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October 24 20102010-10-24 +1 copiesA photograph of a devotee in a white shirt leaning forward with his hands raised toward a seated man in an orange-saffron robe. The seated man wears a long white and pink-yellow marigold garland, gold ceremonial beads, a red bindi and white vertical tilak on his forehead, and has long swept-back hair. Behind him is an ornate gold throne with carved gold scrollwork, flanked by orange, yellow and purple flowers. The seated figure's distinctive saffron robe, long hair and gold adornments are consistent with Swamiji (probable), shown being greeted in person at a satsang. The devotee has his head bowed toward him in reverence.2010-10-24A seated man in an orange-saffron robe sits on an ornate gold throne with a red and white floral garland at its top. He has long dark hair swept back, a sandalwood or kumkum mark on his forehead, and bare feet resting on a red cushion. Two people stand behind him at right: one in a pink brocade-patterned shirt and light trousers, and another in a white short-sleeved shirt and grey trousers, who leans in toward the seated figure with a hand on his arm. Behind them, a pink and gold backdrop with peacock motifs and flower arrangements fills the stage. Yellow and red flowers sit at the base of the throne.2009-07-11October 24 20102010-10-24January 26 20092009-01-26A photograph of a ritual blessing at a flower-decorated stage in front of a large ornate gold-embossed backdrop. A man in orange robes with an orange shawl and a red tilak on his forehead places his hand on the head of a man in white clothing who bows his head. Another person in white stands at the right edge, wearing a yellow cord. Orange and white flowers fill the background. a person: the orange-robed man with the red tilak is the presiding figure, identified by appearance cues of orange clothing and his role as the one giving the blessing, not by face.2009-11-17October 24 20102010-10-24 +1 copiesA seated long-haired man in an orange robe with a red bindi sits on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion, his bare feet resting on a red mat, while his right hand rests on the bowed white-haired head of an elderly man in white. Behind the throne a bank of red, yellow and white gerbera and chrysanthemum flowers decorates the stage. A younger man in white dhoti and shirt wearing a dark beaded mala stands at right with a hand on the elder's back, and a person in orange stands behind the throne.2009-02-03A seated figure on an ornate golden throne, its back and sides banked with bright garlands of red, yellow, purple, green and white flowers, receives a blessing. He wears a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, a long gold necklace with pendant, layered gold chains, a pink and white flower garland, bangles and rings, and a red bindi. His right hand rests on the head of a bending man in a white shirt and white dhoti, who holds his head forward. Gold lion-form armrests and a tiger-skin cloth cover the seat. Behind them a video camera on a tripod records under a red-and-white canopy, and a red-draped table and white-clad attendants stand nearby. Two people are clearly visible in the foreground, with a few more partly visible at the edges.2013-04-21September 17 20062006-09-17A seated man in long swept-back hair, a bare upper body and an orange-saffron shawl sits on a golden ornate throne covered with a tiger-striped cloth, with a microphone at his mouth. He reaches out and places his right palm on the forehead of a kneeling man in a white kurta and white dhoti who bows with folded hands and a red-and-white garland. Behind the throne are large garlands of red, white and pink flowers and green leaves, and a banner shows a smiling man in a white turban. At the lower left, a bald priest in orange robes and rudraksha beads looks on. The cues in the seated figure (long hair, saffron shawl, rudraksha mala, gold necklaces, throne) are consistent with a person receiving devotee blessing on a throne at a satsang stage, but the face is not clearly visible enough to confirm.2012-07-03A seated man in long swept-back dark hair, saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala with a red tilak on his forehead sits on an orange cushioned throne and smiles while raising one hand toward a kneeling devotee in a white shirt and grey trousers who presses palms together in namaste. A standing attendant in a white kurta with an orange shawl looks on at left. Behind them are gold ornate pillars, red and yellow marigold garlands, a brass kalasha and vessels on a table, and a small figure in orange and white.2010-07-01