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A seated man in an orange saffron shawl and long dark wavy hair sits on a red-cushioned throne draped with white jasmine garlands and red and yellow flowers. He wears a blue and white beaded garland and a gold bangle, and his hand touches the forehead of a kneeling man in a white shirt. Behind the throne stands a shirtless man with an orange turban, and a woman in a white sari with a name badge watches at right. A decorated cake with cherries sits on a table at left, beside a golden figurine and a kalasha, with red curtains in the background. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), seated on the throne with long hair and saffron shawl, receiving a devotee during a birthday celebration at the ashram.

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December 27 20062006-12-27December 27 20062006-12-27A seated figure in an orange saffron garment with long dark hair and a garland of white jasmine and red flowers sits on a red-cushioned throne decorated with floral garlands. Before him, a man in white kurta and dhoti bends forward with folded hands while another man in orange holds a plate and offers prasadam or sweets, with a sweet cake decorated with candies and pink icing on a table at left. A woman in white with a red bead necklace watches at right, and a golden deity murti sits among the flowers near the cake. The setting is a temple-like hall with red drapes and flower decorations.2006-12-27December 27 20062006-12-27A photograph of a seated figure in an orange saffron robe with gold border, wearing a long white and red-blue flower garland and a rudraksha-style mala, long dark hair swept back, on a red velvet throne decorated with white jasmine garlands and red and orange flowers. The seated figure is smiling and extending a small piece of cake toward a man in white ceremonial clothing who bends forward to receive it. Behind them stands a man in orange clothes and another person in an orange turban and saffron wrap. A large cake with pink and yellow icing and sugar flowers sits on a table at left, and a red curtain and a deity murti are visible at right. Appearance-based cues suggest a person on the throne, offering prasadam cake to a devotee.2006-12-27A seated figure with long swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange garment and a white and blue flower garland, sitting on a red-cushioned throne decorated with white jasmine garlands, red and pink flowers and a golden lion-like armrest. He extends his hand to offer sweets or prasadam to a man in white dhoti and shirt who bows with folded hands and receives it. Behind them stand a man in orange clothes and a man in a saffron turban holding a rudraksha mala, with red drapes behind. A tiered cake decorated with pink, yellow and red icing sits on a table at left, and a woman in pink with a beaded necklace stands at right. Three to four people are visible.2006-12-27A seated man in an orange robe with long dark swept-back hair and a flower garland sits on a red throne, extending his hand to feed a kneeling devotee in white clothes who opens his mouth to receive a morsel. Behind them stands a bare-chested attendant in an orange turban and saffron cloth with a rudraksha mala. The throne is decorated with white jasmine garlands and red and yellow flowers; a large cake with pink icing and fruit sits on a table to the left, and a golden ornament is nearby. Two women in white sit at right, one holding a baby wrapped in pink. Red drapes form the background. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable) is the seated figure in the orange robe with long hair, garlanded and feeding a devotee, an in-person presence.2006-12-27December 27 20062006-12-27December 27 20062006-12-27December 27 20062006-12-27A long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes sits on a red-cushioned throne decorated with white and multicoloured flower garlands. He reaches out to offer a small sweet or prasadam to a bowing older man in a white shirt and white trousers, who leans forward with cupped hands. Behind the throne stand two attendants: one in orange clothing and one bare-chested with a saffron-orange head cloth. A decorated cake sits on a metal table at left, with a gold ornament and a small brass object on the throne's side. Red and pink flowers lie on the floor, and red drapes hang in the background. The seated figure has distinctive long swept hair, saffron robes and a flower garland, consistent with a person, shown here as the seated figure receiving devotees and offering prasadam.2006-12-27December 27 20062006-12-27