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A seated man on an ornate gilded throne (peetha) on a stage, holding a tall ceremonial staff topped with a trident. He wears a long, swept-back hairstyle, a red-orange saffron cloth draped over his shoulders and a rudraksha mala around his neck, with his legs crossed in a seated posture. The gold throne is carved with a large arched backrest and lion-shaped armrests. Behind him a large projected backdrop shows a temple hall with rows of stone pillars and a colourful painted ceiling with concentric circular patterns. Yellow light spots fall on the stage floor. Swamiji (probable) is identified from appearance cues: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala, seated on the throne as the presiding teacher.

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A photograph of a man seated cross-legged on an ornate gold throne on a stage, lit with warm amber light. He wears an orange-red robe, a rudraksha mala and a ceremonial gold necklace, with a tilak on his forehead and long hair. He holds a long staff, and two lion figures flank the throne. Behind him are large projected stone pillars with ornate carvings and a colourful concentric-circle ceiling design, with a gold dais and a patterned stage floor. a person is shown in an orange robe, mala and gold necklace on a golden throne, a presiding figure at a stage presentation.2017-12-17December 17 20172017-12-17A seated man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on an ornate golden throne with lion-carved armrests and a gilded arched backrest on a lit stage. He wears a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, with long dark hair, and holds a trident-like staff upright beside the throne. Behind him a large projected temple hall shows carved stone pillars and a colourful circular-patterned ceiling. The scene is a stage set resembling a temple interior, with a golden peetha as the focal point, and no other people are visible.2017-12-17A seated figure in an ornate golden throne sits cross-legged on a lit stage, dressed in orange-saffron robes with a red-and-white beaded rudraksha necklace and a bare upper torso, with long dark hair swept back. A gold-framed throne with lion-form arm supports and a golden staff stands beside him. Behind the stage, a large screen shows a carved temple hall with colourful ceiling medallions, stone pillars and red capitals. Yellow spotlights fall on the floor. Printed copyright text appears on the lower right of the image.2017-12-17December 17 20172017-12-17December 17 20172017-12-17December 17 20172017-12-17A seated man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on an ornate gold throne on a stage, with a gold-and-silver staff leaning beside him and lion figures flanking the throne. He wears a rudraksha mala and a forehead mark, and his hair is long and swept back. Behind him, large projected imagery shows a stone temple hall with carved pillars, colourful concentric ceiling designs and red-accented cornices under coloured stage lights.2017-12-17December 17 20172017-12-17December 17 20172017-12-17A photograph of a large projected or staged temple hall on a stage. A seated figure in saffron-red robes and a long rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on an ornate gold throne with lion-shaped armrests, a trident-like staff leaning beside it. Behind the throne a large golden frame and carved stone pillars with colourful concentric circular patterns on the ceiling fill the backdrop. Yellow spotlights pool on the stage floor. The figure's appearance is consistent with the page's reference to a person, with saffron clothing, a mala and a gold throne, so the candidate is marked probable and the figure appears on a large screen-like backdrop rather than as a physical person.2017-12-17December 17 20172017-12-17