deity murtis garlanded with yellow and red marigold flowers. He wears a tall black turban with a white tilak and red bindi, rudraksha malas across his chest and arms, and a gold necklace. His hands rest folded in his lap. Silver elephant figures flank him, a microphone stands at right, and a silver standard stands at left. Purple flower strands decorate the stage edge.2018-01-31January 31 20182018-01-31January 31 20182018-01-31A photograph of a seated man in ritual dress on a decorated stage. He wears a tall black turban-style hairstyle with a silver crescent ornament, white vertical tilak marks with a red bindi, and red-maroon robes edged with pink embroidery. He has rudraksha malas across his chest, rudraksha armbands and a tiger-striped waist cloth, and a gold chain at his neck. His hands are folded in his lap, and he sits on an ornate silver chair beside a black linga draped in red and adorned with yellow marigold garlands and a silver face. Ceremonial cloths and brass ornaments fill the background.2018-01-31A seated man with eyes closed sits in meditation before a shrine decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands and dark stone deity murti. He wears a tall black twisted-hair crown, white and red tilaka on his forehead, and a red-maroon shawl and dhoti edged with gold. He has rudraksha malas across his chest, rudraksha bands on his upper arms and wrists, and a tiger-striped waist cloth. His hands rest folded in his lap, and a silver-toned ornate chair is behind him. a person in a meditative puja setting, with a silver vessel and garlanded deity murti beside him.2018-01-31A seated man in a dark red-maroon wrap sits cross-legged on an ornate silver throne before a microphone stand. He wears a black turban with a red and white tilak on his forehead, a gold necklace, rudraksha malas and matching rudraksha armbands, and a tiger-striped waist cloth. His hands rest folded in his lap. Behind him are dark stone deity murti adorned with yellow and red marigold garlands, a white-clad figure, and silver elephant statues flanking the throne. The scene is a ceremonial stage setting. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), seated on the throne with a black turban, rudraksha malas and armbands, and a tiger-striped waist cloth.2018-01-31January 31 20182018-01-31January 31 20182018-01-31January 31 20182018-01-31