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A man with long dreadlocked hair and a short beard sits in a carved pale wooden chair, holding a black microphone near his mouth with one hand while reaching into a large silver platter of food with the other. He wears a rust-red shawl draped over bare shoulders and a red thread on his wrist. A woman in a green and maroon sari with a braid and jewellery sits beside a copper pot and ladle at left, and a person in white and an arm in teal stand behind. Several devotees in white and purple are seated in the background.

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December 15 20172017-12-15A seated man with long dreadlocks wears a rust-red sannyasi cloth draped over his bare upper body. He leans forward holding a black handheld microphone in one hand while dipping his other hand into a large brass bowl of food. An elaborately carved pale wooden seat with scrolled foliate motifs is beside him. A woman in a blue sari with a green border and round glasses watches attentively, and a man in white kneels nearby with other people blurred in the background.2017-12-15January 08 20182018-01-08A man with long dark dreadlocks and a short beard sits on an ornate silver throne speaking into a black handheld microphone. He wears an orange-red shawl over bare shoulders and multiple large rudraksha mala beads, with white and red sacred markings on his forehead. A silver bowl filled with yellow turmeric paste sits before him, and his hands are stained yellow, with yellow turmeric on a banana leaf in front. Behind him is an elaborately embossed silver backdrop. Swamiji (probable) appears in person, seated and teaching, identified by the long hair, saffron-orange clothing, rudraksha malas and the silver throne.2018-01-08January 08 20182018-01-08A seated man with long dreadlocked hair, a reddish-maroon wrap over bare shoulders, and a white forehead mark holds a black handheld microphone while speaking. In front of him a young boy in a purple kurta with a pendant necklace holds out a handful of food toward him. A woman with curly hair and a dark red sari leans over a large brass vessel of food at lower left. Behind them, older men in white dhotis with rudraksha malas and white shirts sit on a red mat, with another person standing at top. The carved, pale wooden chair suggests a formal seat. Outdoor setting with bright light.2017-12-15January 08 20182018-01-08A man with long dark dreadlocks, white and red tripundra markings on his forehead, and a multi-strand rudraksha mala sits on an ornate silver throne with a leopard-print cushion. He wears a rust-orange shawl over bare shoulders, speaks into a black handheld microphone, and has yellow turmeric paste on his hand. In front of him is a large embossed silver bowl and a green leaf plate holding yellow powder. The background is a repoussé silver backdrop. Swamiji (probable) appears as the speaker, matched by long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and saffron-orange clothing.2018-01-08January 08 20182018-01-08A man with long dreadlocked hair, a bare upper body and a loose rust-red shawl sits on an ornate silver-and-cream carved chair, leaning forward as he takes food with his right hand. In front of him a metal bowl holds a yellow-brown stew with a lump of rice and a ladle is being held by a person whose arm reaches in from the left. Behind him seated people in white dhotis and a man in a teal shirt sit on a red cloth, with a metal thali plate in the foreground. The man's forehead shows white markings and his appearance resembles the Swamiji candidate with distinctive long hair and rust-red shawl, so this is a probable match by appearance cues.2017-12-15January 08 20182018-01-08 +1 copiesA photograph of a man seated on an ornate silver throne, speaking into a handheld black microphone. He wears a rust-orange (saffron) unstitched robe draped over one shoulder and a long multi-strand rudraksha mala, and has long dreadlocked hair, a white horizontal tilak with a red bindi, and a beard and moustache. His right hand is raised holding the microphone while his left hand dips into a silver bowl of turmeric paste. Behind him a large silver-embossed backdrop and a leopard-print cushion are visible, along with the orange and red painted legs of a deity figure on the left. Banana leaves and yellow turmeric powder are scattered on the platform in front. a person is seated centrally, delivering a talk with a bowl of turmeric paste beside him, a ritual setting.2018-01-08