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Photograph of a man seated on an ornate silver throne with a carved silver armrest, speaking into a microphone on a stand. He wears a rust-orange sleeveless tunic and matching dhoti, a leopard-print sash, and a long rudraksha mala crossing his chest. He has long dreadlocked hair, white horizontal tilak markings on his forehead and arms, and a gold chain necklace with a gold pendant. He holds his palms together in namaste while smiling, and a silver staff rests beside him on a yellow and red patterned cloth. Behind him stand dark deity murti statues draped with white and red flower garlands, and a carved white pillar is visible at right.

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December 28 20172017-12-28December 28 20172017-12-28A man with long dreadlocks and a white tilak on his forehead sits cross-legged on a multicoloured mat in front of a silver throne with ornate repoussé carving. He wears a rust-orange sleeveless top, a leopard-print cloth belt, and a long rudraksha mala draped across his body, plus a gold pendant on a chain. He presses his palms together in anjali mudra with a smile, and a silver staff rests beside him. Behind him, black deity murtis are garlanded with white jasmine and red flowers, with a blue-and-gold silk drape at upper left. A microphone stand is visible at right. Appearance-based candidate: a person, seated in a satsang-style setting.2017-12-28A man with long dreadlocked hair and a trimmed beard sits on a silver-carved throne, smiling and raising one hand in a blessing gesture. He wears a rust-red sleeveless garment, a leopard-print waist sash, and layered rudraksha malas, with a gold chain at his neck. White vibhuti is marked on his forehead and arms. Behind him, white and red-yellow jasmine garlands hang near a blue silk cloth and a microphone stand is visible at right. The setting suggests a satsang or discourse. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas, saffron-toned ornate clothing and a seated position on a throne mark him as the central speaker.2017-12-28A photograph of a long-haired man seated cross-legged on a raised platform, speaking with one palm open toward the audience. He wears a sleeveless rust-orange garment, a leopard-print waist belt, a gold pendant necklace and multiple strands of dark rudraksha beads, with white ash markings on his forehead and arms. He holds a silver-handled staff across his lap. Behind him are a silver peacock figure, a microphone on a stand, black deity murti statues draped in white and red flower garlands, and a silver-embellished throne.2017-12-28December 28 20172017-12-28December 28 20172017-12-28A seated man with long dreadlocked hair and a beard sits on an ornate silver throne-like chair, wearing a rust-red sleeveless garment with a leopard-print waist cloth. He has white vertical tilak marks on his forehead and white ash streaks on his arms, a rudraksha mala draped over one shoulder, and a gold pendant necklace. Beside him a dark stone deity murti is adorned with white jasmine garlands and red flowers and wears a red and gold cloth. In the foreground are polished silver vessels and a small silver urn near a black stand with a red powder base. The scene suggests a ritual preparation setting. Swamiji (probable) is described by long hair, rudraksha mala, ornate gold pendant and a throne-like seat.2017-12-28December 28 20172017-12-28December 28 20172017-12-28December 28 20172017-12-28A man with long dreadlocked black hair sits cross-legged on a yellow and red patterned cloth before an ornate silver throne, smiling with palms pressed together in greeting. He wears a rust-red sleeveless garment, a leopard-print waist band, a gold chain and a long rudraksha mala draped across his body, with white horizontal marks on his forehead and arms. A silver staff rests beside him. Behind him stand dark deity murti statues draped with white and red-tipped flower garlands, and a microphone stand is visible at right. A small mobile phone lies on the cloth at lower left.2017-12-28