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A seated man in a rust-red robe with a deep red shawl and a gold-beaded mala sits on an ornate golden throne draped with a tiger-striped cloth, his bare feet resting on a footstool before a row of brass plates. A woman in white with a white shawl kneels with palms joined in prayer, and another woman in an orange sari with a beaded necklace kneels beside her at the offering tray. The tray holds small brass lamps with oil lamps, red flowers and a white garland. Behind them a dark room has a golden lion-form base, hanging brass bells and a wall air conditioner. Another person sits in the background. Ritual puja setting.

April 29 2014

April 28 2014

A seated man in saffron-orange robes with gold border sits on an ornate gilded throne with a leopard-print cushion, eyes lowered, hands resting in his lap. He wears a long orange-beaded rudraksha mala with gold bead ornaments, a gold earring, and a red bindi with white markings on his forehead, with long swept-back dark hair. A silver tray of red flowers sits at his feet, with a side table holding a tray of sweets and rudraksha beads. A devotee in orange clothing is partly visible at the bottom right.

A man in saffron-orange robes with gold trim sits on an ornate silver-embossed throne with a leopard-print cushion on a gold-legged stool. He wears a rudraksha mala and a gold ceremonial necklace, and holds an orange tablet device while looking down at it. Beside him a woman in orange saree with yellow border sits on the stage floor, bending to a laptop and touching his bare foot. White and orange flowers and a water bottle sit on a table behind, and a red lotus-chakra emblem hangs on the backdrop. a person appears on the throne, with the appearance cues of a rudraksha mala, ornate gold necklace and saffron robes.

March 07 2013

June 03 2012

2012-06-03 +1 copies

A golden ornate throne with carved lion-head armrests dominates the scene. A man in saffron-orange robes, a sacred thread-like orange shawl, a rudraksha-style bead necklace, a white forehead mark and long swept-back hair sits on the throne with his feet resting on a flower-strewn tray. Several women in orange and red saris and white-clothed devotees sit on the floor around silver trays holding small oil lamps, flowers and offerings, performing a puja or padapuja ritual. A bald man in orange is partly visible at the bottom. A wall-mounted air conditioner, a bell and a black backdrop complete the room.

A man seated on an ornate gold throne with carved lion-head armrests, wearing an orange-red dhoti and shawl, a rudraksha mala and gold necklaces, with a white horizontal tilak on his forehead and bare feet. Around him, several women in orange-red saris and white tilak marks sit and work over stainless steel plates of fruit, flowers and offerings on trays, while another figure sits in the background near oil lamps. Brass bells and a brass lamp hang above.

A photo of a seated figure on an ornate gold throne with a carved golden lion-head armrest and a striped white-and-black animal skin draped over the seat. The seated person wears an orange-red robe with a gold-edged border, a thick orange-red beaded garland, gold necklaces, and a rudraksha mala, with white markings on the forehead and a gold bracelet, and is gesturing with one hand. In front, women in orange and white saris sit on the floor behind a spread of small silver bowls with flowers and red petals, while a man in an orange robe sits with hands folded in the background. A hanging brass bell and an air conditioner are visible on the dark wall.

A photograph of a seated man on an ornate gold throne with carved lion-head armrests, draped in a white and black tiger-striped cloth. He wears a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, a long rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold beaded necklaces, and white and red tilaka on his forehead; he is barefoot and holds his hands on the armrests. Beside him, a bearded man in an orange kurta sits with palms joined in namaskar. In the foreground are silver-rimmed trays of flowers, fruit, coconuts and oil lamps, and a brass oil lamp burns on a gold stand at the right. Brass bells hang above, and a dark backdrop surrounds the scene. Two additional people are partially visible at the right edge, one in orange in the foreground.

A seated man in saffron-orange robes sits on an ornate gold throne upholstered in cream and a zebra-striped cloth, wearing a long gold-beaded necklace and a white vertical forehead mark, with his eyes closed and hands resting in his lap. In front of him are silver trays with offerings, flowers, fruit and small bowls, and a yellow-and-white flower garland. A bald priest in white dhoti and shawl with a white forehead mark pours or tends to offerings, while two women in orange and red sarees with forehead marks and beads sit kneeling nearby. Brass bells hang from the ceiling and a black backdrop with an orange-and-yellow curtain frames the room. The seated figure has a distinctive long swept-back hair and saffron robe with gold necklace cues, so he is presented as a probable Swamiji.