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A photograph of a seated man in a rust-red turban and matching red-brown robe, wearing a multi-strand pink and white flower garland, gold chains and a pearl necklace, sits on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion and tiger-striped cloth. A young man in a white dhoti with gold border, bare-chested and wearing glasses, kneels before him, holding his hands. A trident stands behind the throne, and a red offering cushion with flowers lies at the base. a person is the seated figure, based on turban, garland and throne cues; the kneeling man is a devotee.

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June 19 20172017-06-19A photograph of a seated man in a golden, ornately carved throne with red cushions, wearing a maroon turban with a gold crescent ornament and a jewelled brow piece, a long white and pink jasmine garland, rudraksha-style red beads, gold necklaces and red-beaded armbands, and a maroon robe. He smiles with eyes closed and holds a small white object in his hands. Before him kneels a shaved-headed man bare-chested, wearing a white dhoti with an orange border and rudraksha beads, extending his hands toward him. A golden trident stands behind the throne and a striped tiger-print cloth covers the seat. The seated man's appearance is consistent with the page's Swamiji cues of turban, garland and ornate clothing, so the appearance-based label is Swamiji (probable), seated on the throne as the central figure receiving the kneeling priest's offering.2017-06-19June 19 20172017-06-19June 19 20172017-06-19June 19 20172017-06-19A photograph of a seated man on a gold-carved throne receiving ritual attention from a shirtless kneeling priest in a white dhoti with orange border. The seated man wears a maroon turban with a crescent ornament and a gold jewel, maroon robes, a gold chain, multiple rudraksha-style beads and long pink-and-white flower garlands, and smiles while holding a small object. The priest, his hands cupped, offers something to him. Behind them rises a golden throne with a trident standing to the left, and red and striped cushions lie at the base. The seated man is a probable Swamiji by appearance cues: a distinctive maroon turban, garlands and ornate ceremonial clothing, seated in an honoured position.2017-06-19A photograph of a seated man on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, wearing a rust-red turban with a small gold ornament, rust-red robes, a white and pink flower garland, and gold necklaces and armbands. He sits with eyes closed and a smile, one hand resting on a red cushion. In the foreground, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti bows with folded hands toward him. A gold trident stands at the upper left, and red flowers lie on a red cloth at the bottom. a person is seated on the throne, with distinctive turban, garland and gold ornaments as cues, while the bowing man is a devotee performing reverence. Rudrabhishekam and padapuja are not visibly confirmed.2017-06-19September 11 20162016-09-11September 12 20152015-09-12July 19 20162016-07-19A seated man in a rust-red turban, rust-red robe and a long multi-strand garland of white and pink flowers rests his hand on a child's red-wrapped head. The child, bare-backed and wearing a white dhoti with gold border, stands in front of him. Behind them rises an ornate gold throne with a cobra hood carving, and a gold trident stands to the left. Red cloth covers the seat and a small brass vessel sits near the bottom right.2017-06-19A seated man in a rust-orange robe with a large red and green flower garland sits on an ornate silver throne with a repoussé backrest and a leopard-print cushion, smiling and extending one hand. Before him, a bare-backed man in a white dhoti with a gold border kneels, his head bowed and hands raised in reverence, with a rudraksha mala around his neck. A third person's hand rests on his shoulder at left, and a gilded temple tower stands in the background. The seated figure wears a white tilak, has long dark matted hair wrapped up with beads, and sits barefoot on the dais, which fits the a person cues of hair, saffron-ochre robe, garland and rudraksha, though his identity is unconfirmed from appearance alone.2018-04-03