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A 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.

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July 06 20172017-07-06A smiling man with long dark hair pulled back and a short beard sits on an ornate silver throne with a red velvet seat. He wears a red-brown shawl draped over his bare shoulders, heavy gold chains, a gold necklace, red-and-white floral brooches on his chest, and beaded red-gold bangles on his upper arms. He raises a silver ceremonial staff with a finial in his right hand. Blurred figures in the background suggest a hall gathering.2017-07-06A man with long swept-back hair and a tilak on his forehead sits on an ornate silver throne with a red velvet seat, holding a silver staff topped with a finial engraved with a Shiva symbol in his raised right hand. He wears a rust-red garment, heavy gold bead necklaces, a gold pendant, gold bead armbands and floral brooches. Blurred figures in white and saffron stand in the background of a bright hall.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.2017-07-06A smiling man with long dark hair, a forehead tilak and a short beard sits on an ornate silver-and-red throne, holding a tall silver staff topped with a finial in his raised right hand. He wears a rust-red draped garment, layered gold chains, a gold necklace, gold earrings, gold bangles and a floral brooch with white stones. Behind him, blurred figures in white and saffron clothing sit in a hall with white walls and a red door.2017-07-06A photograph of a man seated on an ornate silver-and-red throne, raising a silver ceremonial staff topped with a finial in his right hand. He wears a maroon-red cloth wrap, layered gold necklaces, gold armlets, a gold floral brooch on his chest, a red bindi on his forehead and long dark hair swept back. Blurred figures in white and orange clothing stand in the background of a bright hall.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.2017-07-06July 06 20172017-07-06July 06 20172017-07-06A 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.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.2017-07-06