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December 26 20122012-12-26December 11 20122012-12-11A seated man on an ornate gold-and-red throne with his eyes closed and palms pressed together, wearing an orange saffron shawl over a leopard-print top, long dark hair swept back and a tilak on his forehead. Around him devotees kneel in prayer with folded hands: a woman in a teal blouse and cream sari, a woman in a yellow sari, a man in a white shirt with rudraksha mala, and others in white. Brass trays of flowers and fruit sit in front of the throne, and a gold-framed side table holds more offerings. The setting is a hall with a dark blue curtain and a painted temple backdrop on the right. The seated figure has distinctive long swept-back hair and saffron shawl, so this is a probable Swamiji (probable) on a throne being honoured during a pada puja.2010-09-19December 26 20122012-12-26December 26 20122012-12-26A photograph of an indoor ritual setting in a wood-panelled hall. He holds up an object toward a seated man in white with rudraksha mala. A tall silver trident stands at left. Around them, figures in saffron and orange robes and red-and-white shawls stand or sit, and a woman in a pale yellow sari and a woman in a striped top are seated at the front. Small bundles wrapped in red cloth lie on the floor in front of the throne. Several people stand in the background, including a man in a white shirt with a lanyard.2015-12-19A seated man in a tiger-striped saffron-and-black garment and a heavy gold necklace of beads sits on a leopard-print cushion before an ornate silver throne-like chair with a red velvet cushion. He holds his hands together in front of a brass Sri Yantra-style meru shaped object on a carved wooden table, with a brass ritual vessel and a flower on the table. Behind him, a man with a white vertical tilak stands beside the table. Around them, seated devotees in white clothes and orange-red shawls sit on the floor in a large hall with a staircase and wooden railing; one woman wears a white head covering with hands folded in namaste. The setting resembles a Sri Vidya puja or satsang on a ship deck. a person is shown here, seated on the throne, wearing a tiger-striped garment, a gold bead necklace and a red bindi, with an appearance consistent with the probable identification.2012-12-26A figure with a tall dark swept-back hairstyle stands before a brown leather throne-style chair, wearing an orange-saffron upper cloth draped over bare shoulders, a leopard-print lower cloth, a long multi-strand rudraksha-style mala, a gold ceremonial necklace and gold bangles, with hands held together at the chest in a gesture. A silver trident stands at the left edge. Seated devotees in orange and white fill the hall, some with palms joined; a microphone stands at right. Behind them hang a red banner and framed religious paintings. The figure has distinctive long swept hair, saffron clothing and ornate gold and rudraksha adornments, and a printed caption in the image reads Swamiji, so this is a person candidate physically present.2015-12-10A seated man with long swept-back dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, a gold ceremonial necklace and a tiger-striped saffron-and-black wrap sits on a leopard-print cushion before an ornate silver throne-back. He gestures over a brass shri yantra-style kalasha-like metal object on a carved wooden puja table with small bells and a thali of offerings. Around him, devotees in white clothes with orange-red shawls sit in a hall; a woman at right presses palms together in anjali. A ceremony such as a puja is underway. Swamiji (probable): the seated man shows long swept-back hair, ceremonial gold necklaces and a striped saffron wrap.2012-12-26A seated man with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and an orange-and-black striped garment with beaded necklaces performs a ritual at a low wooden altar holding a silver Shiva lingam-style object, a silver kalasha-like vessel and flowers. Beside him a bare-chested man in white dhoti with an orange shawl and gold necklaces holds a metal bowl, and seated devotees in white and orange sit on a patterned floor. Behind them a backdrop shows a deity murti with a trident beside a decorated chair, and a stage camera and tripod stand at right.2012-12-28December 15 20132013-12-15May 26 20132013-05-26 +1 copies