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An elderly bald man in white dhoti and shirt bends forward to clasp the hands of a younger man seated on a red cushion before a gold throne. The seated man wears a saffron orange robe and has long dark hair, smiling warmly. Behind them stands a monk in orange, and a bearded man in white stands at left with hands folded. A person in a plaid shirt stands at right edge. A tray of fruit sits in front and a richly patterned temple-style backdrop hangs behind the throne.

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A photograph of a pada puja-style reception on a stage. A seated figure in flowing saffron-orange robes with long dark swept-back hair receives a man in a white collared shirt who bends forward and clasps the seated figure's arm. The seated figure has a rudraksha-style bead necklace and sits on a red cushioned seat with a gold-trimmed edge. To the left an elderly bald man in white clothes holds a long garland of pale beads with pink flower accents, and a bearded man in white stands behind. A young person in yellow and white sits behind the seated figure. On the right a man in a grey plaid shirt stands with his arm raised. The backdrop is a colourful painted temple-style mural with a gold ornament at the edge. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure in saffron robes with long dark hair and rudraksha beads matches the page's Swamiji claim.2010-02-10A photograph of a seated figure in saffron-orange robes on an ornate gold-and-red throne receiving an offering. A man in a pale pink shirt and grey trousers stands bending forward, extending his hands with an apple toward the seated figure's outstretched hand. Behind him an older man in white kurta and glasses stands, and a woman in a yellow sari sits at a white table holding apples, with more apples and a water bottle on the table. Right side, a man in a plaid shirt and an orange-clad attendant stand close. The backdrop is a colourful painted temple gopuram-style mural. The seated figure with long dark hair in orange robes on the golden throne matches the appearance cues for Swamiji (probable), shown during the pada puja offering.2010-02-10A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, dressed in a flowing orange robe with long dark hair, raising one hand toward the head of an elderly man in white kurta and dhoti who bends forward to touch the seated figure's hand. Standing around them are a man in white with an orange shawl at left, a man in a checked shirt at right, and a man in orange at far right. Behind the throne is a backdrop depicting a colourful temple gopuram. The scene suggests a padapuja-style honouring at a convention stage.2010-02-10July 08 20102010-07-08December 06 20092009-12-06A seated man in an orange saffron robe with long dark hair sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne, smiling as an older man in a white shirt and grey trousers bends forward to offer him fruit held in both hands. A young woman in a yellow garment stands behind the throne near a white table holding more fruit. Standing at left are two older men, one in a pale pink shirt with arms folded and one in white kurta with a grey beard. A man in a checked shirt stands at far right. A red bolster rests on the throne, and a painted temple-scene backdrop with colourful figures fills the background. The seated figure shows distinctive long swept hair and saffron robes, so this is a person presence in person.2010-02-10A seated man in orange saffron robes with long swept-back dark hair sits on a gold-framed throne in front of a colourful painted temple-gopuram backdrop. A man in a white shirt and white trousers leans in to hold his hand and ritual items, and a man in a grey-and-yellow plaid shirt stands at the right edge. A second older man with grey hair and glasses stands at the upper left. In front of the throne are a pink-and-maroon cushion, a white tray with several apples, and garlands. The orange-robed figure shows distinctive long swept-back hair and saffron clothing, consistent with a probable Swamiji (probable) candidate seated in person, while the man in white performs a hand-based ritual gesture.2010-02-10August 01 2009 - Kalpataru, Thiruvanaikaval, India2009-08-01November 17 20092009-11-17 +1 copiesA seated figure in an orange saffron robe with long dark hair swept back sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, receiving an offering from a standing man in white kurta and white beard who bows forward with cupped hands holding a fruit. Behind them stands a partly visible figure in orange, and a colourful temple-architecture backdrop with painted gods fills the background.2010-02-10A photograph of an indoor ceremonial setting with a gilded, ornately carved throne backed by deep red cushions at right. A man in a white short-sleeved shirt with a rudraksha mala and a white-and-red forehead mark stands at left, clasping the hands of a long-haired man in orange robes and an orange shawl who smiles at him beside the throne. Behind them, two other men in orange robes stand, one with a mala, and a third figure with long hair in orange is partly visible at far left. Green and red draped fabric and wooden architecture form the background.2009-11-17A photograph of a padapuja ritual on a stage. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes sits on a gold-and-red throne with a red cushion, feet raised. An elderly man in white kurta and white dhoti bends forward and washes or honours the seated person's feet with his hands, a garland of white flowers with pink blossoms laid across the feet. A man in a grey-and-black checked shirt and grey trousers stands at the right holding an object, and several other people in white, orange shawls and saffron clothing stand behind. A backdrop shows a colourful temple-architecture print with carved gopuram-style towers. A gold-trimmed stool and fruit sit at the edge of the dais.2010-02-10