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A man seated on an ornate silver throne with a red cushioned back, eyes closed, with a long dark hair, a tilak on his forehead, a beard, and gold earrings. He wears a rust-orange shawl draped over a bare upper body, a long gold chain with a gold pendant, a gold bangle on the forearm, and a floral brooch on the shawl. His right arm extends outward with the hand open toward a silver ceremonial stand. Behind him, a blurred audience of seated devotees and some standing people fills the hall, with an orange wall and a red panel in the background.

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July 06 20172017-07-06A seated man in a silver-and-red throne with an ornate silver backrest sits centrally, wearing a rust-orange wrap over the shoulder, gold chain necklace with a layered gold garland, gold armlets and bangles, and a flower brooch on the chest. He has long swept-back dark hair, a sandalwood tilak on the forehead, and gold earrings, and extends one arm forward with eyes closed. Behind him, a crowd of seated devotees in white and orange clothing fills the hall beneath a large orange backdrop. A silver ritual stand is at the left edge. Appearance cues (long swept-back hair, gold ornaments, rust-orange wrap) suggest Swamiji (probable), seated in a teaching or satsang setting.2017-07-06A seated man in a rust-red draped garment sits on an ornate silver throne with a red velvet cushioned seat. He wears a long gold chain necklace, a gold pendant, gold bangles on his upper arms and wrists, and a jewelled brooch with white and red stones on his chest. A tilak mark is on his forehead and his long dark hair falls past his shoulders. His right hand rests in a mudra gesture. Beside him stands a tall silver ceremonial staff topped with a teardrop finial, and a silver stand. Blurred figures in white clothes are in the background of a bright hall. The image is a photograph with a copyright and source caption overlaid at the lower right.2017-07-06July 06 20172017-07-06July 06 20172017-07-06A bearded man with long dark hair, eyes closed and a vertical tilak on his forehead, sits on an ornate silver-and-red throne in a meditative pose. He wears a rust-red shawl over his bare shoulders, heavy gold chains and a gold necklace with a floral brooch, and gold armlets on his upper arms. Blurred seated devotees, some in white and saffron clothing, fill the background of a bright hall. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, ornate gold jewelry and ceremonial red garment while seated on a throne, shown in an appearance-based label only. Tall pillars and a pink-and-red backdrop frame the scene.2017-07-06July 06 20172017-07-06A man seated on an ornate silver throne with a red cushioned seat, eyes lowered and a vertical red mark on his forehead. He wears a rust-orange draped garment, a gold chain necklace with a central pendant, long gold beaded necklaces, gold bangles, a brooch with floral gold ornaments on the shoulder, and has long dark hair. Behind him, seated devotees in white and saffron-toned clothing fill a bright hall with an orange wall panel, and a cameraman stands at the left edge. The figure's distinctive ornaments and long hair with throne and ceremonial setting suggest the page's a person, though this is an appearance-based candidate.2017-07-06A photograph of a man seated on an ornate silver-and-red throne with eyes closed in meditation. He wears a rust-red shawl draped over one shoulder, a long gold necklace with multiple strands, gold bangles with beaded red-and-gold armbands, a gold earring, a red-and-gold floral brooch and a red bindi on his forehead. His long dark hair is swept back. Behind him several seated devotees in white and orange clothing are blurred in a hall with pink walls.2017-07-06A seated man in a maroon-red robe sits on an ornate silver-framed throne with a red cushion, raising a silver staff topped with a finial in his right hand. He wears layered gold necklaces, a gold armlet with red beads, a brooch of white flower ornaments on his chest, and a red-and-gold bracelet. A long dark braid of hair hangs over his shoulder and a small tilak marks his forehead. Behind him stand many devotees, mostly women in saris and some men with bare chests, in a bright hall with pale walls. A silver ceremonial stand with carved scrollwork sits at left, and a red cloth draped over the throne arm is visible at lower right.2017-07-06July 06 20172017-07-06A photograph of a seated man on an ornate silver-and-red throne, wearing a rust-red robe with long gold necklaces, gold bangles and armbands, and a brooch with red and white stones on his shoulder. He has a vertical tilak on his forehead, his eyes are closed, and he raises one hand near his face while extending the other arm outward in a gesture of transmission. Blurred seated audience members are visible in the background.2017-07-06