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Night photograph on a waterfront or boat deck with glowing lamps reflected on dark water. A man in a maroon-red and gold-bordered dhoti and shawl sits on an ornate silver throne covered with a leopard-print cloth. He wears layered rudraksha malas, a gold ceremonial necklace, gold armlets and bracelets, and a white vibhuti marking on his forehead. He holds a silver trident upright with one hand. White metal railings frame the scene, with a partially visible figure in red at the lower right. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas, and a gold necklace with ornate red-and-gold ceremonial clothing.

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April 29 20142014-04-29A seated figure on a decorated silver-backed chair on an open-air deck at night, with water and lights blurred behind. The central person wears a rust-red and saffron garment over a leopard-print shawl, a long gold necklace with a rudraksha mala, gold bangles and armlets, and a white vertical forehead mark. The right hand holds a silver trident aloft while the left hand rests on the chest. Two shaved-headed men in white sit on the right, one partly in shadow, and a man in a yellow shirt leans in at the edge. A white railing frames the scene. Appearance-based label: a person, with the central figure seated and holding the trident.2014-04-29April 29 20142014-04-29April 29 20142014-04-29Photograph at night of a man seated on an ornate silver throne with embossed floral and animal motifs. He wears a red and saffron-gold wrap, a white forehead band with a red dot, a heavy gold necklace of pendants with red rudraksha-style beads, and gold armlets and bangles, and he holds a small ceremonial stick. Behind the throne, a shaved-headed man in a red garment sits near the edge of the platform beside a white railing, and a man in a yellow shirt stands at the right. Blurred city lights glow in the background.2014-04-29April 29 20142014-04-29Night photograph at a riverside or water-front ceremony with warm blurred lights reflecting on dark water. A seated person in the foreground wears a rust-red and gold dhoti-style garment, a gold necklace and a heavy gold garland of beads, gold armlets, and a gold waist adornment with leopard-print fabric. The person has a white sacred ash mark and a red bindi on the forehead and smiles, looking to one side. Behind them stands a silver-embossed throne or seat with heart-and-scroll motifs. A second man in dark clothing with a white stripe stands behind the throne. A white railing runs along the bottom edge.2014-04-29Night photograph on the open deck of a boat at a river or waterfront, with city lights reflecting on dark water behind. A man seated on a silver-framed throne (peetha) wears a rust-red and maroon dhoti with a gold-yellow shawl, a long rudraksha mala, and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace; he has a vertical tilak on his forehead and gold armbands, and his hands rest in his lap. Behind him a second man in a dark shirt is partly visible. White railings with red finials frame the deck, and a bottle sits near the foot of the throne. Appearance-based candidate: a person, with rudraksha mala, gold necklace and saffron-toned clothing as qualifying cues.2014-04-29April 29 20142014-04-29Night photograph at a riverside or waterfront with blurred city lights reflected on dark water. A seated figure with palms pressed together in namaste, eyes closed and smiling, wears a white vibhuti line on the forehead, a red and gold cloth, a gold necklace with a large pendant, rudraksha mala strands, gold bangles and a leopard-print lower cloth. Behind him sits a silver-framed throne with floral and lion-head carvings. Silver trishula tridents stand in the foreground, and a shaved-headed attendant in orange and a man in the background assist. Swamiji (probable) is the seated figure, identified by his crown-less ornate attire and rudraksha malas, seated as honoured guest in a ritual setting.2014-04-29Night photograph on a boat at the water's edge with city lights reflected on dark water. A seated man with long swept-back dark hair, a white tilak on his forehead, and a red-and-maroon garment with an orange band wears gold armlets, a large gold pendant and rudraksha malas. He sits on a striped tiger-print cloth before a silver-framed throne back, pressing his palms together in namaste and smiling. Silver trident staffs stand at right. Behind him stands an attendant, and at right a shaved-headed priest in orange clothes sits with a bracelet-wearing hand holding a trident. Swamiji (probable) appears as the seated figure with distinctive long hair, rudraksha malas and ornate gold necklace. Three to four people are visible.2014-04-29April 29 20142014-04-29