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April 06 20172017-04-06February 13 20182018-02-13A seated man in ochre-red robes sits on an ornate gold throne with carved wooden panels behind him. He wears a pink and white flower garland, a white and red tilak on his forehead, a gold chain, and a leopard-print shawl across his chest. He raises one hand in blessing while another attendant offers a silver bowl of red kumkum on a plate. The attendant, bare-backed and marked with white and red paint, wears rudraksha beads and a dark head covering. A white fan is visible at left. a person: the seated figure has a visible tilak, ochre robes, a leopard-print shawl and a flower garland, consistent with the page's reference to a person. The scene shows a seva or blessing ritual.2018-05-10April 03 20182018-04-03A seated man in a rust-red saffron robe sits on an ornate golden throne with red cushions in a carved wooden courtyard. He has long swept-back hair, a white-painted forehead with a red tilak, a red-and-gold bead mala on his wrist, and a gold necklace, and raises one open palm. Kneeling before him is a bare-chested attendant in a white dhoti with orange rudraksha beads and white forehead markings, holding a brass plate with a lit oil lamp, pink flowers and a silver vessel. Swamiji (probable) is shown with long swept-back hair, rudraksha and ceremonial gold necklace, seated on a throne, matching the Vishesha Deeksha courtyard session.2018-05-29 +1 copiesNovember 19 20172017-11-19A seated man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a white flower garland sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, eyes lowered, forehead marked with a red-and-white tilak. Kneeling before him, a man in a white shirt and a woman in a yellow sari pour water and flowers over his feet in a padapuja, with pink petals and a metal bowl at the base. Autumn-leaf garlands decorate the yellow pillars, and a blue-framed doorway and water bottle stand in the background. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure wears long swept-back hair, saffron robes, a rudraksha mala and ceremonial garland cues.2012-05-31A seated man in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl sits on a red velvet throne with an ornate gold backrest. He wears layered red and white flower garlands, a gold bead necklace, and a yellow paste mark with a red dot on his forehead. His bare feet rest on the platform as he gazes forward. At the lower left, a person's hand adjusts a brass pot draped in a purple cloth with gold ornaments and yellow and pink flower garlands. The setting is a ceremonial stage with a gold decorated pole and grey drapes behind. The page labels the event as a 2015 satsang in Varanasi and mentions a person, but the appearance cues are not conclusive, so this is a seated devotee-style figure with garlands and throne.2015-10-12A photograph of a ceremonial blessing inside an ornately decorated hall. A bare-chested, shaved-headed devotee kneels forward while a seated man in a rust-red dhoti-style wrap and rust shawl, with a long braided-looking dark hair, rudraksha-like beads and gold necklaces, places his right hand on the devotee's head. The seated figure sits on a leopard-print cushioned throne-like seat with silver railings. Behind them hang garlands of marigolds and roses in yellow, red, white and green, and a silver bowl stands on a small table. A younger attendant in saffron-orange cloth with rudraksha malas stands at the left edge, watching. The scene resembles a shakti initiation blessing.2018-04-19A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate golden throne with lion-headed armrests, dressed in saffron-orange robes with a matching orange turban and wearing a long white and multicolour flower garland and a gold necklace. A man in an orange shirt kneels at the throne's base, placing flowers and red blossoms on a brass plate, while a brass bell and hanging lamps are visible above and a video camera on a tripod stands at left. Another person's grey-haired head appears at the bottom edge. Swamiji (probable): the seated man has long, swept-back hair under a saffron turban, saffron robes, rudraksha-style garlands and gold ornaments, seated in ceremonial worship.2014-06-12April 03 20182018-04-03September 28 20172017-09-28