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A photograph of a ceremonial scene before a backdrop of yellow and red marigold garlands and an ornate embroidered cloth. A seated man in a rust-brown dhoti-style wrap and layered gold necklaces, with long dreadlocked hair and a tilak on his forehead, smiles while holding orange fruit; a leopard-print cushion and a silver throne with lion-paw legs support him. Beside him, a man in an orange robe and rudraksha malas holds oranges, and a man in white with gold-bordered dhoti and a rudraksha mala stands at left. A man in a white shirt kneels in front of the throne, and a person in a red and pink patterned garment is partly visible at lower right. Probable Swamiji is the seated figure; the appearance cues are the long swept-back hair, gold necklaces and rust-coloured wrap, and his role is that of the seated figure receiving offerings.

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April 14 20182018-04-14A photograph of a seated man on an ornate silver throne with leopard-print cushions, in front of a backdrop of yellow and red flower garlands. He wears a rust-brown robe, a red tilak on the forehead, a dark turban-like headwrap, a heavy gold necklace and gold waist chain, and holds a red apple. A man in an orange cloth with a rudraksha mala stands beside the throne, and another in an orange cloth kneels on the red floor with his head bowed. A man in a white and gold-bordered dhoti with a rudraksha mala stands at left. Flower petals lie on the floor, indicating a ceremonial occasion. The seated figure has distinctive long dark dreadlock-style hair, a rudraksha-style ornamented robe and gold chains, which is consistent with the page's reference to a person on the throne.2018-04-14A seated man on an ornate silver throne with leopard-print cushions holds an orange in each hand while a devotee kneels before him on a red carpet. He wears a rust-brown robe, a thick gold chain and a large gold pendant at his chest, and a dark turban-style headwrap. Behind him stands a wall of yellow and red marigold garlands. To the left, attendants in orange and white dhotis, one with rudraksha malas and one with white body markings, stand nearby. Scattered orange fruit and flower petals lie on the red floor.2018-04-14A photograph of a seated man on an ornate silver throne with leopard-print cushions, in front of a backdrop of yellow and red flower garlands. He wears a rust-red unstitched robe, a long matted-style headpiece, a red tilak, layered gold chains and a large gold pendant at the chest, and holds an orange fruit in each hand. A standing assistant in an orange cloth and rudraksha mala holds an orange fruit and stands behind the throne, while a kneeling man in white clothes bows with his head near the throne's base on a red floor scattered with petals. A man in white and gold-bordered dhoti kneels at left beside a silver lion sculpture. Swamiji (probable): the seated man has long matted hair, rust-red robes, a rudraksha-adorned chest and gold ceremonial necklaces, consistent with his role as the honoured central figure.2018-04-14Photograph of a ceremonial scene before a backdrop of yellow and red marigold flowers. A man with long swept-back dark hair, a rust-brown robe, a gold multi-strand necklace and a bare chest sits on a leopard-print cushioned throne with a carved silver lion armrest, holding an orange fruit in each hand and smiling. A man in an orange robe with rudraksha beads stands beside the throne offering fruit. A woman in a pink sari with gold embroidery stands at left, and a kneeling man in a white dhoti with gold border folds his hands in namaskar. Another person in a purple sari sits at lower right. A man in white with a gold-bordered dhoti and rudraksha mala stands at far left. Swamiji (probable) is the seated man on the throne, identified by long swept-back hair, gold ceremonial necklaces and a rust-brown robe.2018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14A seated man on an ornate silver throne with lion-figure armrests and leopard-print cushions holds an orange fruit in each hand, surrounded by marigold and yellow flower garlands and silver-and-gold embroidered backdrop panels. He wears a rust-brown robe, a thick gold necklace, a dark turban-style head covering and a smiling expression. Flanking him, a woman in orange sari with rudraksha mala smiles, and men in orange and white clothes stand near. A kneeling priest in white dhoti with gold border touches the red carpet beneath the throne, scattered flower petals on the floor, with a camera operator at the left edge.2018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14April 14 20182018-04-14