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A seated male figure on an ornate gilded throne with lion-head armrests and a deep maroon velvet backrest. He wears an elaborate gold crown, layered gold necklaces and long multi-strand garlands, rudraksha bracelets, and a maroon silk dhoti with a leopard-print waist cloth. His torso is bare, with a red bindi and a sacred white mark on the forehead. He raises one hand in blessing holding a mala, while the other rests on a tall ceremonial staff with bells. The background is a soft blurred gradient of gold, purple and green. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), seated in state on the throne with the cues of crown, ornate gold jewellery, rudraksha and maroon ceremonial dress.

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November 22 20222022-11-22November 22 20222022-11-22A bearded man seated on an ornate gold throne with lion-head armrests, wearing a tall golden crown with a red tilak, a velvet dark-red cape over the throne, and rudraksha malas with bells on his chest and waist. He is bare-chested with white markings on his arms and torso, wears maroon-red trousers, gold bangles and a gold necklace, and holds a ceremonial silver-hilted sword upright. A silver stand with a bowl sits to his right.2022-11-07A bearded man sits cross-legged on an ornate gold throne with carved lion-head armrests and a dark red velvet backrest, raising his right hand in a blessing gesture while holding a rudraksha mala in his left. He wears a jewelled gold crown, white tripundra marks on his forehead, layered gold and rudraksha necklaces, a gold shoulder and chest piece, and maroon silk dhoti-style garments with a gold waist belt. A blurred painted deity figure with red and gold tones stands in the background. Probable Swamiji, seated on the throne in ceremonial dress with a crown, rudraksha malas and gold adornments.2022-11-25A seated man in an ornate golden crown set with red and green stones sits on a gilded throne carved with floral scrollwork. He wears a heavy gold collar and layered rudraksha mala necklaces over a gold-embroidered shoulder piece, a gold waist belt, and maroon draped trousers. He holds a rudraksha mala in one hand and gestures open-palmed with the other, with a white tilak on his forehead and a green blurred background. a person seated on a throne with rudraksha malas and ornate gold clothing.2022-11-25A seated man on an ornate gilded throne with a high golden crown, bare-chested and wearing layered gold necklaces, long gold-and-rudraksha garlands, rudraksha armlets and bracelets, and a maroon dhoti with a patterned waistband. He holds a long silver staff with a trident-style top in one hand and a mala in the other, with a red bindi and tilak on his forehead. Two people appear in the scene? No: one figure only. A gilded throne with carved floral motifs and a dark velvet backrest sits against a soft purple and yellow blurred background. Probable Swamiji seated on a throne, wearing ceremonial gold ornaments, rudraksha malas and a crown, in an ornate throne setting.2022-11-22A man seated cross-legged on an ornate gold throne with carved lion-head armrests and a plush dark velvet backrest. He wears an elaborate gold crown with pearls and red stones, a gold shoulder collar, layered gold necklaces, and many tiered rudraksha malas across his chest, waist and arms. He is bare-chested with a red silk dhoti over a leopard-print cloth, holds a mala in one hand and a small gold object in the other, and has a white forehead mark. The dark blue background fades to light.2022-11-22A bearded man with long swept-back dark hair and a gold crown with a crescent ornament sits on an ornate gold throne with carved lion-head armrests and a dark velvet backrest. He is bare-chested, wearing layered orange and rudraksha malas, a large ceremonial gold necklace with a deity medallion, a leopard-print waistcloth and a maroon silk dhoti with gold border. Gold armlets and rudraksha bracelets adorn his arms and a white vertical tilak marks his forehead. Background is teal. Consistent with Swamiji (probable) in a throne-sitting portrait, based on crown, long hair, rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold adornment.2022-11-14November 22 20222022-11-22A bearded man seated on an ornate gold throne with lion-armrest carvings and a brown velvet backrest against a teal background. He wears a gold crown with a dark topknot and crescent ornament, white forehead markings and a red bindi, multiple strands of pearls and gold beaded necklaces, rudraksha armbands, and a gold waist band over a leopard-print cloth with a rust-coloured dhoti. He raises one hand in blessing while the other rests on a silver kalasha-style vessel. Swamiji (probable): the crown, gold ornamentation, rudraksha and ceremonial jewellery fit the candidate's presentation, so this is an appearance-based label only.2022-11-14November 16 20222022-11-16A photograph of a man seated on an ornate gilded throne with carved lion-head armrests and a dark velvet backrest. He wears a tall gold crown with a cobra-hood motif set with red stones, a red tilak on his forehead, and white vibhuti marks on his face and arms. He wears layered gold necklaces, black beaded malas, a wide striped tiger-print sash, a maroon dhoti and heavy gold armlets and bangles. He holds a tall ornate gold staff in his left hand and rests his right hand on his knee. A gilded bird sits on the armrest beside him, and a blurred warm red-orange background fills the frame. The regal presentation and throne suggest a formal portrait, though the figure's identity is not established from appearance.2022-11-07