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A bearded man with long dark hair sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne under a canopy trimmed with pink and multicolored tassels, raising one hand in a blessing gesture. He wears a bare-chested red-brown garment with a pink-and-magenta flower garland draped over his shoulders and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. Gold trident-topped staffs stand beside the throne, with brass lamps and incense smoke rising nearby. Yellow and purple marigold garlands hang on the left. Behind him, a large crowd of seated devotees in white, pink, orange and teal clothing holds lit oil lamps in a dense, dimly lit hall strung with lights. The crowd is too large to count, and several people in the foreground are partially visible.

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A photograph of a festival procession at night, with a bearded man seated on an ornate gold-and-red throne (peetha) mounted on a palanquin, wearing a rudraksha-style necklace and a pink flower garland over an orange-brown cloth. Gold trident (trishul) staves with finials stand at the sides, and garlands of yellow and purple flowers hang above him. Incense smoke rises at left. A large seated crowd fills the background, many in white and pink clothing, under strings of lights. Subject appearance is consistent with the probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklaces and garland, and a throne with ceremonial regalia.2016-12-06A man with long dark hair and a full beard sits on an ornate gold throne with a red cushioned seat, wearing a pink and red flower garland and a dark saffron-brown garment with gold necklaces, smiling slightly. Gold trident-tipped staffs and gold finials flank the throne. Behind him a crowd of devotees in white, pink and red clothing fills the background under rows of warm string lights, with incense smoke drifting in the air. Swamiji (probable) seated in a ceremonial procession setting, identified by long swept-back hair, rudraksha-style gold necklaces and saffron clothing. Deity murti not visible.2016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06A photograph of a crowded evening ritual event. A man with long dark hair and a full beard sits on an ornate gilded throne with red cushions, wearing a rust-red robe, a pink floral garland and gold necklaces, extending his hand toward the crowd. Two gilded trident-topped staffs flank the throne. Seated devotees in the foreground, including a bare-chested man and a woman in an orange sari, face him; a seated audience with many small oil lamps fills the tiered stands behind. Overhead hang strands of yellow flower garlands.2016-12-06A photograph of a seated man on an ornate gold-and-red throne in an evening ceremony. He wears a deep maroon-brown cloth, a pink-and-magenta flower garland, and beaded necklaces, with long swept-back hair and a full beard, smiling with his hands joined near his chest. Golden trident-topped staffs and metal finials flank the throne, and a red-and-orange-robed attendant stands at left. Several bare-chested men with sacred-thread cords and women in saris, including one in purple and green, face the throne from the front, while a large seated audience in white, orange and purple clothes fills tiered seating behind. Hanging garlands of flowers decorate the upper left. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long swept-back hair, a beard, rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and a magenta garland, and sits on the central throne as the honoured figure in the procession.2016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06A man with long swept-back dark hair and a full beard sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, carved with a bull figure, flanked by golden trident-topped staffs. He wears a bright pink marigold garland, a brown-orange wrap, and gold necklaces. Smoke or incense drifts beside him. Blurred seated audience members fill the background, many in colourful clothing, with warm lamp lights behind. Two people's heads and shoulders are visible in the lower foreground near the throne. Appearance-based label: a person, seated on the throne in a ceremonial setting.2016-12-06A man with long dark hair and a full beard sits on an ornate gold throne with a red velvet seat during an evening procession. He wears a rust-orange robe, a pink and magenta flower garland, and gold necklaces and a rudraksha-style bead mala. Golden trident staffs and gold finials flank the throne. In front, bare-chested devotees in white dhotis sit with their backs to the camera, and a dense crowd fills the background with oil lamps lit along the stone steps. a person seated on a peetha throne as a central figure at a temple-ground ritual.2016-12-06Photograph of a procession at an evening event, with a large crowd seated in tiered rows behind. A man seated on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion wears a rust-brown robe, a pink floral garland, a rudraksha mala and gold ceremonial necklaces, and has a red tilak on his forehead. A standing attendant in saffron-orange robes holds a gold trident-topped staff beside the throne. In the foreground, shirtless priests with sacred threads and a woman in an orange sari stand facing the throne, and gold trident staffs and a hanging floral canopy frame the scene. Small oil lamps glow among the seated devotees.2016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06A long-haired man with a full beard sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne (peetha) at the front of a large evening gathering. He wears a brown-maroon robe, a pink-and-magenta flower garland, layered gold and beaded necklaces, and a bracelet. Gold trident-tipped staffs flank the throne. Below, shaved-headed priests in white and pale ritual dress sit with their backs to the camera, and a crowd of seated devotees in white, orange, blue and yellow fills the tiered rows behind, many with small oil lamps glowing. Hanging garlands of yellow and purple flowers frame the top left. Appearance-based candidate: Swamiji (probable), seated on the throne with long hair, beard, and maroon robe with pink garland and gold necklaces, in a ceremonial procession setting.2016-12-06