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May 24 2016

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A photograph of a ritual on a stage in front of an ornate golden throne with carved gold backrest and a golden lion-shaped armrest on a tiger-striped seat. A bald attendant in orange-red robes and a rudraksha-style cord stands at left, presenting a polished metal kalasha pot toward a seated man in red-orange robes with a beaded mala necklace, dark hair, and a red-and-white forehead mark, who smiles and reaches out to receive it. Red cushions and a silver staff are visible at right. A person in red cloth stands partly visible at far left. Two or three physical people are visible in the scene.2016-05-24A seated man in a rust-orange turban and matching orange robe sits on an ornate gold throne carved with lion-like heads, with leopard-print cushions on the armrests. He wears a brown rudraksha mala, a gold chain, a red bindi on his forehead and red and gold wristbands. He holds a white mug printed with a colourful design and smiles toward the side. A microphone on a stand is at right and a deep red curtain hangs behind. The scene suggests a stage discourse setting. Swamiji (probable): the appearance cues are a turban, saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala.2016-07-28A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a long gold rudraksha-style necklace sits on a large gold throne with a red cushion, smiling and extending his right hand toward the left. A red ornate band is tied in his hair, and he wears a small earring. Behind him stand two smiling men in orange robes, one with a gold necklace and shaved head with white and red forehead markings, the other with a shaved head in orange. A gold ritual vessel rests on a red-topped tray at left. A red-ringed name plate is not visible.2012-05-12September 20 20152015-09-20September 14 20152015-09-14May 24 20162016-05-24March 07 20142014-03-07June 28 20162016-06-28A smiling man with swept-back dark hair sits on an ornate gold throne with a large arched backrest carved with floral and animal motifs. He wears an orange-saffron robe draped over one shoulder with a yellow sash, layered beaded necklaces of gold and rudraksha-style beads, gold armbands and bangles, and a red kumkum dot with white tilaka on his forehead. A small microphone is visible near his face. He sits on a red velvet seat with a tiger-striped cloth draped over the cushion. Gold peacock-topped finials flank the throne. a person in appearance-based label: the swept hair, saffron robe, rudraksha necklace and gold ornaments are the qualifying cues for the seated central figure.2013-06-17May 24 20162016-05-24May 24 20162016-05-24A seated man in rust-red and gold clothing receives a ritual foot offering from a kneeling attendant in an orange turban and orange-gold cloth. The seated man wears a heavy gold necklace, a red and yellow flower garland, gold armlets and bangles, and sits on a gold throne with a zebra-print cushion, backed by a large floral arrangement of yellow, white and red blossoms. Gilded decorative poles and green foliage frame the ceremony. a person: the seated man wears a red-gold outfit, a gold necklace and a red flower garland on an ornate throne, and his appearance is consistent with that identification, but the cues are not distinctive enough to confirm.2015-07-06