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A seated figure on an ornate gold throne with red velvet cushions and flower garlands draped across the back, receiving a tray of yellow and white flowers from a woman. The seated figure wears a maroon turban, rudraksha mala beads, a gold necklace, bangles and a maroon robe with gold trim. The woman wears a purple-bordered sari with a gold-patterned border, a white lower garment and a gold necklace, and bows forward with her palms joined. Ceremonial silver staffs with a trident and axe-like finials and a golden kalasha stand beside the throne against a dark red curtain.

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October 18 20152015-10-18A seated figure on a gold-and-red throne with a red velvet cushion, wearing a maroon turban, orange-red robe, rudraksha mala necklaces and gold bangles, extends his hand over a lit oil lamp held by a kneeling priest. The priest, bare-chested with a white dhoti and gold-bordered shawl, wears a green and gold cap and a garland of yellow and white flowers, and offers the aarti flame. Behind the throne hang garlands of orange, yellow, red and white flowers. A silver trident stands at left and a gold staff at right. a person performs an aarti offering with the lamp.2015-10-18October 18 20152015-10-18October 18 20152015-10-18July 09 20152015-07-09October 18 20152015-10-18October 18 20152015-10-18Photo of a ceremonial stage inside a red-draped hall. A seated figure on an ornate gold-and-red throne with lion-head armrests sits with palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing a rust-red turban, layered gold and beaded necklaces, bangles and a saffron-orange dhoti. Behind the throne, a floral garland of yellow, orange, white and purple flowers frames the seat. Golden trident staffs and a gold ceremonial umbrella with a bird finial stand around the dais. On the right, an attendant in a green-and-gold turban, white dhoti and flower garland holds a silver tray with a lit oil lamp, while a decorated deity murti stands in the background.2015-10-18October 12 20152015-10-12A photograph of a seated man in a golden, ornately carved throne with red cushions, wearing a maroon turban with a gold crescent ornament and a jewelled brow piece, a long white and pink jasmine garland, rudraksha-style red beads, gold necklaces and red-beaded armbands, and a maroon robe. He smiles with eyes closed and holds a small white object in his hands. Before him kneels a shaved-headed man bare-chested, wearing a white dhoti with an orange border and rudraksha beads, extending his hands toward him. A golden trident stands behind the throne and a striped tiger-print cloth covers the seat. The seated man's appearance is consistent with the page's Swamiji cues of turban, garland and ornate clothing, so the appearance-based label is Swamiji (probable), seated on the throne as the central figure receiving the kneeling priest's offering.2017-06-19A photograph of a seated ceremony on a stage in front of an ornate gold throne with carved floral backrest and dark red curtains. A figure in a maroon-red turban, ochre-saffron robes with gold trim, a heavy beaded necklace and gold bangles sits on the throne, smiling, with one hand extended over a brass tray holding yellow cloth and white and pink offerings. Beside him a bare-chested priest in ochre cloth and rudraksha beads kneels, holding a golden kalasha-style vessel and offering items on the tray. The setting suggests a puja or ritual offering. A photo credit overlay reads Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam and Source , which is omitted from the text list. Probable Swamiji is seated on the throne in an orange-saffron robe, turban and rudraksha-style necklace, performing a ritual offering with a kneeling priest2015-09-05A seated man in a rust-red turban and rust-orange robe, wearing a large rudraksha mala and gold necklaces with bangles, smiles while receiving flower garlands offered by a kneeling priest in a blue lower garment and an orange-bordered shawl. He sits on an ornate gold throne with lion-head armrests, backed by a golden arch decorated with yellow, orange, purple and white flower garlands. A silver trident and a silver spear stand beside the throne. Swamiji (probable) is the seated man, wearing a turban, saffron-orange robes and rudraksha mala with gold necklaces, presiding at a ceremony.2015-10-18