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November 27 2011

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Indoor ceremony in a pale room with red drapes and a studio light on a tripod; a cameraman in a white shirt films. A seated figure on a red cushioned gold throne wears a pink and orange turban, a white floral garland with red flowers, a pink dhoti with gold border and gold armlets, and is bare-chested; a pink wrap is draped over the shoulder. Several devotees sit on the floor before brass plates of fruit and offerings: a man in a white shirt, a man in pale green kurta, a woman in an orange and gold sari, a man with white tripundra marks and rudraksha mala, and women in red and orange.2011-11-27November 27 20112011-11-27November 27 20112011-11-27Indoor ceremony in a carpeted hall where a padapuja is being performed. A seated figure on a red and gold throne with a golden lion statue beside it wears a maroon-and-gold turban with white feathers, a red and blue beaded garland, gold necklaces and bangles, and holds a small wand. Devotees sit on the floor in orange and red saffron clothing with rudraksha malas; one older man in white dhoti and shawl with a white forehead mark and red-and-white beads kneels with hands in anjali. Brass thalis hold flowers, rice and oil lamps, and a tall brass kalasha stands at the left. A projector screen and tripod are visible in the background.2013-12-17December 08 20132013-12-08A photo of a seated group in a red-curtained hall with ornate gold furnishings. On a large gold throne at upper right sits a robed figure in orange-saffron garments with a golden necklace and an orange turban, holding a golden staff; the figure's appearance is consistent with the Swamiji (probable) cues of a turban, saffron clothing and ceremonial gold, presented here as a throne-seated presence with devotees on the floor. Around him, roughly two dozen devotees sit cross-legged on the floor in white, red and saffron clothing with red shawls, many holding brass plates of offerings. A tall brass oil lamp stands at left beside a tripod camera. Several bald and white-haired devotees in white garments sit in the foreground.2015-10-26A seated man in a yellow turban, yellow garment and rudraksha mala sits on a gilded golden throne with red cushions, holding an open book and speaking to devotees gathered on the floor. Seated devotees in front, including a woman in a maroon sari with folded hands, a woman in a blue sari, a boy in white, and older men in white shirts and a bare-chested man with a sacred thread, pray with palms joined. Gold trays hold flower offerings and brass items. A cameraman with a tripod films in the background, beside red drapes, a speaker and a framed portrait of a garlanded deity at right.2011-09-21A seated man on an ornate golden throne with a red cushion wears an orange turban and an orange-and-pink flower garland, with a rudraksha bracelet on his wrist and a saffron shawl draped over him. Around him, devotees sit on a blue floor in white, saffron and red shawls, several holding brass plates of flowers and offerings, including a man in white and a woman in a white sari with a red-bordered shawl. A tall silver trident stands beside the throne, and a second golden throne sits empty in the background. The appearance-based candidate on the throne has long swept-back hair, a turban, saffron clothing and rudraksha beads, so this is a probable Swamiji (probable) in a satsang-style gathering.2014-05-11A golden throne with an ornate arched back sits at the centre of a temple-style stage, backed by a large painted banner of a saffron-robed figure on the left and a bow-wielding warrior in gold ornaments on the right. A man in a magenta-and-gold turban, pink dhoti and a long white flower garland with red blossoms sits on the throne with his hands resting on his knees. Before him, a gold-and-brass offering table holds flowers and small items. Seated devotees face him: a woman in a deep red sari, a man in a white shirt with folded hands, and a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a sacred thread and wrist beads, all in a satsang or darshan setting. Brass oil lamps flank the throne. The figure on the throne is described by appearance as a person, with turban, flower garland and ceremonial pink clothing, though this is uncertain.2011-11-27December 01 20112011-12-01May 27 20152015-05-27December 08 20132013-12-08