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A photograph of a ceremonial outdoor scene before a cream-coloured building with white-framed windows. A man seated on a gold-and-red throne with a golden lion-form armrest, wearing a rust-red garment and a long multicoloured flower garland, sits with palms pressed together in namaskar. The throne is framed by a gold-and-red parasol, a smaller gold umbrella, and two gold leaf-shaped standards with ornate embossed medallions. Two men in white dhotis with coloured borders stand at left, one bare-chested with an orange cloth over his shoulder and one holding a silver trident, a third in a red headwrap is near the throne, and a bald man in orange-red robes holds a parasol at right. A small gold-edged offering box and a flower garland sit on the yellow-draped platform in front. A foreground spectator's blonde head is visible at lower right. The seated man's identity is uncertain from appearance; he is presented as the central figure in a seated ritual setting.

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A seated white-clad attendant with a red shawl stands at right, and a few spectators in the lower right corner are partly visible, a light-haired woman among them.2015-07-18 +1 copiesJuly 18 20152015-07-18 +1 copiesA seated figure in saffron-orange clothing sits with palms pressed together in namaste on an ornate gold-and-red throne (peetha) draped with a vibrant flower garland of marigolds and red, yellow and blue blossoms, with a small fire flame burning in a brass vessel in front. Two priests stand at the left in white dhotis, one bare-chested with a rudraksha mala and holding a metal bowl, while another bends forward offering a bowl to the seated figure. Silver trishula staffs and gold ceremonial umbrellas and fans frame the scene on a golden-skirted platform, with a bare-chested attendant in white on the right and a woman in white beyond. The scene shows a homa or puja ritual in a courtyard setting.2015-07-18A photograph of an outdoor courtyard ceremony. A man in orange-saffron robes with a garland of white and multicolored flowers sits on an ornate golden throne with a red cushioned seat, flanked by golden lion figures and a cloth canopy with a gold finial. Two silver trishula staffs stand beside the throne. In front, a barechested man in a white dhoti with a yellow border and a red-and-white headcloth stands with folded hands, facing the throne. Other men in white dhotis and bare torsos stand nearby, and a woman in an orange sari stands at the right. A small golden pedestal holds a flower garland at the foreground, and a striped rug lies on the tiled floor. Behind them are white walls, a fan, and a red-tiled roof. The seated figure has long swept-back hair, ornate adornments and a rudraksha-style necklace, consistent with a probable Swamiji presence on the throne.2015-07-18A ceremonial scene on a raised golden platform outdoors in front of a white building. 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