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January 03 2015

January 03 2015

January 03 2015

A seated man in an orange-red robe sits on an orange-cushioned throne-like chair in a hall with yellow padded wall panels, hands pressed together in anjali above his head with eyes closed. He wears a long rudraksha mala, bangles on his wrists, and a red bindi with white tilak marks. A silver trident stands to the right beside a small water bottle. In the foreground and surrounding rows, many devotees in orange-red shawls and white clothing sit on the floor, some with eyes closed in meditation or prayer, and one woman wears a white sari with a red-bordered shawl. The man seated on the throne has rudraksha mala and orange robes, and the appearance is distinctive enough to suggest a person in a satsang setting with a crowd of more than twenty people visible.

January 13 2015

September 30 2013

A seated man in a rust-red and gold-bordered dhoti and sleeveless top sits on an orange throne-like chair with armrests, wearing a long multi-strand garland of white and pink roses and a purple-and-white flower garland draped down his front. He has a white forehead band with a red mark and a rudraksha-style bead necklace. Several shaven-headed men in orange robes sit on the grass to the left, some wearing white forehead bands and garlands. Two women in orange and white saris stand under a red pillar in the background, with palm trees behind. Blurred red and orange flowers frame the foreground and a fire is visible at the bottom. Swamiji (probable): the seated central figure has a long-haired, orange-and-gold presentation, rudraksha beads and ceremonial garlands, and sits on a throne.

December 24 2015

A seated man in a red-and-gold ornate throne with a red cushioned back and orange seat cover receives honour in a ritual setting. He wears a deep red-brown cloth, a long pink-and-red flower garland, a gold necklace and gold armbands, and has a white mark on his forehead. A kneeling man in a white sleeveless top and white dhoti holds an offering tray with a folded cloth and money. Standing behind them are several men in orange and saffron robes with rudraksha malas and gold pendants, some with white and ochre body markings, and a few people in white. Smoke rises in the foreground. The person on the throne is described by role only, as the central honoured figure of the ceremony.

Night-time photograph of a seated figure in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair, wearing layered gold bead necklaces, a rudraksha mala, gold bangles and an armband, with a white tilak on the forehead and a small microphone at the mouth. The figure extends one hand in blessing over the bowed head of a shaven-headed devotee in orange who kneels before him. Around them, several other saffron-robed sannyasis sit with rudraksha malas and gold beads; one stands behind holding a small vessel. An ornate silver-toned embossed panel stands behind the central figure. Grouped figures show ritual blessing in a satsang setting.

A 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.

A seated man in a silver-and-red throne chair receives ritual attention in a gold-toned hall. He wears a long rudraksha mala, a gold chain, a dark red-brown robe and a white tilak with a red bindi, and his long dark hair is swept back. Two attendants in orange robes stand nearby, one with a bare upper body and white sacred ash markings, the other holding a ceremonial item. A white-clad person and another in orange stand at the right edge. The image shows a seated presiding figure with attendants in a formal ritual setting.