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A seated man in an ornate gold and red throne with a gold-framed backrest sits centre-frame wearing an orange-saffron robe and a long multi-coloured flower garland, his palms pressed together in namaste. He has a tilak on his forehead. Around him a seated audience faces him: a shaved-headed man in white in the foreground, women in yellow and white saris, a blonde woman in white with hands folded, and men in white dhotis. Microphones sit at the lower left. Behind the throne is a large painted backdrop of a temple with a robed figure and a red-clad figure, and fruit and offerings lie on the gold-trimmed side tables. a person appearance is a candidate here, but the cues are uncertain: the seated man wears saffron with a garland and a throne, yet the image shows no distinctive long hair or crown, so the identity is unsure.

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A photograph of a pada puja ritual in a temple-style hall. A seated figure in the centre on an ornate gold-and-red throne wears an orange-saffron shawl and a green-pink-yellow garland, with hands pressed together in namaste and a tilak on the forehead. Behind him, a large backdrop shows a temple with a deity murti and red curtains. In front, a group sits on the floor: a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and a red-striped sacred thread, a man in white, a woman in a yellow sari, a long-haired woman in white, a blonde woman in white, and a woman in gold. Trays of flowers, fruit and brass vessels are arranged on the floor before the throne, and a copyright-style overlay appears at the lower right.2010-09-18A seated man in orange saffron robes and a dark rudraksha mala sits eyes-closed on an ornate gold-and-red throne with carved gilded arms, bare feet on a gold footstool. He has short dark hair and is the central focus of a devotional gathering. Around him, devotees kneel in white and red clothes with hands folded in anjali mudra; a priest in white with a tilak stands at the front near brass plates of flowers, fruit and offerings. A girl in a red outfit sits among them. In the background, a large mural shows a temple gopuram, a green tree and a garlanded deity figure in red and white. A red-and-gold stage cloth and a dark blue curtain frame the hall. Overall this is a throne-side puja scene with the seated figure receiving devotees.2010-09-16A photograph of a padapuja-style devotional gathering in an indoor hall. A man seated on an ornate gold-and-red throne chair, wearing an orange-saffron shawl and a long multicolour garland of marigolds and red roses, holds his palms together in namaskar, with a vertical white tilak on his forehead. Devotees sit on the floor in front of the throne, including a man in a striped shirt, a woman in a yellow sari with a long braid, a bald man in white ritual clothes, and women in yellow and white saris with hands folded in prayer. Silver trays holding brass plates and small lamps sit near the throne, along with a fruit tray with red apples on the left side. Behind the throne a large backdrop shows a painted temple image with a red-clad figure. A partly visible man looks through a side window on the right.2010-09-18A photograph of a seated ceremony in a hall. A figure with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron robe and a leopard-print shawl, sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne with a small microphone stand before it. A gold and red backdrop with painted deity imagery is behind him. Around him, about a dozen devotees sit on the floor in white, cream and yellow saris, white dhotis and kurtas, some holding brass plates and cups. A shaved-headed man in white with a red-bordered cloth sits at right. A small table with fruit and offerings sits at the throne's side. The figure is an appearance-based probable Swamiji candidate, identified by his long hair, saffron robe and throne seating.2010-09-19September 17 20102010-09-17December 01 20092009-12-01 +2 copiesSeptember 17 20102010-09-17December 16 20092009-12-16A 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 01 20092009-12-01 +2 copiesA seated man in an orange garment with red and white flower garlands sits on a gilded throne with a golden canopy, hands joined in namaste, in a canopied hall with red draped backdrop and carved pillars. Devotees sit on carpets before him: a man in white with folded hands, a woman in orange holding a plate, a woman in a green sari with a flower-decorated braid, a woman holding a baby, and a man in white near the throne. Brass plates, bowls of fruit and a silver vessel sit on the floor. Two women at right, one in yellow shawl, use microphones. Fans and a side table with fruit are visible.2009-11-23A man in orange robes sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne with his palms pressed together in greeting, a garland of flowers around his neck. Before him, a group of devotees sits on the floor in a covered temple courtyard: a bald man in white with an orange shawl at left, an older man in white with glasses, a woman with long dark hair in a light peach sari, women in yellow and white saris, and a man in white at the lower right. Fruit, plates and brass vessels sit on the gold side tables and on the floor in front of the group. Behind the throne is a deity murti decorated with a flower garland and a red cloth, beside brass lamps, and a red-and-white striped wall lines the courtyard. Whether the seated figure is a person cannot be confirmed from appearance alone, so he is described by role only.2010-08-01