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A photo of a devotional darshan scene indoors before a dark drape and gold-trimmed throne. A man in a white shirt and grey trousers bows low with folded hands, head lowered toward a seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a long gold beaded necklace, whose raised right hand blesses him. Beside him stands a girl in a light blue and white dress, and behind them a smiling young man in white with a yellow shawl. A second saffron-robed attendant on the right holds a silver tray of fruit. Brass plates with flowers and a lit oil lamp sit on the floor. The seated figure is an appearance-based a person candidate with long swept-back hair, saffron robes and gold malas.

January 02 2010

2010-01-02 +1 copies

January 02 2010

2010-01-02 +1 copies

Indoor photo in a plain white-walled room with a striped mat on the floor. A seated figure in orange robes, with long dark hair swept back, sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne cushioned in red, smiling as he blesses a bowed man in white shirt and grey trousers, whose head he touches with both hands. Beside him stands a younger priest in orange cloth with a dark rudraksha-style garland and red sacred marks, holding a tray with a brass dish. A tall man in a white kurta with an orange shawl stands at left, hands folded, and a young man in a patterned white t-shirt and jeans watches with arms crossed. A woman in yellow sits at right, and a fruit tray with apples sits on the table.

September 30 2008

A seated man in orange robes with long, swept-back dark hair sits on a cushioned seat with a red cloth draped behind him, placing his raised palm on the forehead of a middle-aged man in a light blue shirt and khaki trousers who bows forward and holds a small object at his chest. Standing devotees in white and light shirts watch in an open hall with patterned yellow pillars, ceiling fans and a red curtain. A standing monk in orange robes is visible at right. a person appears as the seated figure based on long hair and orange saffron clothing, which is an appearance-based label only.

December 30 2009

A photo of a seated man in saffron-orange robes with a white and red flower garland, his hands placed on the head of a man in a white-and-blue striped shirt and dark trousers who bends forward with hands pressed together. A woman in an orange-red sari and another man in orange robes stand nearby, and a man in white with a yellow shawl and a man in white with a rudraksha mala stand behind. Fruit sits at the lower left and the room has pale walls and grey carpet.

December 17 2009

A photograph of a padapuja ritual on a stage with a red and gold backdrop. A seated man in orange robes with long dark hair sits on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion, holding an orange fruit and smiling. Two devotees in white clothes lie prostrate on a striped rug, one kissing the seated man's bare feet while the other bows low. A standing man in orange robes with long curly hair stands at left, and a woman in a white top with a grey shawl stands at right beside a small table with a microphone and a small bottle and offerings. The seated man matches the candidate appearance of Swamiji, with long hair and orange robes, so the presence is probable.

August 18 2009

A photograph of a seated figure on a red-cushioned golden throne with an ornate golden backrest decorated with floral garlands of yellow and red blooms. The figure wears a saffron-orange robe draped over one shoulder, a long rudraksha mala and a large ceremonial gold necklace, with long swept-back hair and a red bindi, smiling and resting one hand on the head of a man. In front, a man in a white shirt bows deeply with his hands pressed together in namaskar, and another man in a blue shirt kneels with folded hands, receiving blessing. Behind them a large painted backdrop and a patterned panel with elephant motifs frame the stage. The seated figure matches the a person appearance cues of swept-back hair, saffron robe and ornate necklace, shown here as a blessing giver on a throne.