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A man in an orange-red sleeveless top and matching red-orange dhoti sits cross-legged on an ornate silver throne with carved elephant figures at its sides, one arm resting on a silver armrest and a silver staff leaning beside him. He has long hair, a horizontal white forehead mark, and a thin necklace. The throne sits on a patterned rug on a dark stage. Behind him a large backdrop shows a multi-towered South Indian temple gopuram and colonnaded hall at sunset, with rows of seated audience visible in the backdrop.

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A man with long dark hair and a moustache sits cross-legged on an ornate silver throne with lion-headed armrests and a silver backrest carved with floral and mythical motifs, on a stage. He wears a rust-orange sleeveless top and matching orange dhoti-style trousers, a thin necklace, and a walking staff rests against the throne's side. Behind him a large backdrop shows a colourful gopuram temple tower and a temple corridor at sunset. A small silver footstool sits in front of the throne. Appearance-based probable Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair and orange ceremonial clothing, seated on the throne.2017-12-23A man with long dark hair and a bare torso in an orange-red sleeveless top and rust-orange dhoti sits cross-legged on an ornate silver throne decorated with elephant figures and leopard-print cushions. His bare foot rests on a small silver footstool on a patterned rug. Behind him a large backdrop shows a towering South Indian gopuram temple tower and pillared temple halls at sunset. The stage is lit by spotlights, and the throne is the central focus. Swamiji (probable) is seated, identified by long swept-back hair, ornate silver throne and saffron-orange clothing. No other people are visible.2017-12-23A photograph of a single man seated on an ornate silver throne with elaborately carved floral and scroll designs and elephant-shaped armrests, draped with a leopard-print cloth. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange top and matching orange dhoti-style trousers, a pendant necklace, and bangles, and holds a small microphone and a rod-like object. His long dark hair falls past his shoulders. Behind the stage is a backdrop painting of a temple gopuram and a palm-lined temple tank at sunset. A small wooden stool and a white cloth rest in front of the throne. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), seated in the central position on the throne, with saffron clothing and long hair as cues.2017-12-12December 12 20172017-12-12December 23 20172017-12-23A man in a saffron-orange sleeveless top and matching orange dhoti-style trousers sits on an ornate silver throne with carved lion and elephant-like supports and a large arched backrest, on a stage with a painted backdrop of a temple gopuram and pillared corridor. He has long swept-back hair, a long necklace, and holds a small white object in his right hand. A small wooden stool and a white stand sit before the throne, and stage lights are visible at the lower left. The throne and stage setting are the main elements.2017-12-12December 12 20172017-12-12A man with long swept-back dark hair and a beard sits on an ornate silver throne with carved elephant armrests and a leopard-print cushion on a stage. He wears an orange-saffron sleeveless top and matching orange trousers, a thin necklace, and holds a white ceremonial fly-whisk or staff. A small silver stool and a low white dais sit in front, with a pink-and-orange temple backdrop showing gopuram towers and a colonnaded corridor behind him. Hanging crystal lamps are overhead. The figure's appearance (long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, throne, ceremonial staff) matches the page's reference to Swamiji, so this is a probable identification.2017-12-12December 23 20172017-12-23December 12 20172017-12-12December 12 20172017-12-12December 12 20172017-12-12