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July 03 2012

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A photograph of a ceremonial padapuja on an ornate gold throne-palanquin decorated with red, orange and white flower garlands. A seated man in saffron-orange robes, with long swept-back hair, a red tilak, a rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklaces, smiles while a bald man in white dhoti with gold border kneels and washes his feet from a brass vessel. Orange-robed attendants stand at the edges and a white canopy with tassels frames the scene. a person appears to be the seated figure in orange with the rudraksha mala and gold necklaces, shown receiving the foot-washing as a guru.2012-07-03A photograph of a ceremonial outdoor stage at a satsang event. A seated figure on a gold-carved throne with cushioned gold armrests wears saffron-orange robes, a long orange shawl, a rudraksha mala and a heavy gold necklace, with a red tilak on the forehead and long swept-back hair; he smiles and gestures with one hand. A bald priest in a white dhoti with a gold border and a white upper cloth kneels before him, washing or touching his feet with a brass vessel. The throne is backed by a garland-draped decorated frame of red, orange and white flowers. Other saffron-robed attendants are partly visible at the edges. Several people are visible in the frame.2012-07-03A photograph of a golden throne decorated with red, white and green flower garlands. A smiling man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, sits on the throne. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti kneels at his feet, holding his feet with both hands as a padapuja-style honour. Behind them is a large black-and-white portrait of a smiling man wearing a turban, and a banner with the text 'a person ' and '' on the right. Gold ornate carvings decorate the throne arms and base2012-07-03October 07 20082008-10-07July 17 20082008-07-17July 07 20092009-07-07January 13 20152015-01-13A photograph of a seated figure in saffron-orange robes on an ornate gold throne, with a red and white flower garland draped along the low gold footstool in front. The seated person wears a rudraksha mala and gold necklaces, and an orange shawl falls over the lap. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti, with a yellow cloth in his hand, kneels beside the footstool and bends forward to wash or attend the seated person's bare feet. Zebra-striped fabric is visible behind the throne, with a golden kalasha-like finial at the top left. The scene suggests a padapuja ritual before a seated spiritual teacher.2012-07-03August 21 20092009-08-21A seated man in an ornate golden throne receives a padapuja-style offering. He wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, a long red and white flower garland, a gold necklace and a gold armband, and his bare feet rest on a gold footstool. Before him is a tray of brass plates holding red and orange flowers, fruit and small oil lamps. A shaved-headed woman in an orange sari with rudraksha beads sits to the side, and a man in white with a tilak sits at left. Two framed portraits in orange robes hang on a black wall, with brass bells and oil lamps hanging from chains above. Three people are visible.2013-07-19A seated figure in an orange saffron robe and orange shawl sits on a golden throne decorated with large garlands of red, yellow and purple flowers. He wears a long multi-strand gold necklace, red flower garlands and gold bangles, and holds a white trident-topped staff. He smiles with open arms. Two men in white dhotis with gold borders bow at his feet, one placing a hand on the head of a kneeling devotee, while an elderly woman bows low in white clothing among heaps of marigold and rose petals. Golden throne-base carvings and a kalasha-like vessel are visible. The figure's appearance with long swept-back hair, saffron robes, ornate gold necklace and garlands matches the page's Swamiji reference (probable), seated on a peetha in a darshan setting.2012-01-01January 08 20122012-01-08