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A seated man in a deep red and gold-bordered dhoti and shawl wears a gold-beaded necklace, gold armlets and bracelets, and a white forehead mark with a red bindi. He sits on an ornate silver-backed wooden throne with a leopard-print cushion on a sandy ground with a red rug. Behind him stands a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a dark rudraksha mala, holding a white cloth. A tall silver ceremonial staff stands at left and a blue glass bottle lies at the throne's base. Appearance-based label: a person, seated on the throne in red and gold ritual attire with gold ornaments, the qualifying cues being the gold ceremonial necklace, gold armlets and the throne setting.

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December 25 20152015-12-25Night photograph outdoors on sand. A seated man in a red and gold-bordered robe wears a long gold-beaded garland, gold armlets, a rudraksha-style necklace and a white-and-red forehead mark, sitting on a leopard-print cushioned wooden seat with a red mat in front. A silver trident stands upright at left with a maroon base. Behind him a standing man in a white dhoti and shawl, with a dark bead mala, stands in the background. The seated figure matches a person's ceremonial presentation with saffron-red robes, ornate gold garlands and a trident, but the face is not sufficiently distinctive to confirm the identity, so the candidate is marked uncertain.2015-12-25Night photograph of a seated man in red-orange saffron robes with gold-edged border, wearing a long gold-bead necklace and gold armlets, with a tilak and red bindi, hair long and swept back, seated on an ornate silver-backed throne with leopard-print cushion on a red rug. Behind him stands a shirtless attendant in white dhoti with rudraksha mala and a silver trident to the left. a person seated in the red-robed ceremonial role on the throne, with the attendant standing beside him.2015-12-25December 25 20152015-12-25December 25 20152015-12-25December 25 20152015-12-25A seated man in a deep red dhoti and shawl with gold-threaded borders sits on an ornate silver-and-wood chair with a leopard-print cushion on sand at night. He wears a heavy gold-beaded garland, gold armlets, a crystal-bead bracelet, and a bead necklace with a pendant, and has white forehead markings with a red dot. A standing attendant in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala stands behind him, and a tall silver trident-topped staff stands at left on a red cloth. Scattered petals and a blue bottle lie on the mat. A large chair-side ornamentation and night lighting frame the ceremony. a person is seated, identified by his red-and-gold ceremonial dress, ornate gold garland and throne setting.2015-12-25December 25 20152015-12-25A man with long, swept-back dark hair sits on an ornate silver-and-carved wooden throne with a leopard-print cushion on a red carpet at an outdoor evening event. He wears a draped maroon-red robe with gold borders, a long gold-and-bead garland, a gold arm band and a white-and-red forehead mark. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, red-and-gold robes and ornate gold garlands, seated in an honoured position. Blurred audience members in the dark background, one woman in yellow. A water bottle and a small monitor sit at the lower right.2015-12-25December 25 20152015-12-25December 25 20152015-12-25A seated man in a red-maroon robe with orange-gold border, wearing heavy gold-toned rudraksha-style garlands, gold armlets and a gold pendant, sits on a leopard-print cushioned seat with his hands clasped, long swept-back dark hair, white and red forehead markings. Behind him stands a second man in a white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala. The background is dark and a carved wooden chair is visible at right.2015-12-25