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A photograph of a man seated cross-legged on a low platform with palms pressed together in namaste, eyes closed. He wears a rust-orange sannyasi-style robe, a leopard-print waist cloth, a long rudraksha mala draped across his chest, and a gold chain, with white vibhuti horizontal lines on his forehead and arms. Long dark hair falls past his shoulders. Beside him is a dark stone deity murti of Shiva's face garlanded with white and yellow flowers, and two black stone figures in orange cloth with flower garlands flank the scene. A small brass lamp and scattered petals lie on a colourful cloth, with a microphone stand at the right edge.

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A man seated cross-legged on a white throne-like seat with silver carved armrests, hands pressed together in namaste with eyes closed. He wears a rust-red sleeveless top and matching red dhoti, a leopard-print sash at the waist, a long rudraksha mala draped across the chest, and a gold chain. Horizontal white tilak marks cover his forehead and arms, and long dark hair falls down his back. Behind him a shivalinga is decorated with white and orange flower garlands, and a white cloth drapes the platform. To the right, a dark statue wearing a saffron head wrap and white flower garland sits beside a microphone stand. A small black pedestal is in front of the seated man.2017-12-28A photograph of a man seated cross-legged on a raised stone platform, palms pressed together in anjali mudra with a broad smile. He wears rust-orange robes, a leopard-print waist sash, a long rudraksha mala, and a white tripundra mark on his forehead; his long dark hair falls past his shoulders. Behind him are dark stone deity murtis draped in garlands of white and orange flowers, including a seated figure with a tripundra and a large gold-coloured stone figure with a silver-trimmed white cloth. A microphone stand and a small black table stand in front. Visible scene suggests a temple darshan setting. The appearance is consistent with the a person cues of long swept-back hair, rust-orange robes and rudraksha mala, seated at a darshan platform; the seated man is in the centre of the frame.2017-12-28A seated man in a rust-red sannyasi robe with a leopard-print waist belt, rudraksha mala, and long dreadlocks sits on a mat with palms pressed together in namaste. Beside him stands a silver throne-like chair, and a deity murti draped in white and red with garlands, a silver peacock, a brass kalasha-style lamp, and rows of garlanded black stone figures behind him. A microphone stand is visible at right. The man has white tilak and white arm markings, and a ceremonial gold necklace. Appearance-based candidate: a person, seated in the ritual setting.2017-12-28December 28 20172017-12-28December 28 20172017-12-28December 20 20172017-12-20A man seated before a decorated silver-bordered throne with a floral garland of red and yellow flowers framing a white shivalinga-style backdrop. He wears a rust-orange sleeveless robe, a leopard-print waist cloth, a long rudraksha mala and a gold chain, with white ash tripundra on his forehead and white markings on his arms. He sits with palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes lowered.2017-12-28A man seated in front of a decorated Shiva lingam with a white-and-red tripundra and white arm markings sits with palms pressed together in namaste. He wears a rust-red sleeveless garment, a leopard-print waist cloth, a gold chain, a red wrist thread and a long rudraksha mala. Behind him a black lingam is garlanded with white and red-yellow flowers and draped in white cloth. The scene shows a seated devotional moment in a temple or ashram setting with a weathered stone background.2017-12-28January 31 20182018-01-31A man seated cross-legged on a colourful woven mat in front of an ornate silver throne, eyes closed, with a microphone stand beside him. He wears a rust-orange sleeveless robe, a leopard-print belt, a long rudraksha mala and a gold chain, and has long dark dreadlocked hair with white tilak and white arm markings. Behind him stand a row of dark deity murti decorated with white and orange flower garlands, and a silver peacock figure and brass kalasha-style ritual items sit nearby. Probable Swamiji (long hair, rudraksha mala and saffron-orange robe) in a seated ritual setting during the Turiyatita aushadha process, with brass and silver ritual objects around him.2017-12-28December 20 20172017-12-20A man seated cross-legged on a red cushioned dais with his palms pressed together at his chest and eyes closed in prayer. He wears a long black-and-red turban-style crown, a white-and-red tilak on his forehead, and a saffron-orange robe with gold border. Multiple rudraksha malas hang across his chest and bracelets of beads sit on his wrists. A microphone stand is at his left. Behind him is a dark stone deity murti draped in yellow and red marigold garlands, and a silver ornate chair with a small figure stands to his left. Brass lamps and offerings lie on the floor in front. Probable Swamiji: the crown, saffron robe, rudraksha malas and seated dais match the cues for the presenter named on the page.2018-03-03