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May 13 2013

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A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits on an ornate golden throne carved with a lion head, bordered by garlands of yellow and red flowers and hanging brass bells. Four people sit on the floor before him: a woman in a yellow sari and a woman in red with rudraksha beads, a young person in white with glasses, and a shaved-head person in a white top at the left edge. Silver and gold trays hold red hibiscus flowers, white blossoms and small oil lamps. The figure on the throne is a person, identified by the saffron robes, the long rudraksha mala and the throne setting, and is labelled in_person.2013-09-05May 19 20132013-05-19May 16 20132013-05-16July 19 20132013-07-19May 15 20132013-05-15A photograph inside a temple-like hall with black stone walls, a wooden studded door at left and a wall-mounted air conditioner. A man with long swept-back hair, a vibhuti mark and a long rudraksha mala sits on an ornate golden throne carved with lion heads, wearing an orange-saffron robe with yellow trim. Behind him hang garlands of yellow and multicoloured flowers and brass bells. Four women kneel in front on the floor, several wearing orange or saffron blouses and one in a blue sari, tending silver plates of flowers, red blossoms and offerings, one with a kumkum mark and an orange-bordered garment. Some offerings are placed before the throne as part of a puja.2013-09-05April 25 20132013-04-25A seated man in saffron-orange and gold-bordered robes with a long rudraksha mala and a gold necklace sits on an ornate gold throne carved with a lion head and draped with a tiger-striped cloth, beside brass hanging bells and oil lamps. Seated on the right, a man in white shirt presses his palms together in greeting, a woman in white with a white forehead band holds her hands in añjali, and a man with a white forehead mark sits near brass plates of flowers, fruit and lamps. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, ornate gold throne, saffron-orange robes, rudraksha mala and gold necklace; the seated man is presented as the central figure. Setting is a dark-walled hall with an air conditioner on the wall. Kumkum and fresh flowers are arranged on the platters.2013-09-14A seated man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark sits on a gold-carved throne with a golden lion-face armrest, a row of brass oil lamps and hanging bells behind him. Five devotees sit on the floor before a long tray of silver plates holding fruit, flowers and offerings; a man in a white shirt, a woman in a pink sari with bangles, and an older woman in a maroon sari with a name badge are placing offerings, while a young man in green and another in a checked shirt reach in from the left. Several plates of food and marigold petals fill the foreground.2015-02-01May 08 20132013-05-08A photograph inside a temple-like hall with dark slate walls and a carved wooden door at left. A man with long hair and a swept-back style sits on a gold-carved throne at right, wearing an orange turban, an orange and gold shawl, and a garland of white and multicolored flowers, holding a silver staff-like object in his hand. Around the tripod-mounted camera at left, several people sit cross-legged before large silver trays of flower petals, red and orange blossoms, oil lamps and offerings. A man in a white shirt and a shaved-headed person in orange-brown robes with rudraksha beads assist, while a woman in an orange sari and red blouse arranges the trays. Brass bells hang from the ceiling on chains at upper right.2013-09-19A man with long dark hair sits on an ornate gold throne with a lion-head armrest, draped in a tiger-striped cloth, wearing a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with gold trim and a long red-and-white flower garland. He raises a brass handbell in his right hand. Around him, brass plates hold flowers, fruit and small lamps, and brass oil lamps hang and stand nearby. Two men in white kurtas with red shawls sit to the right, one holding a tray, and a woman in a dark outfit is partly visible at the lower left. The setting is a dark-walled room with a puja-like offering arranged before the throne.2013-05-25