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A man with long dreadlocked hair and a short beard sits on an ornate silver throne with red velvet cushions on a red stage, bare-chested under an orange-brown shawl and draped orange-brown dhoti, bare feet. Silver ceremonial staffs topped with a trident and a decorated finial stand beside the throne, and a silver lectern is at right. Red drapes hang behind. Seated audience in orange, saffron and white clothing fills the foreground and background. Appearance-based candidate: a person, seated on the throne in orange-brown robes with long hair and a sacred adornment visible; the throne and dress alone are not sufficient, so the identity remains uncertain.

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A seated man in profile on an ornate silver-and-red throne (peetha) on a red-draped stage, with long dreadlock-style hair and a saffron-orange robe with bare shoulder. Beside him stand a silver trident (trishul) and a ceremonial silver staff with a finial, while a red velvet curtain backdrops the stage. Audience members in saffron and white sit in rows below, many wearing orange shawls, some with garlands. Appearance-based label: the seated figure has distinctive long hair and saffron clothing consistent with the page's Swamiji reference, but the face is not visible; probable Swamiji on the throne.2017-12-25A man with long swept-back dark hair and a beard sits on an ornate silver-and-gold throne with red upholstery on a red-draped stage. He wears an orange-saffron robe and sits barefoot, hands resting on his knees. Beside the throne stand a silver trident staff and a tall silver ceremonial staff with a golden kalasha-style finial on a gold base. Behind the stage, a crowd of seated devotees in white and orange-saffron shawls watches, with red and yellow drapes behind them. Swamiji (probable): the seated man has long swept-back hair, saffron robe and a throne setting, consistent with the page's Swamiji reference. Seated devotees fill the foreground and rows behind the stage.2017-12-25A seated man in a silver-and-red ornate throne, with a long dark braided hair flowing down his back, wears a saffron-orange shawl over bare shoulders. He sits in profile facing left, hands resting on the armrest. Beside him stand a silver trident and a ceremonial staff with a decorative top. Red velvet cushions and a red-carpeted dais are visible, with a dark red curtain behind. Seated devotees in orange and white clothing fill the foreground audience. The throne-seated figure's appearance is consistent with a person, given the long hair, saffron shawl and bare-shouldered attire, but this is not certain from appearance alone.2017-12-25December 25 20172017-12-25December 25 20172017-12-25December 25 20172017-12-25December 25 20172017-12-25A man with long swept-back dark hair and a beard sits on an ornate silver-and-gilt throne with a red cushion, on a red-draped stage. He wears an orange-saffron robe draped over the shoulders and bare feet, with white markings on his forehead and arms. Beside the throne stand a tall silver trident and a silver ceremonial staff with a finial. Rows of seated devotees in orange and saffron shawls fill the hall in front, with banners in red and yellow behind. Appearance-based a person seated in a place of honour, with distinctive long hair and saffron robes; the event is a group programme with a rear-facing audience.2017-12-25December 25 20172017-12-25December 25 20172017-12-25December 25 20172017-12-25A man with long dark hair and a trimmed beard sits on an ornate silver-and-red throne with carved lion-faced arms and a sun-face crest on a red stage. He wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulders and body, with a bare chest and arm bands, and holds a small ceremonial rod. Tall silver staffs topped with a trident and a decorative finial stand beside him, and a red curtain hangs behind. Seated audience members in orange and white clothing fill the foreground and sides, some with hands folded. a person: the figure has long swept-back hair, orange cloth, and ornate ceremonial setting cues, seated on the throne as the central presence.2017-12-25