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A man with long dark dreadlocks stands beside an ornate silver throne with a leopard-print cushion and armrests. He wears a rust-red sarong-style cloth draped over his shoulders and bare chest, a gold pendant necklace, and a red tilak on his forehead, and smiles while gesturing with his hands. To the left, white and orange-red flower garlands hang on a pillar, and a pink and blue cloth is visible. The backdrop shows a large temple tower and a stylized landscape. Presentation cues of long dreadlocks, ornate gold necklace and saffron-toned robe are consistent with a person in a ceremonial setting; the stage shows the throne and garlands of a Navratri-period event.

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October 29 20172017-10-29 +1 copiesSeptember 26 20172017-09-26A smiling man stands centre stage in a deep maroon-red robe, hands raised palms-outward in greeting or blessing, with a red tilak mark on his forehead and a gold necklace. Behind him is a large silver-and-gold ornate throne with a leopard-print seat cushion and a red cushion to the right. The backdrop shows a painted temple gopuram and a red-toned tiger artwork, with a garland of white and red flowers hanging at the left edge. A person in a blue sleeve is partly visible at the left. Watermarked backdrop text is not transcribed.2017-09-26September 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesA smiling man in a rust-red sannyasi wrap stands on a stage, raising both open palms beside his shoulders. He wears a small vertical tilak on his forehead, a gold chain necklace, and a red-brown wrap over a bare torso, with long dark hair swept back. Behind him is an ornate white carved throne backed by a leopard-print cushion. To his left, a deity murti is adorned with white and red flower garlands and a blue cloth. The backdrop shows a painted temple tower and a sunset sky.2017-09-26October 14 20172017-10-14A man with long dark matted hair and a beard stands in profile at the left, palms pressed together in namaste, wearing a rust-brown saffron-toned robe draped over his shoulder and torso. He faces a large ornate silver-white throne with carved floral and arched backrest, its seat covered in leopard-print fabric with a red cushion. A garland of white flowers with red and green accents hangs at the left edge beside a pink cloth. The backdrop shows a painted red temple-like structure under a pale sky. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron-toned robe and folded-hands greeting in front of a throne, with the appearance cues qualifying the candidate.2017-09-26 +1 copiesSeptember 26 20172017-09-26A smiling man with a dark beard, a red tilak on his forehead and a gold chain at his neck stands on a stage in a dark maroon-red robe, both palms raised toward the audience in a blessing gesture. Behind him is an ornate white carved throne with a leopard-print cushion. To the left, a garland of white flowers edged with red hangs beside draped pink and blue fabric, and a painted backdrop shows a temple tower and a carved stone elephant. The setting is a Navratri festival stage.2017-09-26September 26 20172017-09-26A smiling man in a rust-red saffron-toned dhoti wrap stands centre-stage with both palms raised beside his shoulders in a welcoming gesture. He has a red vertical tilak on his forehead, a long dark braid of hair, a gold chain at his neck and a bare chest. Behind him a carved white ornate throne with a leopard-print cushion sits on a stage, with a painted backdrop of a temple and a red-rock temple gopuram. At left, a deity murti is decorated with a long white and red flower garland and a pink cloth, with a colourful costume visible. The image appears to be from a Navaratri celebration at a temple setting.2017-09-26September 26 20172017-09-26