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A photograph from a stage event shows a bearded man with long dark hair seated on an ornate golden throne with a red velvet cushion, wearing an orange-brown robe and a long rudraksha mala. He holds two green fruits out toward a younger man in a white shirt and dark trousers, who leans in to receive them. Beside them, a man in white dhoti with a green-tinted upper cloth and a red-beaded wrist band embraces the younger man from behind. Behind the throne a large deity murti with a crown and painted face is visible, along with a gold-framed backdrop and brass lamps. Audience members in silhouette fill the foreground.

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A photograph of a ritual scene in a decorated hall with a red-cushioned silver throne at right. A man in rust-orange robes with long swept-back dark hair, a full beard and layered rudraksha malas sits on the throne holding a yellow lime in his right hand and extending his left hand toward a young shirtless man seated before him, who holds a lime and wears rudraksha malas and a leopard-print dhoti. A third man at left, in a white shirt and gold-bordered dhoti, bends forward holding limes near the young man's head. Marigold garlands hang from the wall behind. Swamiji (probable): the seated throne figure shows long hair, rudraksha malas and saffron-orange robes, matching the page's reference to Swamiji at this event. Ritual context suggests a blessing or lime-offering ceremony.2017-03-11March 11 20172017-03-11March 11 20172017-03-11A photograph of a seated man in a rust-orange sleeveless robe with long dark hair and a full beard, wearing a rudraksha mala with a gold pendant, holding a green lime in his right hand while extending his other hand toward a helper. Behind him, a red and gold throne with a carved silver lion-face armrest stands against a window with garlands. A man in a white shirt and gold-bordered white dhoti bends forward to offer something, while a bare-chested young man with a red tilak and a rudraksha mala sits beside him. Two other men in white and orange-trimmed attire appear behind, one with a red forehead mark. The setting appears to be an ashram hall with floral garlands hanging from the window frame. Three people are visible in the foreground, plus one partially visible behind.2017-03-11 +1 copiesMarch 11 20172017-03-11A photograph of a seated bearded man in saffron-orange robes on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion, smiling. He wears a long rudraksha mala, a heavy gold ceremonial necklace, gold armlets, and a red bindi. A kneeling person in white clothing is in the lower right holding a red object, a standing person in a white dhoti with gold border is at left, and a gilded carved backdrop with a relief of a deity and an animal figure surrounds the scene. Swamiji (probable): the seated man on the throne has long swept-back hair, saffron robes, a rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklace, consistent with the page's description of the event.2016-11-03November 11 20162016-11-11 +2 copiesA photograph of a seated figure in a rust-red robe receiving food from a kneeling man in white, during what appears to be a ritual offering. The seated man, bearded with long dark hair and a white tilak on the forehead, wears a red shawl and a gold necklace, and sits on an ornate gold and red throne. He extends his hand toward a clay-coloured mound of food on a green leaf before a silver bowl. The kneeling man wears a white dhoti-style garment, an orange-striped cloth at the waist, and a rudraksha-style necklace, cupping his hands to receive food. Behind them stand a gold deity murti, a trident, and a brass oil lamp, with a gold-framed backdrop.2017-05-08April 02 20172017-04-02October 31 20162016-10-31February 28 20172017-02-28 +1 copiesA seated man in saffron-orange robes and a long gold-and-bead necklace sits cross-legged on an ornate silver-and-red throne, smiling, with a white vibhuti mark and long hair. Two young men in white kurtas kneel before him with folded hands, one touching his shoulder, while a bearded attendant with rudraksha malas and long hair sits at left. A tall gold staff and gold-draped deity figure stand in the background, with green foliage and red curtains around the dais. The man on the throne has long swept-back hair, a crown-like adornment absent, saffron robe and ornate gold necklace, matching appearance cues for Swamiji (probable) receiving devotees on the throne.2017-02-13