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A man with long dark hair and a full beard sits on an ornate gilded throne with carved floral backrest and red cushions on a red-draped stage. He wears a saffron-orange robe draped over his shoulders and holds a small ritual object in his hands. Beside him stand a silver-toned trident, a tall silver staff and a silver kalasha-topped pole. Red curtains hang behind; seated devotees in orange and white clothing watch from the audience at the lower edge.

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December 25 20172017-12-25A man with long dark hair swept back and a full beard sits on an ornate gilded throne with red upholstery on a red-draped stage. He wears a saffron-orange robe draped over his shoulder and holds a small ceremonial object in his hands. Beside him stand a silver trident (trishul), a tall silver staff with a finial, and a small silver side table. Behind the stage, a dark red curtain hangs, and a seated audience in orange, white and yellow clothing fills the hall. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure with long hair, beard, saffron robe and ceremonial throne matches the cues for the page's subject. The printed logo at upper left and a copyright caption at lower right are present.2017-12-25December 25 20172017-12-25December 25 20172017-12-25A photograph of a man seated on an ornate gilded and red-cushioned throne on a red-draped stage. He wears an orange-brown robe over bare shoulders, has long dreadlocked hair and a beard, and rests his hands in his lap with bare feet. Beside him stand a gilded trident staff and a tall ceremonial staff with a finial. Seated and standing devotees in orange and saffron shawls fill the audience below, with red and yellow drapes and a large screen behind. a person: the figure has long swept-back dreadlocks, a saffron robe and a throne, and the page names a person at this event, so he is the central figure of the event.2017-12-25A seated man in an orange-saffron robe sits barefoot on an ornate silver-and-red throne on a raised red-draped stage. He has long dark hair falling behind him, a black beard, and tilts his head down with eyes closed. A silver trident stands to his left beside a tall silver staff, and a silver ceremonial stand sits to his right. Dark red curtains hang behind the stage. Audience members in orange and saffron clothing sit in rows below, some with hands folded, and a few in white stand at the sides. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), seated on the throne and wearing saffron robes with long hair, presented in a discourse setting.2017-12-25A man with long dark hair and a full beard sits on an ornate silver throne with red cushions on a raised red-draped stage. He wears a saffron-orange robe draped over his shoulders and holds a small object in one hand. Beside him stand a silver trident and a tall silver staff, and a small silver table with a metal item sits at left. Audience members in orange and pink clothing fill the foreground and sides, with a large screen and red curtains behind the stage.2017-12-25December 25 20172017-12-25A seated man in saffron-orange robes sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne with carved lion-head arms on a red-draped stage. He has long dark hair falling past his shoulders, a bare-shouldered wrap over one arm, and bare feet. Beside him stand a silver trident and a tall ceremonial staff with a finial. A copper vessel rests on the seat cushion. Behind him are red and yellow draped backdrops, and a seated audience in orange and white clothing fills the foreground and sides of the hall, with several people wearing saffron shawls. A small blue-and-white logo appears in the top-left corner. The man has distinctive long hair and saffron robes, so he is described as a person seated in a throne ceremony, but the appearance cues are only partly sufficient, so the identity is uncertain.2017-12-25December 25 20172017-12-25December 25 20172017-12-25December 25 20172017-12-25