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A seated man in a maroon-red sannyasi robe with gold-bordered edges sits on an ornate silver throne with carved floral and scroll backrest. A richly embroidered red and gold canopy with a silver trident finial shelters him. He wears a long gold necklace of beaded pendants and an orange tilak with a red dot on his forehead, hands folded in his lap. Behind him a second robed figure in maroon stands near a leopard-print cushion, and a shaved-headed attendant in orange sits in the foreground beside a metal bowl. The setting is a stone ghat or open platform in daylight.

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August 01 20142014-08-01August 01 20142014-08-01Outdoor photograph of a man seated cross-legged on an ornate silver throne under a decorated silver-and-maroon canopy umbrella, beside a silver trident standard. He wears a rust-red robe over a saffron-orange dhoti, a long gold-bead necklace, a saffron forehead mark, and holds his hands folded in his lap. Leopard-print cloth lies on the floor near a bronze vessel and a rod. A stone ghat with steps and a water channel is behind him. Appearance-based label: a person, seated in a dhoti-and-robe ritual presentation with a ceremonial umbrella and trident, in a ghat setting.2014-08-01A photograph of a seated man on an outdoor stone ghat beside water, in an ornate silver throne-like chair under a silver-and-pink embroidered parasol. He wears a rust-red robe with an orange-yellow waist sash, a long gold-beaded mala necklace, and an orange-yellow forehead band with a red mark, hands clasped in his lap with eyes lowered. A silver trident stands to his left, and a few people sit blurred in the background near the water. Appearance-based label: probable Swamiji (long hair, saffron-red robe, ornate gold mala, trident and parasol), seated in a ceremonial setting.2014-08-01A man seated on a silver throne-style chair under an ornate pink and gold fringed umbrella topped by a silver trident. He wears a maroon robe with gold border, an orange shawl draped over one shoulder, and a long gold bead necklace; a horizontal orange-red mark is on his forehead, and he looks down smiling with one hand extended toward a leopard-print cushion. Behind him, a second person in orange robes sits near brass plates and offerings on a dark night riverside setting. a person: the seated man has a candidate appearance with a saffron shawl, ceremonial gold necklace and the trident-umbrella setting, but the appearance cues are not distinctive enough to confirm, so the identification is uncertain.2014-08-01August 01 20142014-08-01August 01 20142014-08-01A seated man in a rust-red sannyasi garment with a gold-bordered orange-brown dhoti sits on a silver-framed throne under an ornate embroidered umbrella with a silver trident at left. He wears a long necklace of golden rudraksha-style beads, a broad orange tilak across the forehead with a red dot, and holds his hands together in his lap with eyes lowered. Behind him are stone steps and a riverside stone platform, with a few people and a blue mat in the foreground.2014-08-01A central seated figure sits on an ornate silver-framed throne beneath a red and gold embroidered parasol, on a boat deck with a river and rail bridge behind. The seated person wears a maroon-red shawl over a dark bead necklace and long tiered rudraksha mala with a swept-back dark hair. Beside the throne stands a silver trident. To the left, a shaven-headed man in red-orange robes wears an orange-yellow tilak and orange shawl. Several people in white clothes stand at the railing on the right.2014-05-13A man with swept-back dark hair and a red bindi sits on an ornate silver throne with lion-face carvings and scrolling relief, under a canopy fringed with yellow tassels. He wears a dark red-brown robe with a gold-edged shawl, a rudraksha mala and a heavy ceremonial gold bead necklace, and speaks while seated outdoors on sand. a person by visible cues: rudraksha mala, gold necklace, red-brown robe and a throne. Copyright text and archive source are in the lower right corner.2014-01-19August 01 20142014-08-01A seated man in saffron-red robes and a white floral garland, with a rudraksha mala and ornate gold pendant, holds a silver trident aloft under a red and gold umbrella with tasselled fringe. Behind him is a silver-embossed seat cushion and an orange flag with a blue emblem. A bald priest in orange-red robes with a rudraksha mala sits in front of him, and attendants in white dhotis are partly visible at the lower edge. Red brick steps and a chain-link fence stand behind. The seated man has a white forehead mark, and a figure in ceremonial garb is seated before the throne, appearing to be a procession or ritual honour scene. Appearance-based identification is uncertain.2015-11-16