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A man seated on an ornate golden throne, framed by gilded peetha carvings, a golden crown-like headdress with a deity motif, and gold-foil drapery with fairy lights behind him. He is bare-chested, wearing layered gold necklaces, a rudraksha-style gold chain, armlets and bangles, and a gold shawl draped over his shoulders, with a tilak on his forehead. He smiles and raises one hand in a blessing gesture. Flanking him are golden tear-drop shaped plaques with a deity face and a crescent moon, and golden deity statues at the edges. The scene is a ceremonial darshan setting. Swamiji (probable): the appearance cues are the ornate gold crown, layered gold necklaces and gold shawl.

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October 12 20212021-10-12A smiling man seated on an ornate gold throne with a tall gilded crown-like headpiece, raising one hand in blessing and holding a golden trident-like staff in the other. He wears a bare chest with rudraksha bracelets, a large coral-and-gold necklace with a gold pendant, and gold shoulder ornaments. Behind him stand gold shining drapes with string lights, a gold deity murti with a crown and veena at right, and a gilded shield-shaped ornament with a face at left.2021-10-14A smiling bare-chested man stands before a gold throne with an ornate golden crown-like headdress, holding a gold staff with a serpent-form top in his raised right hand. He wears layered rudraksha mala necklaces with white beads, bead armlets, and a small earpiece microphone. Gilded deity statues flank him on either side against a shimmering gold drape. Swamiji (probable): long dark hair, bare chest adorned with rudraksha malas and ceremonial beadwork, seated-presenter role before the golden throne.2021-10-01A man seated on an ornate gold throne with carved gold backrest and armrests, wearing an elaborate gold crown and gold jewellery including layered necklaces, a long gold chain garland, and bangles, with bare chest and a gold-chain shawl. He has a white forehead marking, raises one hand in a blessing gesture, and smiles at the camera. Behind him are gold draped curtains with fairy lights and gold ceremonial fans or chamaras on both sides.2021-10-12A bearded man seated on an ornate gold throne with carved lion figures on either side, raising his right hand in blessing. He wears an elaborate gold crown with red and green stones, a red tilak on his forehead, white vibhuti markings, layered gold necklaces, a rudraksha mala and gold armlets. He is bare-chested, and the gold-leaf frame of the throne surrounds him against a dark background. Not a clear physical-person identification; appearance-based candidate uncertain.2023-02-16A bearded man with a golden crown and blue forehead marking sits on an ornate gold throne flanked by carved golden lions. He is bare-chested and wears a leopard-print lower garment, layered gold and bead necklaces with a large central pendant, and beaded armbands. He smiles and raises one hand in a mudra-like gesture. Gilded deity figures stand on the throne's upper panels. Probable Swamiji depicted on the throne, identified by his crown, rudraksha-style beaded malas and ceremonial gold necklaces, with the page noting the event as September 12 2023.2023-09-12 +2 copiesOctober 12 20212021-10-12A seated man on an ornate gold throne (peetha) at a stage with a dark backdrop, garlanded with yellow and red flowers. He wears a tall gold crown, a blue-white vertical tilak on his forehead, gold earrings, a thick rudraksha mala, layered gold necklaces and bangles, and an orange-brown dhoti, and his bare chest is visible; he smiles and raises one hand in blessing. Gilded statues of two female deities flank the throne, one holding a lotus and the other playing a veena. Ornate golden ceremonial fans with crescent designs stand on each side. The visible ornaments and throne match the appearance cues for a person, seated in a blessing pose during the Arunachaleshwara Makutabhishekam celebration.2022-02-18A smiling man seated on an ornate gilded throne, wearing an elaborate gold crown with a central sunburst motif and a golden ceremonial garment with rudraksha beads at the collar. He has long hair, a white forehead band with a dark central mark, large hoop earrings and a full beard. Behind him hang white flower garlands and warm lights against a dark draped backdrop. The gilded throne and crown suggest a ceremonial enthronement setting.2022-02-18A seated man on an ornate gilded throne (peetha) before golden drapery and string lights, raising one hand in blessing and holding a trident-topped staff in the other. He wears a gold crown, a red-and-white forehead marking, rudraksha malas and layered gold chains, and rust-orange dhoti. Golden deity statues flank the throne, including one playing a veena and another with raised hand, and a brass plate stands at left. Swamiji (probable): the crown, rudraksha malas, gold chains and orange dhoti match the Swamiji cues, shown seated on the throne as the central figure. Page indicates a Navaratri Durga puja event.2021-10-13A bearded, bare-chested man sits cross-legged on an ornate gold throne carved with lion heads and arches, with a dark background. He wears a gold crown with a central jewel, a white-and-blue forehead marking, a heavy gold pendant necklace, and a long dark rudraksha mala draped over his chest. His waist is wrapped in a maroon cloth with gold-toned ornamentation. His right hand is raised in a blessing gesture while his left arm rests on the throne. a person is the central figure, seated as a sovereign on the peetha; the appearance cues are the crown, gold ornaments and rudraksha mala. A small copyright credit appears in the lower right corner.2023-05-22Close-up photograph of a smiling man in an ornate gold crown with peacock-like and floral repoussé detailing, set against a large gold-embossed backdrop. He wears a white forehead marking, gold hoop earrings, a bare chest, and a heavy layered gold necklace, and raises one hand in a blessing gesture.2021-10-12