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A photograph of a press conference on a gold-trimmed throne with two golden lion figures. Seated in the centre is a man in orange robes with a crown-like headband, a long beaded mala and a white necklace, smiling and holding an orange cloth. Beside him an elderly bald man in orange robes sits on the throne. Behind them stand a man in white robes holding a blue-and-gold ceremonial fan and a man in orange robes holding a yellow fan. A white cooler sits to the right, and a microphone bank with several news channel logos is in front, with a bald man in orange robes seated at far right. Tall gold ornate carvings decorate the back wall.

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A press briefing in a marble-walled room with a large gilded throne backed by an ornate golden arch. Two lions in gold sit at the throne's base. A man with long dark hair, a white and gold headband, rudraksha mala and a long gold necklace, wearing saffron robes, sits centrally on the throne with his hands clasped, smiling toward the side. Beside him an elderly bald man with vertical ash markings and saffron robes sits on a red velvet seat. Several microphones with station logos are held toward them. A bald monk in saffron stands at the right with a beaded necklace, and a standing attendant in white holds a decorated fan-like object at the left. A white room air cooler and a telephone sit on a desk nearby.2012-05-20A photograph of a seated ceremony in an ornate golden hall with gold-clad lion sculptures and a large gilded throne backdrop. In the centre, a man in orange saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and a headband sits with hands folded in a namaste-like gesture, eyes lowered. Beside him, an elderly man in orange robes with a white tilak and headband sits on the throne. A bald man in orange robes sits at right, and two more men in orange and white stand at the back. A cluster of news microphones with station logos is held before the seated figures, and a white tower fan stands behind them. Appearance-based cues are consistent with a person on the throne with distinctive rudraksha and headband, but identity remains uncertain from appearance alone.2012-05-20A press briefing on a gold-embellished throne backed by a gilded carved panel and marble-patterned wall. A younger man with long dark hair, a white beaded wreath and a tilak, wearing an orange saffron-coloured shawl and rudraksha mala with a white necklace, sits smiling and reading from a sheet of paper; the figure matches appearance cues for Swamiji (probable). Beside him sits an elderly man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala, holding papers. A gold lion statue flanks each side of the throne. Behind them a standing attendant in white holds a gold-edged umbrella over the seat, and a man in white stands near a framed portrait. Microphones from several Tamil television and news channels crowd the foreground, with the heads of reporters visible at the bottom edge.2012-05-20May 20 20122012-05-20May 20 20122012-05-20A photograph of two seated sannyasis in saffron-orange robes on a red velvet and gold lion-armed throne before a golden deity backdrop. The elder on the left, with shaved head, white vibhuti markings and a rudraksha mala, holds loose white papers. The younger seated figure on the right, with long hair, a crown-like headband, gold necklace and rudraksha mala, reads papers in both hands. A press microphone bank with multiple TV and media logos stands in front of them, and a white cooler and a standing man in white are visible behind. Swamiji (probable) appears as the younger figure, seated in person with appearance cues including long hair, headband, saffron robe and gold necklace.2012-05-20May 20 20122012-05-20May 20 20122012-05-20May 02 20122012-05-02May 10 20122012-05-10May 20 20122012-05-20May 20 20122012-05-20