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September 03 2017

September 03 2017

September 03 2017

A photograph in a dimly lit hall before an ornate gold throne with leopard-print cushions and a golden lion-head finial. A seated figure with long dark hair, wearing a reddish-brown sannyasi wrap, a white flower garland and a dark sash, extends his hands to a man in a white short-sleeved shirt who holds out his palms in respectful greeting. Brass bells and hanging brass lamps with string lights decorate the background. In the lower foreground a person in white lies prostrate. The seated figure matches the appearance of Swamiji (probable), with long hair, reddish sannyasi wrap and flower garland, and is shown receiving devotees.

A photograph of a ceremony in a hall with red carpet and red curtains. A seated man on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion wears saffron-orange robes, a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, and holds fruit in both hands while a kneeling priest in saffron cloth reaches toward him. A standing man with dreadlocks, bare-chested with a white dhoti and orange border, holds a golden trident and stands beside the throne. Another man in white ritual clothes stands at left, and a woman in white sari sits at right. Behind the throne is a large painted deity image in red and orange tones with a golden cobra-hooded canopy above, and gold carved pillars flank the scene.

A man with long dark hair tied back sits on an ornate gold throne carved with lion figures, draped in an orange and gold robe with a rudraksha mala and bangle armband. Brass hanging bells and oil lamps are suspended above him, and a golden lamp sits beside the throne. Before him on the floor are silver plates of flowers, fruit and offerings. Three people sit nearby: a man in white with hands folded in namaskar, a woman in white with a white shawl and rudraksha beads, and a bald man in a red shawl also with palms pressed together.

A seated figure on an ornate gilded throne with leopard-print upholstery and a golden lion-head carving receives fruit from a bare-chested devotee kneeling before him. The seated man wears a long rust-orange robe, a thick rudraksha mala with a ceremonial gold necklace, rudraksha armlets, and a tall dreadlocked head covering; he smiles and holds a red apple-like fruit in one hand. The kneeling devotee, wearing rudraksha malas and white cloth, offers fruit and a rudraksha bead. Behind them stand attendants in white and orange garments and a bell hangs from the ceiling. A seated figure matching this presentation (dreadlocked hair, saffron robe, rudraksha malas, golden necklace) is labelled as a probable Swamiji in this ritual setting.

A seated figure in a rust-orange robe and a tall black turban, with a long beard, rudraksha malas across the chest and arms and a gold chain, sits on a leopard-print throne with a golden lion sculpture and an ornate gold backdrop behind. He holds out a red-tinted offering and a fruit toward a bare-chested devotee kneeling before him in white dhoti with sandalwood markings, rudraksha mala and bangles. A woman in a red sari with rudraksha garlands stands behind the devotee, and a man in white is partly visible at left. A hanging brass bell and string lights hang in the background. The scene appears to be a devotional offering or darshan.

November 07 2016

A ceremonial padapuja scene in front of an ornate gold throne with a carved cobra-hood backrest and a red cushion. A bearded man in saffron/orange robes with a gold necklace, long hair, and armbands sits on the throne, holding a red fruit and reaching toward a white-haired man in a white dhoti who kneels and bows with his head touching the throne's foot area. Behind them, a shirtless man with a rudraksha mala and a man in white ritual cloth attend; a standing man in a white and yellow-bordered dhoti and another in a white shirt observe. A red curtain, golden pillar carvings, and a large painted deity image of a seated figure fill the background, and a woman in purple sits at the right edge. Swamiji is probable in the seated throne figure, whose saffron robes, gold necklace, and long hair match his presentation; the kneeling devotee is a devotee.

A seated bearded man with long hair, wearing an orange-brown robe, rudraksha mala and gold beaded necklaces, smiles on an ornate gilded throne with red velvet cushions. A man in a white shirt kneels or bends toward him from the right, while a standing man in white dhoti with gold border and a shirtless attendant stand at left. Behind the throne are gold-carved panels with an animal relief and red curtains. Appearance-based candidate for a person, seated on the throne with rudraksha and gold ornaments.

A seated figure on a gold-and-cream throne with carved golden lion-head armrests wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, a multi-coloured red, yellow and black garland, and a gold armband. Hanging brass bells and a brass lamp hang from chains above. To the right, a man in white dhoti with a white forehead mark sits before a tray of flowers, rose petals and brass bowls, while a woman in white and a woman in saffron sit at the front right. A framed portrait of a saffron-robed, turbaned figure stands on a stand beside a wall air conditioner and a golden door. The seated figure appears a person by his long swept hair, orange robes, gold armband and garland. Several people are visible.