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A man with long swept-back dark hair, a full beard, a vertical tilak on his forehead and gold earrings sits cross-legged on an ornate silver throne with a red velvet back. He wears a rust-brown dhoti-style wrap, a heavy gold necklace with a large ornate pendant, and beaded rudraksha-style bracelets, and he smiles while gesturing with one raised fist. Seated audience members in white clothing, including a woman in a red headscarf, watch from behind and beside him, and a striped mat lies on the floor.

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March 13 20172017-03-13March 13 20172017-03-13Photograph of a bearded man with long dark hair and a vertical tilak on his forehead seated on an ornate silver-and-red throne. He wears a rust-brown dhoti-style garment, a heavy gold multi-strand necklace with a large gold pendant, gold earrings, and red-and-gold beaded bracelets. Seated on the floor in front of him are people in white clothing, and several others in white and orange sit behind him. Probable Swamiji (probable): the long swept-back hair, ceremonial gold necklaces, and ornate clothing are consistent with the page's description of the presiding figure on the throne. Two of the people seated in front are shown from behind, and background participants wear white. The setting appears to be a hall with a screen above.2017-03-13A photograph inside a hall where a man with long swept-back dark hair, a full beard, and a white tripundra on his forehead sits on an ornate silver throne with a red velvet seat and a carved sun motif. He wears a rust-red robe, a gold ceremonial necklace with a large gold pendant, gold armlets and red-and-gold bangles, and rests his hand on a table holding a glass vessel. Behind him, people in white clothes and red shawls stand and sit, and a silver staff rises at the left. The figure matches the Swamiji (probable) cues of long hair, ornate gold jewelry and saffron-toned clothing; the seated figure is present in person.2017-03-13A seated man in a rust-red saffron-toned robe and long gold ornate necklace sits on an ornate red velvet throne with a silver-embossed back. He has long dark hair, a beard, a forehead tilak and a gold ear stud, with a rudraksha-style bead bracelet on his wrist and upper arm. In the foreground, seated devotees in white clothing face him, and a woman in a cream and yellow sari with a mangalsutra stands to the left. Blurred figures in white sit in the background before a large screen. Swamiji (probable) is seated on the throne with long swept-back hair, saffron-toned robes and gold ornaments, presiding as a teacher in a discourse setting.2017-03-13A smiling bearded man with long swept-back dark hair and a red-brown tilak sits on an ornate silver-and-red throne, wearing a rust-red shawl over a sleeveless saffron-toned garment with a gold-embellished band and rudraksha bracelets. He wears a heavy gold ceremonial necklace with a central pendant and a gold chain. Seated devotees in white clothes surround the throne, and a woman in an orange head covering sits to the left.2017-03-13March 13 20172017-03-13July 06 20172017-07-06A man with long dark hair and a short beard sits cross-legged on an ornate silver-and-red throne with carved silver arms and lion-form supports. He wears a rust-orange robe over bare shoulders, a heavy gold bead necklace with a large gold pendant, and a red thread on his wrist; a red mark is on his forehead. Around him, seated devotees in orange and white saris and kurtas fill the hall; a silver ritual stand with a flower-decorated edge stands to the right. Behind them, gold and red temple décor is visible.2017-07-07March 13 20172017-03-13August 07 20172017-08-07April 29 20172017-04-29