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A man with long dark hair and a full beard sits on an ornate silver-and-red velvet throne, raising his right hand and holding a golden ceremonial staff topped with a small emblem. He wears a rust-orange draped robe, a heavy gold multi-strand necklace with a large gold pendant, red and gold bangles, and a gold armband, with white sacred ash on his forehead and a red bindi. Several seated people in white clothes and orange sashes are blurred in the background, along with a standing man at the lower left and silver pedestal fans on either side.

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March 13 20172017-03-13March 13 20172017-03-13A seated man in a red-orange robe sits on an ornate silver throne with a red velvet seat, raising a golden ritual staff with his right hand. He wears a heavy gold necklace with a large pendant, red and gold bracelets, a gold armband and a white tilak on his forehead, with long dark hair swept back. Behind him, devotees in white and orange clothing sit in a hall, and a ceiling fan and a metal stand stand at the sides. Appearance-based candidate: Swamiji (probable), with long swept-back hair, saffron-orange robes and ceremonial gold necklaces seated on a throne.2017-03-13A bearded man with long swept-back dark hair and a white-and-red tilak on his forehead sits on an ornate silver-and-red velvet throne, wearing a rust-orange saffron wrap and a heavy multi-strand gold necklace with a gold pendant. He holds a small gold ceremonial sceptre-like object aloft in his right hand, with rudraksha beads on his wrist. Behind him seated devotees in white and orange-stoled white clothing sit on the floor, a silver trident-topped staff stands at left, and electric fans flank the throne.2017-03-13A photograph of a seated man on an ornate silver-and-red velvet throne in a hall with white-clad attendees behind him. He wears a rust-orange wrap, multiple heavy gold necklaces including a large pendant, gold armbands, red bead bracelets, a gold earring and a white tilak on his forehead, and he holds a small gold ritual object in his raised right hand. Silver ceremonial staffs with trident-like tops stand nearby, and two desk fans flank the scene. Probable Swamiji by visible cues: long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklaces and saffron-orange clothing, seated in a central role with attendees around him.2017-03-13 +1 copiesMarch 13 20172017-03-13March 13 20172017-03-13A seated man in rust-orange robes wears a heavy gold necklace with a large pendant, rudraksha-style bead bracelets, and a white vibhuti marking with a red dot on his forehead. He holds a small golden ritual implement in his raised right hand while seated on an ornate silver-and-red velvet throne. Long dark hair falls past his shoulders. Behind him, devotees in white clothing sit on the floor of a hall, a silver trident-topped staff stands at left, and a drum rests near the bottom left. Standing fans flank the scene. A man in white is visible at the far left beside the drum.2017-03-13A seated man in an ornate silver-and-red throne holds a small golden ceremonial object in his raised right hand, addressing a hall. He wears a rust-orange sannyasi wrap, a heavy gold necklace with pendant and gold armlets, red beaded bracelets, a white tilak on his forehead, and a red bindi. Long dark hair falls past his shoulders and he has a trimmed beard. Behind him stands a tall silver staff, and a seated attendant in an orange shawl sits at the left edge. Several seated devotees in white and orange clothing fill the blurred background of a bright hall with white pillars and standing fans.2017-03-13March 13 20172017-03-13A seated man in a rust-orange robe sits on a red velvet throne with an ornate silver backrest, wearing a long gold necklace with a large gold pendant, gold armbands and red-and-gold beaded wrist bands, with a white tripundra mark on his forehead and long dark hair falling down his back. He holds a long wooden pointer or rod near a silver trident-topped staff. Around him, seated and standing devotees in white clothing fill a hall, with white electric fans at the edges and a drum or instrument to the left. Swamiji (probable), seated on the throne in the centre, is distinguished by long swept-back hair, ochre robes, ornate gold jewellery and a silver ceremonial staff.2017-03-13March 13 20172017-03-13