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A smiling man seated on an ornate silver-and-gold throne chair on red stone steps, holding a tall silver trident (trishul) upright in his right hand. He wears a red-maroon garment, a rudraksha mala, a heavy gold necklace with a gold pendant, and a thick garland of red and yellow flowers. His forehead bears white vibhuti with a red kumkum dot, and his hair is dark and upswept. Behind him, several saffron-robed sannyasis stand with a tiered orange canopy overhead.

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A man seated on a carved silver-backed chair with a tiger-striped cloth draped over the wooden seat, on red stone steps outdoors. He wears a rust-red robe, a thick gold necklace and a long multi-strand garland of pink and yellow flowers, and holds a silver trident upright in his raised right hand. A white forehead marking and a tall dark hair crown are visible, and he smiles upward. Behind him stand several people in saffron-orange robes, and a saffron-and-red fringed canopy hangs overhead. Brass oil lamps and pink flower offerings sit at the base of the chair. Appearance-based candidate: a person, seated with trident, garland and crown-style hair; the page is consistent but identity is uncertain.2016-01-03January 03 20162016-01-03A seated man in a maroon-red dhoti and wrap sits on an ornate silver-and-black throne draped with a striped tiger-skin cloth, holding a silver trident in his right hand. He wears a thick garland of pink and yellow flowers over a brown beaded necklace with gold-toned pendants, a gold medallion on his chest, a red wrist thread, and a white forehead mark. His hair is long and swept up in a black topknot. Behind him stone steps lead up toward a fence and spectators, with several people visible in the upper background. Probable Swamiji: the long swept-back hair, saffron-red clothing, rudraksha-style beaded necklace, gold ceremonial adornments and trident are consistent with the page, seated in a ceremonial setting. Multiple distant spectators are visible behind the railing.2016-01-03January 03 20162016-01-03January 03 20162016-01-03January 03 20162016-01-03A man sits in profile on an ornate silver-and-wood chair with a carved backrest, holding a silver trident in his right hand. He wears a rust-red garment draped over his shoulder and bare arm, a long garland of red and white flowers with yellow marigolds and green leaves, a rudraksha-style mala with gold beads, and a red-and-gold thread bracelet. His long black hair is swept up and back, with a white horizontal forehead mark. Behind him is an orange-and-red building and a seated crowd. The scene appears to be an outdoor event with the figure seated on a raised dais.2016-01-03A smiling man in a rust-red sannyasi shawl holds a polished silver trident (trishul) upright in his right hand. He wears a thick red-and-yellow marigold garland over a rudraksha mala and gold ceremonial necklace, with white vibhuti on his forehead and hair swept up. Behind him, blurred figures in white dhoti and orange-saffron cloth stand at a festival setting. Probable Swamiji cues: swept-back hair, ornate gold necklace and rudraksha mala, and a ceremonial trishul.2016-01-03January 03 20162016-01-03January 03 20162016-01-03January 03 20162016-01-03January 03 20162016-01-03