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A seated man in rust-red saffron robes, with a pink-and-white flower garland, rudraksha beads and a white tilak on his forehead, smiles as he receives a silver tray holding small lamps, flowers and offerings from a kneeling woman in a blue and green sari with gold jewellery. The man sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions. Behind them a standing man in white dhoti with an orange border wears rudraksha beads, and a red-clad attendant stands at right in a gold-lined red setting. Small silver bowls with flowers sit at lower left.

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December 15 20172017-12-15A photograph of a seated man on an ornate golden throne with red cushions, wearing a deep maroon-red shawl over his bare shoulders, a rudraksha mala necklace and a pink-and-white flower garland. He has white tilak on his forehead and a neat beard and long hair tied back, smiling as he reaches toward a silver tray. A woman kneeling at right in a blue and green sari with gold jewellery and glasses offers the tray holding flowers and small silver vessels. Behind him, a standing man in white dhoti and shawl with rudraksha beads, and another figure in saffron-orange robes, stand near golden carved pillars. Small silver dishes with flowers and fruit sit on the floor in front. The scene suggests a devotee's offering during a ceremonial setting. Cues for the seated man include the long swept-back hair, maroon shawl, rudraksha mala and garland on a throne, so he is a probable Swamiji candidate.2017-12-15December 15 20172017-12-15December 15 20172017-12-15A seated man in rust-red robes and a pink-and-white flower garland sits on a red cushioned golden throne with ornate gold carvings, smiling as an elderly woman with silver hair in a bun, wearing a pink and gold-bordered sari, offers him a silver plate of yellow flowers. Another plate of yellow flowers and petals rests in the foreground, and behind them a man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala stands beside a woman in a pink and green sari. Gold pillars and a silver staff frame the scene.2017-12-15A photograph of a ceremonial offering at a gold-decorated stage with a red throne and red bolster. A smiling man with long swept-back hair, a white-and-red tilak on his forehead, a pink-and-white flower garland, a rudraksha mala and a brown-red shawl sits on the throne, holding a glass-lidded tray of flowers and offerings while a woman in a blue sari with a gold border and dark bangles presents a plate to him. Behind them, a seated man in white with a rudraksha mala watches, and women in orange saris and gold jewellery hold offering plates. The Swamiji cues are distinctive: long swept-back hair, a flower garland, rudraksha and a brown-red shawl, but the face and appearance are not certain enough to confirm identity, so the appearance-based label is probable. Ornate gold carvings line the background.2017-12-15A photograph of a man seated on an ornate gold-and-red throne, smiling and holding a silver puja plate with fruit, flowers and sweets. He wears a rust-red robe, a double-strand pink flower garland, multiple rudraksha malas and a white sandalwood tilak with a red bindu on his forehead. Beside him, a bare-chested attendant with beaded necklaces sits to the left, a woman in orange sari with gold jewellery and rudraksha stands behind the throne, and a man in white dhoti and shawl with rudraksha mala stands at right, attending. A silver-coloured ceremonial staff rises at right and the gold throne backdrop is richly carved.2017-12-15Inside a gilded ceremonial hall, a bearded man with long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala, and a pink-and-white flower garland sits on a red-cushioned golden throne in a maroon-brown robe with a white forehead mark, smiling as he accepts a silver tray of flowers and fruit from a woman in a blue patterned salwar and white dupatta. Behind him, a woman in orange sari and gold necklace and a girl in orange with a rudraksha mala and forehead marks hold offering trays, while a bald man in white dhoti and gold-rimmed glasses sits nearby. a person: the seated man wears long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and a ceremonial garland on a throne, consistent with his role as the presiding guru receiving an offering.2017-12-15December 15 20172017-12-15A seated man in a rust-brown robe, pink and white flower garland, rudraksha malas and a white forehead marking with red bindi sits on a red cushioned throne with gold carved ornamentation. He smiles and reaches toward a woman seen from behind, with long dark hair, wearing a grey floral-print top. To the left, a young man in an orange saffron cloth with beaded necklaces holds a silver tray of flowers. Behind them, a man in white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha necklace stands near a silver staff, and an older man in white is partly visible at right. Ornate golden pillars frame the scene. Seated man shows distinctive long swept-back hair and ceremonial adornments, consistent with a person receiving a devotee.2017-12-15December 15 20172017-12-15December 15 20172017-12-15