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Photograph of a ceremonial satsang setting. A figure with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange sleeveless garment and a small microphone, sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne, holding a folded paper and a string of beads, a person, seated in a presiding role. In front, a man in white kurta with a brown rudraksha mala kneels with hands folded, receiving the offering. Behind, a priest in white dhoti with a red border and gold necklace stands, and a woman in white with a yellow shawl and a man in saffron stand near brass trays holding red flowers, fruit and offerings. A gold-framed plaque and a gilded wooden box sit nearby. Five to six people are visible.

Photo of a temple ritual scene. A seated man with long dreadlocked hair wrapped in a leopard-print headband, garlanded with white jasmine and red rose and yellow marigold strands, wears an rust-brown shawl and gold bangles and smiles while leaning toward a kneeling devotee in white and yellow dhoti with a red rudraksha mala. Behind the throne, an ornate silver-framed red seat stands. On the left, a bare-chested attendant in orange cloth with rudraksha malas and white body markings holds a folded paper slip toward the devotee, while another attendant in orange stands behind. Decorated temple pillars and green drapery frame the background.

2017-10-10 +2 copies

A seated man in a tiger-striped yellow-and-black wrap and a multi-strand white pearl and coral mala reads from a printed sheet held in both hands, with bare shoulders and a gold ornament at the chest. He sits beside an ornate silver-and-gold throne with embossed floral and lion-face panels and a deep red velvet cushion. Behind him stand a golden lion-form object and a figure in white and red-brown robes. A woman in a white top and red-brown garment with yellow face markings sits at the right edge. Clothing and ornaments suggest ceremonial dress, and the setting looks like a temple or ritual hall.

A photograph in a bright interior hall of a bare-chested man seated on an ornate gold throne with a red and orange canopy overhead. He wears a tiger-striped shawl over a rust-red dhoti and a brown beaded necklace, and a leopard-print cushion lies on the seat. In front of him a man in a white kurta and white dhoti with a white sash bends forward, offering a small object into his hands. Behind them, a woman in an orange sari sits with palms pressed together, and another woman in white with glasses also joins her hands. Marigold petals and rice lie on the floor in front. a person: the seated figure wears a tiger-striped shawl, ornate gold throne and distinctive beaded necklace, consistent with the page's reference to a padukapuja event.

December 16 2012

March 28 2016

A seated man in rust-red saffron-toned robes sits on an ornate gold throne draped with leopard-print and tiger-striped cloth, holding a sheet of paper and reading aloud. He wears a long white and pink flower garland, gold necklaces and white-and-orange tilak on his forehead. Two women in white-and-orange saris stand to the right with palms pressed together in namaste, one holding a small orange booklet. Hanging brass bells and a brass oil lamp hang above, with string lights and a golden lion-shaped armrest in front. a person is the seated speaker, shown in person, with no printed name visible in the scene.

December 13 2012

2012-12-13 +1 copies

A photograph of a seated figure with long dreadlocked hair, bare-chested with an orange-red shawl, rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklaces and armband, smiling and receiving a small white card from a man in a white shirt with an orange lanyard who kneels at left. Behind them a man in white dhoti with gold border stands, a seated man with orange tilak and beads sits in the centre, and a television camera on a tripod is visible. The seated figure sits on a gold-trimmed red cushion. a person in an appearance-based sense from long hair, rudraksha and gold ornaments, presented as a seated teacher receiving the card.

A seated figure in an orange-red robe, with a white forehead band, long gold beaded necklaces and gold armbands, sits on a red tiger-striped cushioned seat before a gold ornate backdrop. An older man in a white shirt with an orange shawl kneels and holds his hands in añjali, bowing with flowers near a golden deity murti and a trident decorated with pink flowers. Two women stand to the right, one in white with a rudraksha mala and tilak, the other in red with folded hands. A bald man with rudraksha beads is partly visible at the left edge. The scene suggests a puja or darshan, with the seated figure's appearance unclear, so the identity is uncertain.

Indoor photo of a padapuja-style honouring in a modern lobby. A man seated on an ornate gilded golden throne with an orange fringed canopy above him wears an orange-and-tiger-striped shawl over a dark red-orange garment and smiles while a hand reaches toward his feet. A younger man in a white kurta and white trousers kneels at right with palms pressed together, holding green leaves, a rudraksha-style mala and a name badge around his neck. Behind them a woman in orange-red clothing sits with hands raised, and a fan and glass partition are visible. A devotee in white sits at far right.

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