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A seated figure in an orange-red robe with a long gold bead necklace and a dark rudraksha-style mala sits on a leopard-print cushion before an ornate silver frame, extending an orange cloth over the head of a kneeling woman in a white sari with a gold border and glasses. A shaved-headed man in orange kneels beside her, smoke rises in the foreground, and standing attendants in orange and saffron watch behind them. The scene appears to be a blessing or darshan in an outdoor courtyard. Swamiji (probable) appears as the seated figure with long swept-back hair, gold necklace and orange robe, receiving the blessing role.

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June 13 20132013-06-13June 13 20132013-06-13January 13 20152015-01-13Outdoor ceremony on a red-carpeted stone staircase. A seated man in a saffron-orange turban and saffron robe, wearing a heavy gold necklace with rudraksha beads and gold bangles, sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne cushioned with orange pillows. A woman in orange robes and glasses, with wet hair, kneels close and holds a silver ceremonial staff toward him. Behind them a crowd of men in white dhotis and women in saffron sarees stands on the steps, some with hands folded. a person appears as the seated figure; the presence of a throne and being honoured are not themselves identifying cues.2013-07-22June 13 20132013-06-13June 13 20132013-06-13December 13 20112011-12-13A smoky ritual scene under an open-air pavilion with a silver-framed ornate seated throne at right. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a long gold-and-bead necklace and a saffron shawl sits on a leopard-print cushion while smoke drifts across him; a priest in saffron with tilak and gold ear ornaments attends at his side, holding a small vessel and offerings. At left, a kneeling man in white clothes with folded hands faces the seated figure, and several young people in saffron robes sit with hands joined in prayer, some with tilak. Bronze vessels rest on the floor, and onlookers in white shirts stand behind, with green trees beyond. The seated figure's identity is not established from appearance.2013-06-13A photograph of an outdoor gathering on red stone steps. A seated man in an orange-brown robe and gold-trimmed dhoti wears a long red, yellow and white flower garland, a gold pendant, a rudraksha mala and a gold armband, and sits on a leopard-print cushioned seat. He smiles as a woman with light blonde hair, in a white sari with gold borders, offers him a yellow cloth. A young man in orange-brown clothing stands at the left edge. Behind them, rows of people in white clothing sit on the steps, with yellow festoon lights strung above. Count of physical people is more than twenty.2013-07-08A photograph of a seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a heavy gold beaded necklace with rudraksha beads, wearing a small headset microphone, receiving a woman who kneels before him in a cream sari with a green border and a red shawl, her hands offering a folded red-orange cloth. He sits on a silver-embossed throne draped with a leopard-print cushion. Behind them a standing man in white with a red shawl watches, and a row of onlookers in the background includes a woman in red, a young girl, and boys. On the left, a shaved-headed priest in orange with a white tripundra and rudraksha mala sits beside a smoking fire pit with brass vessels. Outdoor courtyard with trees and a red-walled building in the background.2013-06-13A photograph of a Guru Purnima devotional moment on an outdoor stone-stepped platform. A white-haired woman in a white sari kneels on an orange cloth, bowing with her palms extended toward a seated man. The seated man wears a saffron-brown dhoti with gold border, a red-and-yellow garland, a gold necklace and armlets, and is seated on an ornate silver-and-gold throne with leopard-print cushions. Behind them, people in white and saffron robes stand, one holding a ceremonial object, and devotees in saffron, pink and purple saris stand with hands folded in anjali. A yellow bag rests near the throne. Swamiji (probable): the seated man has long swept-back dark hair, a gold necklace, a red-and-yellow garland and saffron clothing, consistent with the page's identification.2013-07-22July 22 20132013-07-22