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A bearded man with long dark hair sits on an ornate gold and red throne draped with pink flower petals and white garlands. He wears a rust-orange shawl, layered gold and beaded necklaces, gold earrings and a red-and-white forehead mark, and smiles with eyes closed. A small figure in saffron robes stands at the right edge beside a black stand-mounted microphone, and a golden shrine with a deity murti in red garments is behind him.

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A seated man on a red-cushioned throne with a large gold peacock-fan backrest smiles broadly. He wears a rust-orange wrap, layered gold chains, a long gold pendant, white jasmine garlands and a pink flower crown, with a red tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala at the right edge. Pink and red rose petals cover his lap. Behind him, a gold-framed shrine holds a red-draped deity murti with white garlands, and colourful flower garlands hang beside it. A sliver of a second person in white is at the left edge and a priest in saffron-orange stands at the right edge. The setting is a temple-like hall with brass and gold ritual objects. Swamiji (probable): the seated man wears a flower crown, rudraksha mala, layered gold necklaces and orange wrap on a throne, consistent with the page's identification of a Swamiji event.2017-08-07August 07 20172017-08-07A smiling man with eyes closed sits on a large gold lotus-petal throne with red cushioning, heavily draped in pink and white flower petals and garlands. He wears a flower crown, a rust-red saffron-toned cloth over his shoulders, multiple gold chains and beads, and bangles, with a red bindi and tilak on his forehead. He holds a green leaf bundle in one hand. Behind him are gilded deity murti with floral garlands, a green-clad figure, and a microphone at the right edge.2017-08-07August 07 20172017-08-07A photograph of a seated man on a red-cushioned gold throne being showered with red and pink flower petals. A hand from the left, wearing a white-banded ritual mark, pours petals over his head. He wears a white and yellow flower garland, gold necklaces and a rudraksha-style mala, and has a red shawl over his body. Behind him are gold-framed decorations, a flower garland on a brass stand and a brass lamp. A sound system sits at lower right. a person: long hair and ornate gold ornaments, seated on a throne and being honoured, with a shawl and garlands.2017-08-07August 07 20172017-08-07A seated man on an ornate gold-and-red throne is receiving a shower of rose petals from a figure at the left who holds a round brass plate. He wears a red-and-saffron cloth draped over his shoulders, a red floral crown, layered white and yellow-pink garlands, a gold chest pendant and gold necklaces, with a red tilak on his forehead. The Swamiji (probable) cues are the long swept-back hair, ornate gold chest ornament and saffron clothing, and he is smiling. Behind him stand gold deity murti and a gold-framed altar with garlands and red-and-gold cloth.2017-08-07A smiling man with long dark hair and a short beard sits on an ornate silver-and-red throne, wearing an orange-red ochre robe, a gold ceremonial necklace, and long garlands of pink and white flowers. He holds a small stick in one hand and rests the other on a silver lion-armrest, while a red vibhuti or kumkum mark shows on his forehead. A person's blurred head is in the foreground, and a shaved-headed devotee in white sits behind at the right. The setting is a hall with wooden chairs and a DTX-style electronic device on a silver table. Qualifying cues include long hair, saffron-orange robe, and rudraksha-like adornments; the appearance matches the page's Swamiji reference as a probable identification.2017-10-01August 07 20172017-08-07A photograph of a seated man on a red cushioned throne with an ornate gold backrest, a central figure in a rust-brown dhoti and shawl with a long gold necklace, rudraksha-style beads and a white and pink flower garland. Flowers are in his hair and a red-brown tilak marks his forehead. A person at left, wearing a bangle and white paste markings, raises a silver plate over his head in a ritual gesture. Behind the throne are a tall floral garland, a gold-framed shrine with a deity murti dressed in red and white garlands, and gold elephant ornaments. The scene suggests an abhishekam-style honouring or satsang blessing at an ashram hall, though the figure's identity cannot be confirmed from appearance.2017-08-07A seated man in a red-orange robe sits on a red cushioned throne with an ornate gold lotus-petal backrest. He wears white flower garlands, a multi-strand gold necklace, a red tilak mark on his forehead and a rudraksha-style bead mala. A person at the left edge, wearing white, sprinkles red rose petals over him. Behind him stand gold and colourful floral decorations, brass lamps and a deity murti in a red shrine area. A microphone stand is visible at right. Appearance-based label: a person, seated and being honoured with petals during a satsang setting.2017-08-07A photograph of a long-haired, bearded man seated on a red cushioned throne with an ornate gold lotus-petal backrest, being showered with pink flower petals poured from a metal vessel held by a bare-chested attendant at left. The seated man wears a red garment, gold necklaces, a rudraksha mala and white flower garlands, and is covered in scattered pink petals. Behind him stand a gold-and-multicolour flower garland and a small shrine with a red-clad deity murti flanked by gold-framed elephant motifs. Pink petals fill most of the foreground. The seated figure appears to be a person by his long swept hair, ornate gold jewellery, rudraksha mala and ceremonial seated honour; the attendant pouring petals is a priest.2017-08-07