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December 26 20122012-12-26December 16 20122012-12-16A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits with palms pressed together in a carved wooden throne with orange cushions, a trident standing to his right. Surrounding him, a large seated audience in white and orange-red shawls fills the hall, many with hands folded. A bottle of water sits on a small table beside the throne. Yellow walls form the backdrop.2014-12-27A seated crowd of devotees at a Shivoham event, mostly dressed in white kurtas and white clothing with orange-red striped shawls draped over their shoulders. A man in the centre foreground presses his palms together in anjali with orange-yellow tilak marks on his forehead. Around him people sit with hands folded in prayer or meditative postures, some with orange tilak and red marks on their foreheads. A young man on the left in an orange-red shawl smiles with orange marks on his forehead, and a woman in glasses sits in the background. A large seated audience fills the frame, with an orange-clad figure at the left edge. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable in this view.2015-05-21A seated man in a saffron-orange robe with long swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala sits with palms pressed together in namaskar on an ornate gold-carved throne with red velvet upholstery, a Swamiji (probable) by appearance cues: long hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala. Before him, a gold-trimmed wooden table holds fruit and flowers. In the foreground, a shaven-headed priest in white dhoti with a red shawl and a woman in a white sari with a red-bordered cloth and pendant pray with folded hands beside a brass plate of offerings and flower garlands, and a man in white stands by. Several seated devotees sit at lower right. A dark blue curtain hangs behind the stage and a purple bird logo appears at upper left, indicating a ritual pada puja offering.2010-10-19A seated man in an orange-saffron shawl and rudraksha mala, with long swept-back dark hair, sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne on the right, eyes closed, hands joined in meditation. In front, a low wooden stand with a red velvet-lined compartment holds rudraksha malas and offerings. Around a gold tray with silver plates of flowers and pink blossoms, devotees sit on the floor with hands joined: a bald man in white with ceremonial gold necklace and a shaved-headed priest in white with a gold chain, a bearded man in white, a woman in white with a red-bordered shawl, a woman in a white sari, and a child in a plaid shirt. Pink curtains and a red cloth-covered object appear in the background hall. Roughly six to eight people are visible.2010-10-19November 03 20132013-11-03A photograph of a ritual abhishekam in a hall. A figure with long swept-back dark hair sits on an ornate silver-framed throne, wearing a tiger-striped saffron-and-black garment, layered gold necklaces, rudraksha mala and gold armlets, pouring liquid from a silver vessel over a small gold deity murti on a carved wooden stand draped with purple cloth. Seated before it, a young man in white dhoti with an orange-red shawl presses his palms together in prayer, with a forehead tilak. Behind them, devotees in white clothes with orange and red shawls sit on blue and purple mats, and brass puja vessels are arranged on the floor. Probable Swamiji is the figure on the throne, based on long hair, ornate gold jewellery and rudraksha cues, though identity is uncertain.2012-12-16A seated figure in an orange-saffron robe with rudraksha mala and long swept-back dark hair sits on an ornate golden throne with red cushions, hands in lap, facing a group performing a puja. Around him, devotees in white dhotis and shawls with gold neck garlands and white forehead markings press palms together in prayer. Several are bald-shaved priests in white. A woman in a red-trimmed sari and a Western-looking woman in a red wrap also stand with palms joined. A child in a checked shirt sits in front of a golden tray holding plates of flowers, sweets and pink blossoms. A small wooden box with red interior and a rudraksha mala lies in the foreground. Fruit and flowers sit on a side table, and red cloth drapes a far wall in a hall with blue curtains.2010-10-19November 14 20102010-11-14December 13 20092009-12-13November 14 20102010-11-14