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March 07 2013

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A seated man on an ornate cream and gold upholstered throne with gilded carved wooden arms, on a white shaggy rug in front of dark red drapes. He wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over one shoulder with gold borders, a heavy gold ceremonial necklace of beaded links, a gold bracelet, gold earrings, a gold beaded headband and a red kumkum bindi, and a small microphone is at his face. His hands rest folded in his lap and his legs are crossed. Both candidate cues are present: swept-back hair under a gold headpiece, saffron clothing and ceremonial gold necklace, so this is an appearance-based Swamiji (probable) seated in a discourse setting.2012-05-01A seated man in saffron-orange robes sits on an ornate gold throne with red velvet cushions and a tiger-striped throw. He wears a rudraksha mala, a ceremonial gold necklace, bangles on his arms and a red bindi with white tilak on his forehead. Two brass oil lamps with flames stand beside the throne, and trays of flowers, offering bowls and marigold garlands sit in the foreground. A partially visible head of another person appears at the lower right. Appearance cues are consistent with a person, seated in the honoured position of the satsang.2012-04-19September 02 20132013-09-02 +1 copiesMay 15 20132013-05-15A seated man in a saffron-orange draped garment sits on an ornate gold throne with a zebra-striped cushion. He wears a long pink, yellow and white flower garland, a gold necklace, and a white vertical forehead mark. A brass bell hangs above, and silver trays holding bowls of offerings, flowers, and kumkum or vibhuti sit at his feet. Red and white flower petals are scattered on the floor. A gold-embossed deity murti appears on the throne back. Appearance-based identification is probable as Swamiji, based on long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, a ceremonial gold necklace and a flower garland, seated in a puja setting. He is in person in the scene.2013-03-06August 19 20132013-08-19A man with long dark hair sits on an ornate gold throne with a lion-head armrest, draped in a tiger-striped cloth, wearing a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with gold trim and a long red-and-white flower garland. He raises a brass handbell in his right hand. Around him, brass plates hold flowers, fruit and small lamps, and brass oil lamps hang and stand nearby. Two men in white kurtas with red shawls sit to the right, one holding a tray, and a woman in a dark outfit is partly visible at the lower left. The setting is a dark-walled room with a puja-like offering arranged before the throne.2013-05-25March 06 20132013-03-06October 18 20122012-10-18May 25 20132013-05-25A photograph of a seated man in a golden throne with a tiger-skin cushion, wearing an orange-red turban, a rust-orange dhoti with gold border and an orange-gold shawl, with brown rudraksha mala and silver bead necklaces and silver armlets. He sits with hands folded in a greeting gesture while an attendant in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala kneels nearby. Brass oil lamps hang from chains on the right, and silver plates with flowers, oil lamps and offerings sit in the foreground. Appearance-based a person in a ceremonial throne setting, with presentation cues of saffron-orange turban and ornate clothing and rudraksha malas. Seated on a throne, the figure is the central subject of a ritual or satsang setting.2013-08-13A seated man in saffron-orange and gold-bordered robes with a long rudraksha mala and a gold necklace sits on an ornate gold throne carved with a lion head and draped with a tiger-striped cloth, beside brass hanging bells and oil lamps. Seated on the right, a man in white shirt presses his palms together in greeting, a woman in white with a white forehead band holds her hands in añjali, and a man with a white forehead mark sits near brass plates of flowers, fruit and lamps. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, ornate gold throne, saffron-orange robes, rudraksha mala and gold necklace; the seated man is presented as the central figure. Setting is a dark-walled hall with an air conditioner on the wall. Kumkum and fresh flowers are arranged on the platters.2013-09-14