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May 27 20152015-05-27Devotees sit in a hall during a Guru Purnima satsang, facing a golden deity shrine with garlands and a golden lion-form throne base. Women in white and red saris sit with palms pressed together in namaskar. Golden thalis hold offerings, flower garlands and oil lamps sit before the seat. Several men in white stand near the back, with a stage and a kneeling attendant at right.2015-07-31A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate gold throne with carved lion-head arms, wearing a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a red-gold border and a long garland of white flowers. He holds a garland in one hand and smiles. Around a gold round table with silver thali trays of lit oil lamps, red flowers and offerings, several devotees in white and red sit in a pada-puja style ritual. A woman in white with a red shawl holds a flame, a man in a red shawl kneels at left, and others fold their hands in prayer. Brass bells and a hanging lamp hang above. Visible people: about six.2014-08-24October 26 20152015-10-26July 31 20152015-07-31October 26 20152015-10-26A photograph of a seated ritual gathering in a red-draped hall. A figure seated on an ornate gold throne wears a saffron-orange turban and an orange-red robe, with a rudraksha-style necklace visible; the page marks Swamiji as present, and these cues are distinctive, so this is Swamiji (probable) receiving honour. Around the throne, a crowd sits on the floor in white and red ritual clothes, some holding brass plates with offerings. A bald man in white dhoti with a red sash sits in the foreground, and a brass oil lamp stands at left. A camera on a tripod is visible.2015-10-26July 19 20162016-07-19A seated man on a red and gold throne with golden lion armrests, wearing a saffron-red robe, a gold-and-red ornate crown, a long gold necklace and a bare upper body, sits with hands resting and feet bare. Before him on a red cloth, women and a man in white clothes sit in a padapuja, with brass plates holding flowers, fruit, yellow sweets and lit oil lamps. A woman in a purple sari and a woman in white wear red and rudraksha malas. Behind them a man in a red-brown robe sits, and a man in white sits near a sound mixing desk and camera on a patterned carpet. The setting is a hall with a dark wall and plants.2013-12-13December 30 20142014-12-30A photograph of a seated ritual gathering in a red-walled hall with a gilded throne at left. A figure in an orange-red turban and orange-red robe with a beaded necklace sits on a raised golden seat, a person by appearance, presiding over the gathering. Around him, devotees sit on the floor in white and red-bordered shawls, many holding brass plates and trays of offerings. A brass oil lamp stands behind them, and a gold pillar with carved detail frames the left edge. Some participants wear saffron-red and green saris. The scene suggests a puja with offerings.2015-10-26A photo of a formal seated ritual in an ashram hall with a large gold relief wall behind a raised throne. A central figure sits on a red-cushioned gold throne under a gold umbrella, wearing a dark reddish-orange garment, a long rudraksha mala and a long braided garland of white and yellow flowers. A long low table in front is set with many brass plates of offerings, and rows of devotees in white, cream and saffron clothing sit on the floor on both sides, some holding trays. Gold ceremonial items and a standing lamp are visible at the throne's base.2016-07-19