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A seated figure on an ornate gold-and-red throne receives a devotee who bows with hands folded near his chest. The seated man wears a rust-orange turban, an orange-red robe, a long brown rudraksha-style mala and a multicoloured flower garland with white, blue and pink blossoms. His right hand rests on an orange cloth on the red cushion. The devotee in a white-and-cream striped shirt has an orange shawl draped over his shoulders. Behind them stand a bald man in white and orange clothing with gold beads, a woman in a pink-red sari, and a camera on a tripod. The gilded throne back has carved deity relief panels. Red drapery and a dark backdrop fill the setting. Kalpataru darshan context is noted in the page.

April 30 2016

July 26 2015

Indoor photo of a smiling man in a white kurta with an orange-red shawl standing at left, clasping hands with a seated figure on a golden throne with a large gilded backrest and carved lion-face armrests. The seated figure wears a rust-red turban with a tilak mark, a reddish-orange robe, a long rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, and sits on a leopard-print cushion. The figure resembles a person by a red turban, rudraksha mala, ceremonial gold necklace and ornate throne setting. Behind them a painted temple-style panel shows a standing attendant in orange garments with a rudraksha mala.

May 02 2016

2016-05-02 +1 copies

A photograph inside a marble-walled hall of a man in a white shirt and white trousers with spectacles and a moustache reaching out to offer a small silver-coloured object to a seated figure. The seated figure wears an orange-red saffron garment, a long gold bead necklace with a pendant, a red floral headband and a sandalwood-marked forehead, and sits on a red-cushioned seat before an ornate gold throne with a sunburst back. Behind them a standing man in an orange-and-yellow robe with a gold bead necklace and a shaved head smiles, and a crowd of onlookers in white and blue crowds the frame. A hand with bracelets reaches in from the right. The figure appears to be a person by appearance, with long hair swept back, ornate gold necklace and saffron clothing, seated in an honoured position.

A seated guru in an orange-red turban and red-and-gold shawl, wearing layered beaded rudraksha-style malas, places his right hand on the forehead of a kneeling man in a white t-shirt with his palms pressed together in namaste. The guru sits on a gilded throne-like seat with ornate gold carving, beside a red curtain and a small tray holding apples. A man in white ritual clothing with a red sash walks in the background. Swamiji (probable): the seated guru wears an orange-red turban, layered malas and a red-and-gold shawl while receiving a devotee's respect from a throne, which is consistent with the page's reference to a darshan event. Photo caption

July 10 2016

A photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban on an ornate gold-and-red throne, wearing a long rudraksha mala and a gold chain, holding a red fruit in his right hand and smiling at the camera. Beside him, a man with a bare upper body, rudraksha mala and forehead markings tends to offerings in a wooden box, and another man in white with a gold necklace stands behind. In the foreground, a woman in glasses and a man in a blue shirt bend near the lower edge. A golden lion-form armrest sits at the left of the throne. Swamiji (probable) is shown as the central seated figure, distinguished by the saffron turban, saffron robes, long rudraksha mala and gold chain, seated on the throne at a darshan setting.

April 20 2014

A seated man in an orange-red turban, orange-saffron robes and layered rudraksha malas and ornate gold-beaded necklaces sits on a gold-carved throne with lion-form armrests, smiling and raising one hand toward a man in a white kurta with orange shawl who bends forward offering a plate of fruit and sweets. A silver trident stands beside the throne. Behind, a bald man in saffron robes and beads stands, and a woman in red and a man in a red shawl look on. Golden marigold garlands lie at the base of the throne and the seated devotees in the foreground form a dense crowd. The seated figure matches the Swamiji (probable) cues of turban, saffron robes, rudraksha malas and ornate necklaces, and is receiving darshan and offerings as the presiding figure.

A photograph inside a room with white walls and a wall-mounted air conditioner. A figure in an orange-saffron turban and orange robe, with long dark hair, a rudraksha mala and ornate gold-toned adornments, sits on an ornate gold-carved throne with red velvet cushions, palms pressed together in greeting and smiling. Probable Swamiji (appearance cues: orange turban, saffron robe, long hair, rudraksha mala, seated on a throne). In front, a man in a lavender vest with a red lanyard bends forward, and an older man in white robes bows with his head near the throne's gold base. Behind them, a bare-chested man with a long braid and a saffron-and-white cloth stands beside a younger man in orange with a white shawl and beads, and a shaved-headed man in orange with beads. A framed painted panel depicting a deity murti hangs on the wall behind.