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A seated figure in an orange saffron robe with long swept-back dark hair and a white jasmine garland receives a visitor in a white shirt and khaki trousers, who bends forward and clasps the seated figure's hands. Behind them, a man in a blue shirt and a woman in white sari with red bindi and glasses look on with others, near a golden ornate chair and a white curtain. A ceiling fan and a tall brown pillar are visible in the room. The seated figure matches the cues of Swamiji (probable): long hair, saffron robe and a garland, seated on a throne-like chair while being honoured by devotees.

A photograph of a devotee in a white shirt and white dhoti with a visitor badge placing his hands on the shoulders of a seated figure in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair and a large white jasmine garland. The seated figure sits on a red cushioned chair in front of an ornate gold-framed backdrop. Behind them, two women in white sarees with yellow shawls stand near a wall with hanging green leaf decorations, and a third woman in a yellow shawl stands by a small wooden side table. Petals are scattered on the red cushion. The seated figure's appearance is consistent with the swami-style presentation described on the page, with saffron robes, long hair and a garland, though this is not certain.

January 11 2010

2010-01-11 +1 copies

A photograph of a seated figure on a red and zebra-striped seat, back toward the camera, wearing an orange saffron robe and a long garland of white flowers and green leaves, with a gold ornament at the neck. Before him a man in a white shirt and white trousers, wearing spectacles, a rudraksha mala and a gold bangle, clasps the seated figure's hands in a gesture of respect. Behind them a younger person in a white top with a yellow shawl stands, and another person in orange sits beside a bench. Flower arrangements of marigolds and chrysanthemums, a tray of red apples and green leaves, and a plastic water bottle sit in the foreground. Gold curtains hang in the background.

A photograph of a small room with pale yellow walls and an orange roller blind. A seated figure in a saffron-orange robe wears a long white flower garland and has long dark hair; with one hand raised to the head of an older man in a white shirt and dark trousers who bends forward, the seated figure touches his head in blessing. Behind them, an older man in cream kurta with a rudraksha mala looks on, and several women in white and cream salwar kameez stand close, one holding a wrapped sweet or gift. A white-sheeted bed and a folded red-and-brown cloth sit in the foreground.

A photograph of devotees in a plain room with pale yellow walls and a white-draped bed. A man in a cream kurta and white face mask clasps hands with a long-haired man seated on the bed, who wears a deep orange sleeveless robe and a white flower garland with rudraksha beads. Behind them, a man in glasses and a white shirt with a red rudraksha mala, a man in a white shirt, a woman in a white dress, and an older woman in white with a mala stand watching. On the bed lie a tray with red and gold cloth and ritual items. The seated man in orange has long swept-back hair and the appearance of a person, with orange robe, garland and rudraksha cues, positioned as the honoured guest receiving pada pooja from devotees.

January 08 2010

January 02 2010

2010-01-02 +1 copies

A seated man in an orange sleeveless garment and a thick red and pink flower garland receives a blessing as an elderly man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a maroon waistband bows forward and presses his hands near the seated man's head. Another person in white stands behind them in the background. The seated man's arm is raised touching the elderly man's head. Behind them is a gold-framed throne with ornate carvings and a red cushion, and a red and orange painted backdrop. A water bottle sits on the left edge.

2010-01-02 +2 copies

A photograph of a seated figure in a saffron-orange robe with a long dark braid, heavily garlanded with white jasmine and red and orange flower garlands, receiving a gesture from an elderly bald man in a cream shirt with a tilak on his forehead and round glasses, who kneels before him. Behind them a woman in a dark blue sari holds a red fruit or offering, a younger man in a white kurta wears a long rudraksha mala and tilak, and two more men in white stand in the background near a carved wooden pillar. A younger man in orange at the right edge steadies the elderly man's arm. Marigold petals and flower garlands lie on the floor. The seated garlanded figure's identity is uncertain from appearance alone.

A photograph of a seated figure in orange robes on an ornate gold-and-red throne decorated with white and orange flower garlands, with a long flower garland draped down the front of the robe and bare feet resting on a red cushion. A man in an orange shawl and white attire leans in to offer something by hand, while a man in white and a woman in a pink-and-maroon sari kneel at right, the woman with her hands extended toward the seated figure. Another man in an orange shawl stands behind the throne, and a metal vessel sits on the floor at right. A greeting-style ritual moment at an event.

A photograph of a bowed older man in white kurta and dhoti with a rudraksha mala, hands joined in namaskar toward a seated figure in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair swept back. The seated figure sits on a red-cushioned seat with a bowl of fruit and a garland of yellow and red flowers beside a golden frame. Behind them stand several onlookers: a man in white with an orange shawl, a woman in a teal and multicolored sari with an ID badge, a man in white with glasses, and another person in white with an orange scarf. Oil lamps and a reddish carved temple-style backdrop with a fan are visible.