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December 20 2009

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December 15 20092009-12-15August 25 20092009-08-25September 17 20102010-09-17A seated figure in an orange robe with long dark hair and a red floral garland sits barefoot on an ornate gold-and-red throne, hands pressed together in namaste. In front of the throne, devotees sit on the floor behind silver plates holding oil lamps, flowers and fruit, and a brass platter stands on a cloth. Several people in white clothes and yellow shawls, some wearing ID lanyards, kneel and fold their hands in prayer; a woman in a yellow-and-maroon sari also sits with palms joined. In the background a painting of a saffron-robed figure hangs above a draped curtain with green leaf garlands, and a small deity murti sits on a side table. A tray of apples and sweets rests on a red-lacquered stand to the right. The seated figure with long hair and orange robe is a probable candidate for Swamiji, based on his long hair, orange clothing and garland, and a seat of honour.2010-01-09September 07 20092009-09-07August 09 20092009-08-09A seated man with long dark hair, wearing an orange and maroon sash, rudraksha mala and gold necklaces, sits on an ornate gold and red velvet throne with a gold lion-shaped armrest, speaking to a small seated audience. Swamiji (probable) is shown in an appearance-based label as a teacher on the throne, with long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha beads. Around him, women in white, cream and green saris sit on the floor, and shaved-headed devotees sit in the foreground. Brass plates with lotus flowers, a kalasha-style gold vessel and a microphone stand are arranged in front of the throne, with an orange and gold ceremonial banner behind.2011-02-11November 20 20092009-11-20A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a white flower garland sits with palms pressed together in namaste on an ornate gold-and-red throne in a bare white-walled room. Around him, several women in white saris with gold borders sit on a white cloth with palms joined or heads bowed in reverence. A man in an orange robe kneels in front, hands folded, and two young men in white with yellow shawls sit at right, also in namaste. Trays of fruit, flowers, sweets and coconuts are set out on the floor in front of the throne. The scene resembles a devotional reception or puja. Copyright overlay text appears at lower right.2009-08-13A seated man in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala sits with palms pressed together on an ornate golden-red throne, while devotees kneel around golden trays of offerings for a pada puja ritual. Around him, people in white clothes and yellow shawls kneel with folded hands, and a foreign-looking man in white kneels and holds a golden plate. An orange-floored temple hall with red-and-white striped pillars and brass lamps frames the scene, with a statue of a deity in the upper left. a person is the central figure on the throne, identified by his long swept hair, saffron robes and rudraksha mala.2010-08-03December 20 20092009-12-20A seated man in an orange-saffron robe sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne with his palms pressed together in namaste, his long dark hair swept back. Before the throne stand a low wooden table with fruit and a small offering tray. Around him kneel and sit devotees: a bald man in a white dhoti with a gold chain, a woman in a white sari with a red-beaded necklace, and other people in the foreground, some with palms folded. A gold tray holds flowers and small vessels near the floor. The background is a plain pale wall with a dark blue curtain.2010-10-19