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Night-time photograph at a riverside ghat with a small fire burning in the background and oil lamps glowing at left. A bare-chested or shawl-clad man in an orange-and-maroon wrap, with a gold necklace and yellow waistcloth, sits beneath a silver-trimmed fringed canopy and smiles while raising his palm to another man in a white shirt with an orange-and-maroon shawl and a gold bracelet, who holds his palm up in a high-five gesture. A silver trident stands beside the seat, and several people in white and saffron stand nearby. Swamiji (probable) is attributed on appearance cues: long swept-back hair, an orange forehead band, a gold necklace and an orange garment, seated as the central figure receiving devotees.

August 01 2014

Night-time photo of a seated figure in a silver ornate throne at a darshan. The seated figure has swept-back long dark hair, an orange forehead mark, a saffron-orange shawl over a maroon-brown robe, and a yellow-green flower garland with a golden waist band. a person is seated on the silver peetha with a silver-tasselled umbrella and staff behind him. He smiles while a man in a white polo shirt and red scarf stands before him holding a folded yellow cloth and reaching toward the throne. Other people in saffron and maroon robes stand and sit in the dim background near an oil lamp.

July 19 2015

A seated man in a red-orange robe with a gold-and-beaded rudraksha-style necklace sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, smiling as he applies a red tilak mark to the forehead of an elderly white-haired man in white kurta with an orange shawl. The elderly man holds a small stick. Behind them a bald man with a red mark on his forehead, wearing a saffron-orange shawl and beaded necklace, sits on the floor, and a camera operator with a tripod stands in the background. A gold peacock-like finial rests on a table. Swamiji (probable) is the seated man on the throne, identified by the ornate gold throne, long swept-back hair, ceremonial beads and orange robe; he is applying tilak to the elderly devotee.

August 01 2014

A photograph of a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala seated on an ornate gilded throne with peacock-carved armrests before deep red velvet drapery. He smiles broadly while clasping the hands of an older man with short white hair, white kurta and a rudraksha mala, who bows forward and receives him. In the background a younger man in white and saffron sits to the left, and a small tray with sweets rests near the bottom of the frame. The seated man's distinctive long hair, saffron clothing, mala and gold throne match the Swamiji cues, so he is presented as a probable Swamiji in an act of blessing.

2006-10-21 +1 copies

A photograph of a seated man in orange-saffron robes with long dark swept-back hair, a red bindi, and a beaded rudraksha-style mala, smiling as he holds the hands of a standing man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala and a bandage on his forearm. The seated figure is on a red patterned seat before a dark carved stone temple-style backdrop, with a brass oil lamp with a lit flame on a stand and a floral garland with red and white flowers at the right. Another person is partly visible at the left edge.

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October 28 2014

A photograph of a seated figure in orange-saffron robes and a gold-bead necklace receiving a mark on the forehead from a standing man in a white kurta with an orange shawl and red garland, who holds his hands together in respect. The seated figure sits on a red-cushioned seat before an ornate gold throne-back, with a brass kalasha-style lamp and a gold rooster figure nearby. A man with a shaved head, orange robe and rudraksha mala sits at left, and a camera on a tripod stands at upper left with people in orange clothing behind it. Dark blue backdrop.

A seated man in ochre-brown robes with an orange shawl, long hair tied in a bun, a horizontal white tilak on his forehead and a gold armlet, receives an offering from a man in white kurta and white dhoti who bends forward with cupped hands. Silver tridents and a gold-framed throne surround the seated figure under a red and orange tent. Behind them, devotees in white and red shawls, some wearing rudraksha malas, stand and look on. Ritual setting with a kalasha-like offering vessel and silver trident emblems.