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A photograph of a seated man with long dark hair, a white tilak on his forehead and a rust-red shawl over his body, sitting on an ornate golden throne with a leopard-print cushion. He is pouring or mixing a substance from a silver bowl placed on a green leaf on a low golden stand. A woman in a white sari and white hairnet kneels to his right holding a steel vessel, and an attendant in white with a hairnet stands at the right edge. A golden figurine stands at the left edge in front of gilded carved panels.

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A photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes on a gilded throne with ornate golden carved backrest and a standing golden figure at left. He has long swept-back dark hair, a white tilak on his forehead, a gold necklace, and a red thread on his wrist, and he is working a yellow paste with his hands over a large silver bowl on a green cloth. A woman in a white sari with gold border and a white hair net pours from a steel vessel into the bowl, and a second attendant in white stands at right. This matches the Swamiji (probable) cues of swept-back hair, saffron clothing and ceremonial gold necklace, seen as an abhishekam-style ritual preparation.2017-09-19A photo of a seated man on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion, wearing a rust-orange cloth wrap and a long rudraksha mala, with a white forehead mark and a tripundra. He is mixing and offering yellow rice from a silver bowl on a green leaf. In the right foreground a person in a white dhoti and white shirt bends forward to take the rice, and gold-carved elephant and animal reliefs decorate the throne backdrop. Swamiji (probable): the seated man has long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and an orange wrap on a gold throne, so his role is the presiding teacher.2017-07-03July 03 20172017-07-03A seated man with long dark dreadlocks sits on an ornate gilded throne with a red cushioned back. He wears a rust-orange shawl over bare shoulders, multiple rudraksha malas with gold bead accents, and white sacred ash with a red mark on his forehead. His eyes are closed and he rests his hands over a silver bowl of yellow-orange offerings. Beside him, a woman in a yellow blouse and white sari, wearing a white head covering, rudraksha mala and red bindi, also works over a bowl. Another person in white garments and a head cap bends in the background. a person seated on the throne, with saffron-orange shawl, long dreadlocks, and rudraksha malas.2017-07-03September 19 20172017-09-19March 14 20172017-03-14September 19 20172017-09-19 +1 copiesDecember 18 20162016-12-18A photograph of a ceremony in a hall. A bearded man with long dark hair and a crown-like headpiece sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, wearing saffron-orange robes, a rudraksha mala, a gold necklace and gold armbands, with a horizontal tilak on his forehead. He scoops yellow material from a silver bowl set on a white-draped table. To his left a shirtless attendant with white markings on the chest and arms assists, and a woman in saffron clothing stands beside the throne. Behind, women in white and cream saris and head-coverings handle items. Gold lion and elephant statues flank the throne, and a rotating fan stands at left. Seated devotees in white are in the foreground. a person seated on the throne.2017-03-14 +1 copiesA photograph of a ceremony in a hall with a large gold-carved throne backdrop. A man with long dark hair, a red-and-orange cloth wrapped around him, and multiple rudraksha malas sits on an ornate gold throne beneath a multicoloured red, yellow and green canopy, with a sacred ritual bowl before him. Women in white saris with cream-and-gold borders and white head coverings assist beside him, one holding a brass vessel, while a woman in white sits at the left beside a trident and a brass lamp. A golden figure sits on the floor in front of the throne, and devotees in the foreground face the dais. a person: the seated man wears a rudraksha mala and saffron-orange cloth, with a crown-like seat and ceremonial setting, placing him as the central presider of the puja.2017-07-03A man in a rust-orange robe sits on an ornate gold throne upholstered in leopard-print fabric, with a rudraksha mala hanging over his shoulder and a red tilak on his forehead. He looks down as he receives a small silver plate holding a lit lamp and offerings from a woman in white who stands before him. Behind him stand gilded deity murti and a golden lion-like figure, with a microphone on a stand and draped orange cloth in the foreground. Appearance-based candidate for Swamiji (probable) with long swept-back hair, saffron robes and rudraksha malas; the woman in white presents the aarti plate.2016-07-18A seated man in an orange-red robe with long dark hair and a tilak on his forehead sits on an ornate gold throne with a carved gold backrest. He wears a rudraksha-style necklace and bead bracelets and holds a yellow object over a silver bowl placed on a small gold stool. Two golden standing female deity statues flank him on the left, one with hands joined in namaskara. A pink wall and colourful striped mats lie on the floor, indicating a temple-like ritual or satsang setting.2017-09-19