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May 07 20162016-05-07A seated man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala draped over his shoulders and a red bindi on his forehead sits on a golden, ornate throne with a leopard-print cushion and a gilded lion-head armrest. He gestures with raised right hand, smiling. A man in a light pink shirt and glasses kneels beside him with palms joined in respectful greeting. Behind them is a painted panel of a deity and a framed picture; a book sits on the cushion.2016-05-07July 17 20082008-07-17November 19 20172017-11-19A photograph of a ceremonial stage scene. A smiling man with short dark hair and a vermilion mark on his forehead sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, a tiger-striped cloth draped over the seat, wearing a rust-orange robe and a beaded mala necklace. He holds his arms outstretched in welcome. To his right, a man in a white dhoti and shawl with a bare upper body stands with palms pressed together in greeting. On the left, a figure in orange clothing holds a pink flag on a pole topped with a trident. Silver and brass kalasha-style lamps stand at the right edge and pink flowers appear at the lower left. A gold-framed carved panel and a grey textured wall form the backdrop.2016-05-24April 24 20162016-04-24Photo of a satsang-style gathering in a temple-like hall. A man with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi wears an orange-saffron shawl over a saffron garment, with a long rudraksha mala hanging across his chest, and sits on a red cushioned throne with ornate gold carvings. He raises one palm in a gesture toward a devotee in white clothing and a shaved head who stands before him holding a folded paper and gesturing with his hands. A large silver trident with a red gem stands beside the throne, a gold peacock-feather fan and gold figurines are nearby, and red drapes form the backdrop.2014-09-09A man with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi, rudraksha malas and a gold pendant sits on an ornate golden throne flanked by golden lion heads, wearing a white dhoti-style garment and gold armlets, with both palms raised in blessing. Probable Swamiji (probable) is seated on the peetha, with long hair, rudraksha malas and a gold ceremonial necklace. In front, bald white-clad priests with white sacred marks on their arms hold ritual items, while women in white and orange saris and a woman in an orange shawl sit before him. Behind the throne hang orange drapes, marigold garlands, and a painted temple backdrop with pillars and a deity image.2011-02-12A photograph inside a tent-like pavilion showing a seated figure on an ornate gold throne with a deep red cushioned back. The seated person wears a saffron-orange robe and a heavy red and white flower garland, and smiles toward a man in a white shirt and white dhoti holding a small open booklet or tablet in both hands. A young woman in a white sari with a yellow shawl stands at the left edge beside the throne. Behind them a bald older man in white and another person in white with a yellow shawl stand near low tables with brass lamps and offerings on a patterned red and blue rug. Ritual objects and a sheet with handwritten notes are visible in the background. A seated figure in a saffron robe and flower garland on a throne matches the page's a person reference by appearance, with long hair, saffron clothing and garland as cues.2009-11-20November 19 20172017-11-19A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate gold throne with carved lion-head armrests and a leopard-print cushion, set against a painted panel of a deity. The seated figure wears a rust-red turban, rust-red robe and a long rudraksha-style mala necklace draped over the shoulders, extending one arm outward. Three men stand before the throne: a man on the left in a navy shirt and saffron-orange shawl, a man in the centre-right in a white shirt with palms pressed together in namaste while holding a phone, and a man on the far right in glasses and a red shirt holding a folder and an orange.2016-05-18April 16 20162016-04-16