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A seated man with swept-back dark hair and eyes closed sits upright on an ornate gold-and-red throne, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange robe and a long dark rudraksha mala with a red bindi on his forehead. His hands rest in his lap. In the foreground, a bald person in white and a woman with a braid press palms together in namaste, with silver plates of flowers and fruit before them. Behind the throne is a painted backdrop of a temple gateway with carved stone pillars and green trees, plus a red-and-white painted figure draped in garlands at the right edge.

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A man with long dark hair, a red bindi and a long rudraksha mala sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, eyes closed and hands clasped in his lap, wearing an orange sleeveless wrap. Behind him stands a gilded arch framing a deity murti with a red-and-gold crown and garlands, with brass lamps at left. Two silhouetted devotees sit in the foreground beside rows of brass plates with flowers and offerings. The scene is an indoor temple-hall satsang or pada puja.2010-08-25October 23 20102010-10-23A man with long dark hair sits on an ornate gold throne with a red cushioned seat, eyes closed and hands resting in his lap. He wears an orange saffron robe, a dark rudraksha mala necklace, and a red bindi on his forehead. Blurred heads of audience members appear in the lower foreground, and a painted backdrop with a deity figure stands behind the throne. Swamiji (probable) is seated in a meditative posture, wearing saffron clothing, rudraksha beads and long swept-back hair, consistent with a satsang setting.2010-10-26 +1 copiesA man with long swept-back dark hair sits with eyes closed on an ornate gold throne with a red velvet seat and armrests. He wears a saffron-orange robe draped over his shoulders and a long dark rudraksha mala with a red bindi on his forehead, hands resting folded in his lap. Two or three seated audience members with long hair are visible in the lower foreground. Behind him are golden pillars, a large painted backdrop, and a brass kalasha-style lamp stand on the left. This matches an appearance-based a person figure seated on a peetha throne for a satsang talk, with a fruit tray and brass vessel at the left edge.2010-10-26A photograph of a seated man with closed eyes on an ornate gold throne in a temple-like hall. He wears a saffron-orange wrap, a dark rudraksha mala and a red bindi, with his hands clasped in his lap. Behind him stands a gilded arch with a deity murti in a red-and-gold headdress with trident and marigold garlands draped on the pillars. Two women with hair in braids sit in white and yellow saris in the foreground, their backs to the camera, while other hands offer flowers or items on a tray. Brass oil lamps flank the throne. Swamiji (probable): a long-haired figure in saffron wrap with rudraksha mala on the throne, seated as the central figure of a puja-style gathering.2010-08-25A photograph of a man seated on an ornate gold throne with a red velvet cushion and armrest, eyes closed, hands resting in his lap. He wears a saffron-orange robe, a long rudraksha mala of dark beads, and a red bindi on his forehead, with long dark hair swept back. In the foreground, two women sit with their backs to the camera: one in a white and gold-bordered sari with long light hair, the other in an orange garment with maroon border and dark hair. Behind the throne is a large painted backdrop of figures in red and pink garments. A small white flower rests near the throne base. a person is seated on the throne with saffron robe and rudraksha mala cues.2010-10-26October 24 20102010-10-24 +1 copiesA man seated on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, eyes closed in meditation, hands clasped in his lap. He wears an orange saffron robe, a long dark rudraksha mala necklace, a red bindi and white vibhuti lines on his forehead. In the foreground, the backs of two heads of seated devotees are visible. Behind the throne, a backdrop shows a painted deity figure and a purple cloth.2010-10-27October 26 20102010-10-26A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a long rudraksha mala sits on an ornate gold throne with a red velvet cushion, eyes closed, hands folded in his lap, with a small red bindi on his forehead. Long dark hair falls to his shoulders. Behind the throne are gold-carved panels and a red backdrop, with a framed deity image at right. The lower edge shows the blurred heads of audience members.2010-10-26 +1 copiesOctober 23 20102010-10-23October 27 20102010-10-27 +1 copies