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A photograph of a seated figure in flowing saffron-orange robes on an ornate gold-and-red throne against a blue draped backdrop. The seated figure has long dark hair and raises one hand, touching the head of a man in white kurta and pants who bows forward toward him. A woman in white with a yellow shawl stands at right, and another woman in a cream sari and beaded necklace stands further right. A man in white stands at far left. A red-and-gold patterned carpet covers the platform, with a vase of orange flowers on a white pedestal and a small black digital photo frame on the glossy floor in front. Probable Swamiji cues: long hair, saffron clothing and a throne, with the seated figure blessing a devotee in a head-touching gesture.

A seated figure in an orange saffron robe sits on an ornate gold throne with red velvet cushions against a dark blue draped curtain. He has long swept-back dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead, and smiles while raising his right hand toward the forehead of a young man in a white kurta who stands before him with palms joined in respectful greeting. A white cloth rests on the left cushion, and a microphone stand is visible at right. The seated robed figure fits the probable Swamiji cues of long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a throne, while the standing devotee wears plain white ritual clothing.

2010-09-13 +1 copies

A seated figure in orange robes with long dark hair sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, wearing a large garland of red and yellow flowers. A man in a white shirt and dark trousers bends forward, touching the seated figure's forehead with his hand in a gesture of reverence. To the left, saffron-robed sannyasis and a man in white stand watching. On the right, a woman in a white outfit with orange bangles holds a small item. The backdrop is a large reddish-orange photographic print of a rocky, carved temple scene. The figure on the throne shows distinctive long hair and orange robes, but the appearance is not clear enough to confirm an identity.

A seated man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back dark hair sits on an ornate gilded throne with red cushions, decorated with marigold and jasmine garlands and a fruit offering on a side table. A devotee in a white shirt and dhoti, wearing a rudraksha mala, stands bowing with palms pressed together in namaskar before him. A younger attendant in orange stands behind on the left. The backdrop is a draped green, orange and white canopy with floral decoration.

September 13 2013

A photograph of a ritual blessing at a shrine decorated with garlands of white jasmine, red and yellow flowers and green leaves. A man in an orange robe with a white jasmine garland and a red-and-gold tilak on his forehead places his right hand on the head of an older man in a white shirt and grey trousers, who wears a long rudraksha mala and presses his hands together in reverence. Behind them stands a brass plate with fruit, sweets and a flower-covered gold deity murti.

December 20 2012

December 12 2016

A seated man in an orange saffron robe with an orange-and-gold border and a long gold bead necklace sits on a red cushioned throne with ornate gold carved armrests, a red bindi on his forehead. An elderly man with grey hair, wearing white clothes and glasses, bows deeply with his head pressed toward the seated man's feet while another man with a shaved head in an orange shawl and white garment kneels in the foreground, and a younger man in white kurta watches at right. Behind them stands a video camera on a tripod, brass oil lamps on a gold-framed side table at left, and a backdrop of green banyan tree foliage with red curtains at the left edge.

A photo of a seated figure in an orange sannyasi robe with long dark hair, sitting on an ornate gold-and-red throne (peetha) with a gold canopy overhead, placing a hand on the head of a kneeling boy in white dhoti and shirt with palms joined. A large printed portrait of a bearded elder with white hair and a smiling face fills the backdrop, and garlands of yellow, white and multicolour flowers hang beside it. To the left a man in white sits on the floor near brass vessels, and to the right a man in an orange vest and white dhoti kneels with folded hands. Swamiji (probable): long dark hair and orange robe on the throne, with the throne and seating as ceremonial cues; this appearance-based label is only a probable candidate.

A photograph of a padapuja ritual. A man with long, swept-back black hair, wearing a rust-orange dhoti and shawl, a red and white flower garland, and a rudraksha mala, sits on a silver ornate throne with a leopard-print cushion. A devotee in white kurta and dhoti kneels before him in a reverent posture, hands raised to the forehead and touching the seated figure's feet. Behind them, seated devotees wear orange and white, and a large screen and white draped curtains stand in the background. The seated figure's distinctive long hair, saffron-orange robes, rudraksha mala and ceremonial garland are consistent with the a person cues, though appearance alone does not confirm identity; the kneeling devotee is in white ritual clothing.