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A seated man in saffron-orange robes and an orange shawl, with long dark hair tied back, sits on a gold-trimmed throne-like seat holding a red fruit in his outstretched hand. Before him, several devotees in white and cream clothing bend forward with their heads lowered. A silver ceremonial staff rises beside the seat, and a red-cushioned ritual tray with a trident-shaped brass ornament sits in the foreground.

August 01 2010

A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate golden throne with red cushions, wearing an orange robe and with long dark wavy hair, smiling and extending a hand toward a tray of fruit on a white pedestal. Beside the throne stands a man in white clothes with an orange shawl and red wrist thread, leaning forward to hand over red apples. A bald man in an orange robe with a maroon sash stands behind the pedestal, and other men in white shirts and a yellow-green garment stand or watch at the edges of the frame. A blue backdrop hangs behind them. The tray holds bananas, apples and a small plate of sweets.

A seated man with long, swept-back dark hair wears a red sleeveless top and an orange cloth around his waist, sitting on a white cushioned seat in a hall with blue walls. Around him a crowd of devotees in white shirts and dhotis, one woman in a yellow sari and another in an orange sari, press close. A man in a white shirt with a white and red flower garland holds the seated man's hands, while a woman in an orange sari with a white flower in her hair folds her hands. A tray of fruit sits at the lower left beside a pink cloth. The seated figure has distinctive long hair and orange clothing, consistent with a person presence, though the appearance is only partly clear.

A photograph of a seated man with long, swept-back dark hair wearing an orange saffron robe with no sleeves, sitting on an ornate gold throne with a red velvet seat and red cushions, bare feet on a red mat, smiling and raising one hand toward a man in a white shirt bending forward at left. Beside the throne, a man in white dhoti with an orange shawl sits on a chair, and a man in orange robe holds a sheet of paper behind a white table bearing a plate of fruit. Standing devotees in white shirts and dhotis, one with vertical tilak, surround the scene against a dark blue curtain.

Annadhan in 2009

2009-01-01 +3 copies

A seated man in an orange sleeveless top with an orange shawl, a dark hair bun and a red-and-black patterned skirt holds out a red apple to a kneeling devotee. Two more kneeling men in white and rust-coloured shirts with folded hands wait nearby, and a silver staff stands behind him. Red apples and a small brass trident sit on a red-cloth table in the foreground, with a gold drape and a window in the background.

Evening darshan scene in a decorated hall with a golden red throne draped in white, pink and green flower garlands. A man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala sits at center, leaning forward while a man in an orange shawl bends to touch his hands, as a woman in a white top with a long braid and a man in glasses look on. Behind them hang garlands of leaves, red flowers and gold ornaments, with string lights. Around them stand men in white shirts, one wearing an ID lanyard, a woman in a red sari and a woman with a plait in white. Fruit and bananas sit in the foreground on the right. A dark-haired woman in white is in the lower right corner.

A seated man in an orange robe with long, swept-back black hair sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne with red velvet cushions, extending his hand while a man in a white shirt kneels on a red mat before him and reaches out. Beside the throne, a man in an orange robe stands at a white table holding a tray of fruit and flowers, and several men in white shirts with red or yellow shawls stand around them against a dark blue backdrop. The seated figure is a probable Swamiji candidate based on the long swept-back hair, orange robe and throne, and is shown receiving a devotee.

A seated figure in an orange turban, sleeveless red top and orange shawl sits on a white-draped throne-like chair, a hand raised toward the head of an older man in white clothes who kneels before them holding a rudraksha mala. Around them a large crowd of devotees in white and orange stands and sits, including a younger man in an orange shawl with his hand on the kneeling man's shoulder, and a woman in a maroon top at lower left. Apples rest on the white chair at right, and a bald older man in orange robes is visible at upper right. The scene is an informal darshan or blessing at a satsang gathering.