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A man with long dark hair and a full beard sits on an ornate gold throne with a red cushioned seat and carved lion-figure armrests. He wears a pink and red flower garland, a brown-orange wrap, and a gold necklace, with a rudraksha-style bead mala visible. Smoke rises from a small brass vessel beside him, and a tall gold ceremonial staff with a finial stands at right. Priests in white and bare-shouldered devotees sit in the foreground holding small oil lamps, while a blurred audience fills the tiered hall lit by strings of lights. The throne and seated figure are central.

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A man with long dark hair and a full beard sits on an ornate gold throne with a red cushioned seat, wearing a rust-brown saffron-toned wrap, a pink and magenta flower garland, and a rudraksha mala with a large gold pendant. Gold trident-topped staffs stand on either side of the throne. In front, several people sit with bare or white-clad shoulders facing the throne, and a crowd fills tiered seating behind, with many people in colourful saris and kurtas, lit oil lamps glowing along the steps and incense smoke rising at left. The setting appears to be a ritual gathering in an open-air hall. a person: the seated man wears a long flowing hair style, saffron-orange wrap, ceremonial gold necklace and rudraksha mala while seated on a throne, presented as the central figure receiving honour.2016-12-06A bearded man with long swept-back dark hair sits on an ornate gilded throne with a red cushioned seat and lion carvings on its base. He wears a rust-brown robe, a long pink and magenta flower garland, a gold necklace with a pendant, and a tilak on his forehead, smiling toward the audience. Gold trident-topped staffs flank the throne. Behind him, a large seated audience in white, orange and saffron clothing fills tiered rows, with oil lamps glowing in the foreground. Appearance-based a person in the seated role at the throne, honoured as the central figure of a gathering.2016-12-06A photograph of a ceremonial procession-style gathering at night, with a figure seated on an ornate gold throne with a red cushioned seat. The seated man has long dark hair, a full beard, a rudraksha-style gold necklace and a pink and white flower garland, and wears an orange-brown shawl draped over his shoulders. Gold trident-topped staffs and brass pot-finials flank the throne. Below, rows of seated devotees fill steps, many holding small oil lamps that glow among wisps of smoke, and some wear white, orange and saffron clothing. A garlanded canopy with purple and yellow flowers hangs at the upper left.2016-12-06A photograph of a man seated on an ornate gold throne with a red cushioned seat and carved gold backrest. He wears a rust-brown robe, a long rudraksha-style mala, a gold ceremonial necklace with a pendant, and a thick garland of pink and magenta flowers draped over his shoulders and chest. He has long dark hair and a full beard. Behind him, marigold and purple flower decorations hang on the throne. At left a brass lamp with a curved handle emits smoke. Blurred seated audience members fill the lower and background areas. Swamiji (probable) is seated on the throne, identified by long hair, rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklace.2016-12-06A man with long dark hair and a full beard sits on an ornate golden throne with red cushions, wearing a rust-brown shawl and a pink-and-magenta flower garland, with a gold chain and beaded necklace. Ceremonial golden trident-topped staffs stand on either side of the throne. Shaved-headed men in bare-chested white and devotees in front face the throne in the foreground, while a large crowd of seated devotees in white and saffron fills the background, with small oil lamps glowing. Appearance-based probable Swamiji (probable) seated on the throne in a procession setting, with long hair, rust-brown shawl, pink garland and gold necklaces.2016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06Evening procession scene with a man seated on an ornate gold-and-red throne (peetha) with a fringed red cushion, wearing a saffron-brown robe, a pink flower garland, a long gold-and-bead necklace, and a rudraksha-style mala. Gold trishula staffs with brass finials stand on either side. A standing attendant at right wears an orange robe with a gold waistband, a white forehead tilak and a rudraksha mala, hands folded in namaskar. Two gold-finialed ceremonial staffs frame the scene, and a garlanded canopy with flower strings hangs at upper left. In the foreground, shaved-headed men in white dhotis and rudraksha malas face the throne, and a large seated crowd fills the tiered background. The seated figure's identity is an appearance-based judgment: he has long dark hair and a beard with a throne and saffron-clad attendant, a candidate for the a person label, but the cues are not distinctive enough to confirm.2016-12-06Evening scene at an outdoor event. A bearded man with long swept-back dark hair sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, wearing an orange-brown robe, a pink and red flower garland, a gold necklace with a large pendant, and a rudraksha-style mala. A golden trident-topped incense or lamp vessel with smoke rises to his left. Behind him are walls of garlands in yellow, white and purple flowers. In the foreground, a crowd of devotees in white, blue and orange clothing is seen from behind, with a large seated audience further back. a person seated in a procession or ceremonial setting, with a golden trident and incense.2016-12-06A man with long swept-back dark hair and a full beard sits on an ornate gilded throne with a red cushioned seat and a carved golden backrest decorated with floral scrollwork. He wears a rust-maroon garment draped over one shoulder, a long gold beaded necklace, a gold ornamental pendant, and a thick rudraksha mala. A pink and red rose garland hangs across his chest, and a small red bindi mark is on his forehead. Behind the throne are hanging strands of marigolds and white flowers. On the left is a gold kalasha-style finial. A few heads of seated audience members are visible at the bottom edge. The scene appears to be a festival stage with night lighting. Swamiji (probable): the appearance cues of long hair, rudraksha mala, saffron-maroon clothing and gold ornaments are present, though the face and presentation are not fully clear.2016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06December 06 20162016-12-06