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A man with long dark hair sits cross-legged on an ornate gold-and-silver throne upholstered in red tiger-striped velvet, flanked by gilded lion sculptures. He wears an orange-saffron robe draped over bare shoulders, a multi-strand silver-toned beaded necklace, and a red bindi on his forehead, with his hands clasped in his lap. Behind him are garlands of yellow and red flowers.

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October 02 20082008-10-02A seated man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a red and black tiger-striped cushioned throne with an ornate gilded backrest. He wears a multi-strand silver-toned bead necklace and a red tilak on his forehead, with long dark hair swept back. Red roses and yellow marigold garlands decorate the golden throne, and a gilded lion figure stands at the left arm. The photo appears to be from a festival stage setting.2008-10-03A seated man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on an ornate red and black tiger-striped cushioned throne with ornately carved gilded back panels. He wears a multi-strand silver-toned bead necklace, a red tilak on his forehead, and has long dark hair, his hands resting in a meditative mudra on his lap. Red roses and yellow marigold garlands decorate the throne, and a gilded lion-shaped armrest is visible at left.2008-10-03A seated man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a red and black tiger-striped cushioned throne framed by an ornate gold-leaf backrest. He wears a long silver-toned beaded necklace and a red bindi, with long dark hair swept back, and his hands rest together in his lap. Red and yellow flower garlands drape the throne edges, and a golden kalasha-like ornament stands to the left. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), seated on a peetha/throne with saffron robes, long hair and a rudraksha-style mala.2008-10-02October 02 20082008-10-02October 03 20082008-10-03October 03 20082008-10-03A seated man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a red and black tiger-striped cushioned throne with an ornate gold-leaf backrest and a gold circular halo panel behind his head. He wears a multi-strand beaded necklace of silver-toned beads and a red bindi on his forehead, with long dark hair swept back onto his shoulders. Red and yellow flower garlands decorate the throne frame, and a gold ornate figure or vessel sits at the left edge.2008-10-02A seated man in orange saffron robes sits cross-legged on a red velvet throne with tiger-stripe pattern and ornate gold repoussé backrest, framed by red and yellow flower garlands. He wears a long multi-strand silver-toned bead necklace and a red bindi, his hair long and swept back. Red velvet bolsters rest at his sides and gilded lion-form armrests flank the seat. Behind the throne, painted deity imagery is partly visible. The man appears to be Swamiji (probable), identified by his long swept-back hair, saffron robe, beaded necklace and enthroned ceremonial setting; the figure is seated in an honoured position and the appearance cues are moderately distinctive.2008-10-02A seated man in an orange saffron robe sits cross-legged on a red and black tiger-striped cushioned throne with an ornate gold repoussé back. He wears a long multi-strand silver bead necklace and a red bindi, with long dark hair swept back. Red roses and yellow marigold garlands decorate the throne frame, and a gold ornamental vessel sits at the left edge.2008-10-03A seated man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on an ornate gold throne with a carved back and red tiger-striped cushions. He wears a multi-strand silver-toned beaded necklace and a red bindi, with long dark hair, hands resting in his lap. Behind the throne are red, yellow and green flower garlands, and a gilded decorative side piece is visible at left. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron robes and ornate necklace, seated on a throne as the central figure.2008-10-02October 02 20082008-10-02