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October 06 2014

A seated man in a red and gold garment with a white tilak on his forehead and a long garland of flowers and beads is seated on an ornate gold throne carved with a lion head. Before him, a woman in white and a young woman in orange sit on the floor beside silver thali trays holding red flowers, red kumkum and small bowls; one woman is handling petals while a man in grey kneels at the right edge. Behind, a woman in a white sari moves near a table with offerings, brass oil lamps hang at upper left, a statue of a deity with a raised hand stands at right, and a wooden panelled door is in the background.

A photograph of a padapuja-style ritual in a temple room with black stone walls and a closed wooden door. A bare-chested man with swept-back dark hair, a white tilak on his forehead, a long orange-and-maroon wrap and a long garland of beads sits on a gilded throne with a golden lion-form base, smiling and resting his bare feet on a tray of red flowers. Several devotees kneel around silver trays holding small silver bowls, red flowers and offerings: a woman in a green sari, a woman in white, an older woman with grey hair, and a man in a grey shirt touching the flowers. Brass oil lamps and hanging bells stand near the throne, and a colourful deity statue stands at the right edge. Two people are visible at the back among the offerings.

May 19 2013

A seated figure on an ornate gold throne with carved lion-head armrests is receiving padapuja in a dark-walled room with hanging brass bells and oil lamps. He wears a red-and-orange turban, rudraksha mala and red-and-white beaded necklaces, bangles, and a red dhoti with gold border over a tiger-striped cloth. A brass tray of flowers and kalasha-style vessels lies before his feet, and a man in white kneels to the left while a woman in white with a rudraksha mala stands behind. Two women in orange-red shawls and an elderly woman in an orange sari sit at the tray edge, with a dark-haired woman partly visible in the foreground. Six people are visible in total.

A seated man on a golden throne with a tiger-skin cushion wears a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with gold border, a pink and white flower garland, a rudraksha mala and gold necklaces, and gold bangles. He looks toward the left side of the frame. Brass oil lamps and hanging bells hang from chains above, and a golden lamp stand sits at left. Around a tray of brass bowls holding flower petals and offerings, devotees sit on the floor: an elderly man in white with an orange-marked garment, a woman in a red sari, a woman in a green top, and a woman with dark hair and a red mark on her forehead. An air conditioner is mounted on the black wall and a carved wooden door stands at right, with a figure of a deity murti partly visible at the far right edge. A pooja-style ritual with brass bowls appears to be underway.

A man seated on an ornate gold throne with carved lion-like armrests, wearing a rust-orange dhoti and shawl with yellow borders and a long red-and-white flower garland, with bangles on his arms. Seated on the floor before the throne, a man in white with a red shawl and a woman in white with a white forehead mark face the seated figure; several women in saffron and green saris with forehead marks and rudraksha malas serve from brass trays of flower petals, pink blossoms and oil lamps. A brass hanging lamp and bell hang behind the throne beside a dark panelled wall and a wooden door. The scene reads as a devotional offering or puja, and the seated man's appearance matches the page's claim of Swamiji's presence, with his long hair, gold ornaments, rudraksha and saffron-tone clothing, though the image is not conclusive.

August 20 2014

A photograph of a man seated on an ornate gold throne with a tiger-skin cushion and a carved lion-head armrest, wearing a rust-orange dhoti and shawl with a pink and white flower garland and gold bangles. He sits with his bare feet on the golden platform while women in saris and devotees in white and orange ritual dress sit around a brass tray of pooja plates with flowers, kumkum and small brass lamps. Hanging brass bells and a small brass lamp hang in the black-walled room beside a golden carved door. A man in white ritual cloth with bare upper body sits behind the group with hands joined. The throne and the seated man's distinctive orange robe, golden armlets and garland match the appearance cues, so this may be a person receiving devotees in a satsang setting.

November 03 2014

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A seated man in saffron and orange robes with a long pink and white flower garland sits on a golden lion-faced throne amid marigold and rose decorations. His feet rest on a golden footstool beside silver plates of fruit, flowers and offerings, while devotees in white and saffron sit before him. Brass lamps and bells hang from the ceiling. A woman in an orange sari kneels at the tray, another in white sits beside her, and an older man in a blue shirt sits at the right near a carved wooden door. a person on the throne, wearing saffron robes, a flower garland and ceremonial adornments; the devotees are offering a puja-style plate arrangement.