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April 22 20162016-04-22A padapuja ceremony in a hall with a blue carpet and gold-framed red throne. A seated figure on a red and gold throne, wearing pink flower garlands, orange and gold clothing and gold armbands, has his bare feet placed on a silver tray of red flower petals while devotees bow. A tall silver staff leans beside the throne. Around the tray, several devotees in white kurtas with orange shawls sit with folded hands, and others in orange garments with rudraksha malas kneel nearby.2014-05-12A photograph of a ceremony on a stage with red drapes and a silver throne. On the right, a bearded man with long dark hair sits on a leopard-print cushioned silver throne, wearing a red-orange dhoti, a white garland with red flowers, and bare feet, with a trident beside him. On the left, a bare-chested attendant in an orange cloth holds a lit oil lamp toward a gold-and-red deity murti, draped with red and white flower garlands, seated on a gold base. Brass bowls with offerings sit on a green cloth in front of the murti, and another attendant in white kneels behind them. A partly visible white air conditioning unit stands at the back.2018-05-19A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate gold throne with a leopard-print cushion, wearing a saffron-orange garment, rudraksha malas, gold bangles and a gold necklace, with a tall dark hair bun and tilak, receiving a bow. A man in a light orange robe bends forward at the waist, his head touching the seated figure's hands, while a second man in an orange-brown robe with a rudraksha mala stands behind and a woman in orange stands at the left edge. A microphone stands at right and a red and gold banner hangs in the background.2016-01-25January 03 20162016-01-03April 08 20182018-04-08 +2 copiesApril 22 20162016-04-22April 04 20142014-04-04December 19 20172017-12-19A seated man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on an ornate silver throne flanked by silver lion sculptures, with a red bolster cushion beneath his feet. He wears long hair, a rudraksha mala and a gold chain, and smiles toward the right. Two women in cream and white saris with rudraksha malas sit on the floor beside the throne; the woman on the left, in a cream sari and gold-bordered dress, leans toward him and holds a leopard-print rug edge. A leopard-print mat covers the stage floor in front of the throne. Swamiji (probable) is indicated by the long hair, saffron robes, rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklace, seated in a dais setting.2017-12-16A photograph of a ceremonial initiation on a red carpeted stage. A seated figure in red robes with long dark hair and a crown-like headpiece raises a silver trident, while a golden throne with ornate carvings stands behind him. Before him, a shaven-headed man in white dhoti with a red-and-gold cloth kneels and bows forehead to the ground, touching the dais. Nearby, a man in red robes with rudraksha mala holds a microphone and writes on a notepad, and a woman in white with gold necklace holds folded red cloth. A cameraman in white dhoti films from the left, and two other white-clad men stand in the background. A small brass lamp sits near the kneeling devotee.2016-04-22August 03 20132013-08-03 +1 copies