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January 03 2016

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January 03 20162016-01-03Photograph of a stage ceremony with ornate golden lion-shaped seats at the edges and a decorated backdrop of marigold garlands and pink-and-gold patterned panels. A man in a white shirt on the left holds up a phone to film. In the centre, a man in a long saffron-orange shawl leans forward and clasps hands with a younger man standing on the right. That younger man has long dark matted hair swept back, a crown-like adornment with flowers, a bare chest, a rudraksha-style beaded mala with a gold-coloured necklace, and a red-and-gold dhoti with a gold border. A seated person in white with dark hair is partly visible at the bottom left. Several people appear on stage, all counted in the people field. Swamiji (probable): the younger man on the right has long swept-back hair, a crown, ceremonial gold necklaces and a bare chest with rudraksha beads, matching the page's claim of his presence.2016-01-03A stage event with ornate gold lion-head pedestals and a decorated backdrop with flower garlands and carved pink panels. An older man with swept-back grey hair and a saffron-orange shawl stands at left, clasping the hands of a younger man with long braided hair, bare-chested and wearing a red-orange dhoti with gold border and a flower-decorated headdress. Between them, a bald priest in a red-brown robe with gold border wears a rudraksha mala and white tripundra marks and smiles. A man in a white shirt stands behind at left, and a woman's head is visible at the bottom edge. Several people are present in this scene.2016-01-03October 12 20082008-10-12October 11 20082008-10-11April 27 20122012-04-27March 27 20082008-03-27A photograph of a healing darshan in an indoor hall with a red curtain backdrop. On the right, a long-haired figure in orange robes and a rudraksha mala extends a hand toward the head of a young man in a light blue shirt who bows forward; a Swamiji (probable) candidate, shown in person, with long swept-back hair and orange clothing with rudraksha beads. Behind him stand a shaven-headed young man in orange shawl with red markings and a young man in red shirt with glasses. To the left, a man in white kurta with orange shawl and rudraksha mala and an older man in white assist, touching the young man's shoulder. A young woman in white with a yellow flower in her hair kneels at lower centre, a small child in red stands at far left, and a folding fan and sound speaker are visible. Literature is spread on a table at lower right.2008-03-23A photograph of an indoor darshan setting with a red and gold throne-like seat at right. A long-haired man in an orange saffron wrap and red top, seated near the gold throne, smiles and clasps the hands of a kneeling devotee in a white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha mala and gold bangle. Behind them a young man in an orange robe stands, and to the left several men in white kurtas and light shirts stand watching. Colourful striped cloth hangs in the background, with a small blue logo at upper left. Swamiji (probable): the seated long-haired figure in saffron with a swept-back hair bun wears orange sannyasi clothing and a rudraksha mala in a throne setting. The kneeling devotee receives darshan.2008-10-11A coronation-style ceremony on a stage with gold lion figures and a gold throne backdrop. An elderly priest in a gold crown, orange and red-gold shawl and garlands of white and red flowers places a golden kalasha-shaped vessel on the head of a bowed, smiling man with long dark hair, orange clothing, a white-and-red flower garland and folded hands. Behind them, several men in white dhotis and rudraksha malas stand with hands raised or joined, and a man in orange robes stands at left. Red velvet and gold draperies frame the scene. The bowed man is an appearance-based probable Swamiji (long hair, orange garments, garlands and folded hands), while he is being honoured by the elderly priest in a crown.2012-04-27Outdoor ceremonial scene under a red canopy decorated with banana leaves and a blue-and-white striped awning. A figure with long, swept-back dark hair wears an orange-saffron robe with a white garland and stands at a gilded ornate chair with red cushions, facing a shaven-headed elder in orange clothing who holds a garland of white flowers and red blossoms. On the left, a man in white dhoti and orange shawl stands beside a tall brass lamp stand. Seated and standing devotees in white clothes fill the background, and a figure on the right wears white with a red-and-gold shawl. The scene resembles a garlanding and honouring ceremony.2008-01-01March 23 20082008-03-23