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A photograph of a ceremonial scene in front of an ornate golden throne decorated with flower garlands and a golden seat with red cushions. A long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes with a red tilak on the forehead and a beaded necklace sits on the throne, receiving an offering from a shaved-headed attendant in orange clothes who holds a silver vessel. A man in a brown kurta and glasses kneels beside the throne, and a young boy in a white shirt sits in the foreground. Standing devotees in white and orange saris and robes surround the throne, with a tripod-mounted camera visible at right. Probable Swamiji seated on the throne in saffron robes, long swept-back hair and a beaded mala, with the shaved attendant in orange performing the offering.2008-07-17July 17 20082008-07-17A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a red sleeveless undershirt sits on a red cushion atop an ornate gold-carved throne-platform, wearing a long red and yellow flower garland and a red bindi, smiling broadly. A man kneels at his feet in a white shirt and white dhoti, bowing with palms pressed together, while another standing man in white kurta with an orange shawl and glasses watches and smiles. Red striped upholstered seating and a gold ornate backdrop surround them, with a patterned carpet beneath. This appears to be a padapuja-style honouring of a seated figure. a person: the seated man has long swept-back hair, saffron robes and a flower garland, but identity is not established from the page.2009-06-13July 07 20092009-07-07A photograph of a golden ornate throne decorated with a red cushion, tiger-striped fabric and a flower garland of white, red and green blooms. A long-haired figure with an orange turban, orange robes, a rudraksha-style garland of white flowers and a gold necklace sits smiling on the throne, appearing to be the a person. Before the throne, a devotee in orange robes with a shaved head kneels, and a woman in orange clothing bends forward to offer padapuja at the feet. A brass kalasha or puja vessel and a trident motif stand nearby, with floral decorations and yellow flowers around the seat.2008-07-17A photograph of a pada puja in a temple-style setting. A bare-chested priest in orange dhoti with white sacred ash markings on his arms and chest and an orange mala holds his palms together in respectful greeting, facing a seated figure. That figure wears an orange-and-gold shawl over a saffron garment, a long garland of red and yellow flowers, and has long swept-back dark hair with white markings on the forehead. He holds a silver tray of fruit and offerings toward the priest, who is standing before a golden throne with a red cushion. Behind them are attendants in orange and white and a large backdrop depicting a deity murti decorated with garlands.2010-09-18A man with long dark hair and an orange saffron shawl and dhoti, smiling and seated on an ornate gold throne decorated with yellow, white and purple flower garlands. Behind him stand several women and a child, one woman in an orange sari. The throne has gold carved scrollwork and a red cushion at its base, with a gold canopy and bunches of marigold garlands above.2009-12-27A seated man in a saffron-orange robe with gold border sits on an ornate gold throne heavily decorated with yellow, white, red and purple flower garlands. He has long dark hair, a red bindi and bare feet, and raises one hand while smiling. Behind the throne are a golden kirtimukha-style carved backrest and a canopy of floral garlands. Several women in saris and a yellow-shawled woman stand or sit to the right, watching, against a burlap-draped stage. a person, identified by long swept hair, saffron robe and throne with garlands, is seated as the honoured guest; the photo shows him in person.2009-12-27December 27 20062006-12-27July 17 20082008-07-17July 17 20082008-07-17October 24 20102010-10-24