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A man with long dark braided hair and a moustache and beard sits on an ornate silver throne with a red velvet cushion, holding a tall silver ceremonial staff topped with a carved finial in his raised right hand. He wears a red-orange draped garment, layered gold necklaces, a gold earring, red and gold beaded armbands, and a brooch of red and white stones. Blurred figures in white clothing sit in the background of a bright hall.

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A photograph of a smiling man seated on an ornate silver-and-red throne, holding a tall silver staff topped with a finial in his raised right hand. He wears a red-orange draped garment, a heavy gold multi-strand necklace with a gold pendant, gold floral brooches on the chest, a gold bead bracelet on the upper arm and wrist, a gold stud earring, and a red bindi on his forehead, with long dreadlocked hair falling over his shoulders. Behind him, several blurred figures in white and saffron clothing stand in a bright hall. The appearance matches the Swamiji cues of long hair, saffron-toned ornate clothing, and gold adornments, so this is a probable in-person Swamiji (probable) seated as the central figure.2017-07-06A man seated on an ornate silver-and-red throne holds a silver staff topped with a shivalinga-like finial in his raised right hand. He wears a rust-red garment draped over one shoulder, layered gold chain necklaces, a gold pendant, red-and-pink floral gold brooches, beaded gold armlets and a tilak on his forehead, with long dark hair swept back. Behind him, blurred figures in white and light clothing sit in a bright hall with a red doorway. A silver ritual object is visible at the left edge. Appearance-based label: a person, seated on a throne with the staff, wearing saffron-red ceremonial dress and gold ornaments; the page indicates he is present at this event.2017-07-06A man in a red-orange garment stands in profile at right of frame, raising a tall silver staff topped with a pointed finial in his left hand. He wears long swept-back dark hair, a tilak on his forehead, gold chain necklaces, a gold pendant, a flower-shaped jewelled brooch on his chest, and beaded gold armlets and bracelets. Behind him is a red velvet seat with an ornate silver carved frame. The background is blurred with other seated people in white and a red doorway.2017-07-06July 06 20172017-07-06A smiling man with long dark hair and a short beard stands at right, holding a tall silver ceremonial staff with a finial in his raised left hand. He wears a red-maroon garment draped over one shoulder, layered gold chains, a gold necklace, gold earrings, red beaded armbands and jewelled floral brooches. Behind him is an ornately carved silver and red upholstered throne. Blurred seated audience members fill the background of a pale hall. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, ornate gold jewellery and red-maroon ceremonial clothing with a staff and throne, in a role of a seated ceremonial leader addressing an audience.2017-07-06July 06 20172017-07-06A man with long swept-back hair and a red tilak on his forehead sits on an ornate red and silver throne, holding a silver staff topped with a trident-like finial in his raised right hand. He wears a red-orange garment draped over one shoulder, a gold chain necklace, gold beaded armlets and a floral brooch, and smiles. Blurred figures in white clothing stand in the background of a bright hall. A faint copyright line appears at the lower right.2017-07-06A man seated on an ornate silver-and-red throne holds a silver staff topped with a finial in his raised right arm, smiling toward the camera. He wears a deep red-orange wrap, multiple gold chains and a gold pendant necklace, gold bangles on his upper arms and wrist, a red-and-gold brooch on his chest, a red tilak on his forehead and gold earrings; his long dark hair is swept back. Blurred figures in white and saffron clothing stand behind him in a bright hall with a white wall and a red doorway. The appearance matches the Swamiji (probable) candidate, identified through the long swept-back hair, ornate gold jewellery and red-saffron clothing, seated on a throne in a ceremonial setting.2017-07-06A man with long dark hair and a beard sits on an ornate silver throne with a red velvet seat, holding a silver staff with a finial in his raised right hand. He wears a red-orange draped garment, a multi-strand gold necklace, gold bangles on both upper arms, and a ceremonial stone-set brooch at the shoulder, with a vertical tilak on his forehead and a gold earring. Behind him, blurred people in white clothing sit in a bright hall with pale walls and a red door frame.2017-07-06July 06 20172017-07-06July 06 20172017-07-06A man with long dark hair, a tilak on his forehead and a short beard sits on a large ornate silver throne with a red velvet cushion, raising a silver ceremonial staff in his right hand. He wears a rust-red draped robe, a gold chain necklace, layered gold chains across his chest, gold brooch-style ornaments on his shoulder, and gold bangles on both arms, and he is smiling and looking to his left. Blurred figures in the background suggest an assembly hall. The man matches the presentation cues of the page subject (long hair, rust-red robe, gold ornaments, throne), so this is a probable Swamiji (probable) seated in person.2017-07-06