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A photograph inside a hall with red carpet and blue patterned drapes. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes wears a long white jasmine garland and gold bangles, sitting on an ornate gold throne with red cushions and a gold lion figure beside it. A shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange cloth with a sacred thread and tilak stands at left, bending toward a tray of fruit and offerings. Behind them, two men in white dhotis and shawls and a young man in white kurta stand near an air cooler. A camera tripod is visible at left and a copper bowl sits in the foreground. The scene appears to be a pada puja ritual on the throne. The appearance of the seated figure matches the page description with long swept-back hair, saffron robes, garland and ornate gold throne cues, making this a probable Swamiji presence.

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A seated figure in an ornate gold-and-red throne with carved lion-head armrests sits in a decorated hall with blue patterned curtains and a gold lattice backdrop. The seated person wears a saffron-orange shawl over a maroon garment, a white jasmine garland, gold bangles and a tilak, with dark hair swept back, and smiles while gesturing with raised hands. A man in a white kurta carries a silver tray of red apples at left, while a second man in an orange-brown robe with rudraksha mala and tilak stands behind holding a small silver bowl. Red apples, silver bowls of offerings and marigold petals lie on the red carpet and at the throne base, and a person's hand reaches in at lower right. The scene appears to be a pada puja with fruit offerings. Appearance cues include the saffron shawl, garland, bangles and ornate throne, consistent with the page's identification of the event as a pada puja, but the face is not used for identification.2014-08-17November 01 20152015-11-01A photograph of a ceremonial blessing inside an ornate golden-and-red setting. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a multicoloured flower garland sits on a gold-carved throne with a red cushion, smiling as he touches the head of a seated devotee in a white shirt with a rudraksha necklace. Another devotee in white bends forward beside a gold lion-shaped object. Behind them stand a gold trident, a wooden lattice screen and gold carved panels. The saffron-clad figure is a person seated in the role of giver of blessing, based on long swept-back hair, saffron robes, rudraksha mala and garland cues.2016-05-02August 17 20142014-08-17A seated figure on an ornate gold throne with red-and-black zebra-print cushions, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and bare chest, a white-and-green flower garland, gold armbands and a red bindi, smiling as he reaches toward a silver plate of offerings. A woman kneels at right in an orange sari with rudraksha mala, holding a clay pot. Behind, two women in white saris and rudraksha malas stand near a floral-garlanded throne, with a blue draped backdrop and a red carpet.2014-08-17August 17 20142014-08-17August 17 20142014-08-17November 01 20152015-11-01May 02 20162016-05-02A photograph of a man seated on an ornate gilded throne with a red cushion, wearing an orange-saffron robe and a long layered garland of purple flowers and green-and-orange beads. He has long dark hair with green leaves tucked in it and a white marking on his forehead, and he is speaking toward a group. In the foreground, several people face him: a man in a striped white-and-blue shirt on the left, another with dark hair seen from behind wearing a rudraksha-style bead necklace, and a man in orange at the left edge. Behind the throne are carved golden panels with a lattice of crosses and a gold relief of a deity.2016-05-03August 17 20142014-08-17A seated man in an orange-red saffron robe and orange turban sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, smiling and holding red cloth. A large floral garland of red, pink and white flowers hangs around his neck, and rudraksha beads are worn at his chest. Beside him on the left stands a man in white ritual dhoti with a red shawl, rudraksha mala and a tilak, holding red fabric. A gilded trident stands near the throne, and a lion-head armrest is visible. On the right, a person with long dark hair and a red headband is partly visible. The setting is a golden ceremonial stage with a gold-leaf backdrop. a person is identified by the orange turban, saffron robe, rudraksha beads and garland on the throne.2016-05-02