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A seated figure on an ornate gold throne raises one hand in greeting while another devotee in a long orange robe and orange turban bows low with hands at the head before him. The seated figure wears an orange turban and orange robes with a white and red flower garland and a rudraksha-style necklace. The throne has red cushions and is set before a decorated stage backdrop of white and red-edged shapes with yellow flower motifs and a silver trident on the right. A silver lamp, bowls of fruit including apples, grapes, bananas and oranges, and a silver pot sit on a patterned red and blue cloth in front of the throne. The scene resembles a guru-puja or darshan on stage.

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July 17 20082008-07-17A seated figure in orange robes and an orange turban sits on an ornate golden throne (peetha) decorated with red cushions and garlands, with a golden crown-like canopy above. The figure holds hands together in a greeting gesture (namaskar) and wears a white flower garland with a red bead ornament. Behind the throne is a large decorated backdrop of white and red pattern work, arched panels and yellow floral motifs. Two attendants stand at either side: one in white shirt and orange shawl at left, one in orange clothing at right, tending to the throne. The scene suggests a devotee reception or puja setting. Visible physical people: three. Swamiji (probable) appearance cues: orange turban and robes, garland, seated on a throne in a ceremonial setting.2008-07-17A seated man with folded hands sits on an ornate gold throne beneath a gold canopy, draped in flower garlands of white, yellow and red and wearing a gold crown with a red mark on his forehead. He wears white and gold ceremonial cloth. Two people in orange robes attend him: a shaved-headed man at left and a woman at right holding a lamp, with a brass plate of offerings and a banana before the dais. The throne is framed by marigold and rose decorations and a red and gold fringed platform. The seated man has distinctive crown and garland cues but his features and identity cannot be confirmed from the image, so the a person field is unsure.2010-01-01July 17 20082008-07-17July 17 20082008-07-17A ceremonial stage decorated with large floral and bead-patterned panels and a golden throne draped in flower garlands. A man seated on the throne wears an orange turban, orange robes and a flower garland, and holds a red cloth. In front, a kneeling woman in orange robes with long dark hair bows her head toward the seated man's feet, while a young man in orange stands at left. Fruit trays with apples, bananas, grapes and pineapple, brass lamps and a trident stand on the decorated platform. Three people are visible.2008-07-17August 01 20102010-08-01July 17 20082008-07-17A decorated stage with a large gilded throne backed by ornate painted panels with blue-and-white scalloped motifs and a yellow flower design. A figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban sits on the throne, wearing white and orange flower garlands and holding a small offering or prasad dish. A second person in orange robes and a red-and-saffron cloth sits cross-legged on the floor at left, gesturing with an open hand. A brass trident stands at the right edge. In front of the throne are silver lamps, a brass vessel, and tables laden with apples, grapes, bananas, pineapples and pomegranates, arranged as a Guru Purnima offering. Two people are visible in the scene.2008-07-17January 01 20092009-01-01July 17 20082008-07-17A seated figure on an ornate gold throne (peetha) decorated with a crown-like top and surrounded by heaped rose and flower petals on the dais. The seated person wears orange-saffron robes, a crown-shaped headpiece, a white flower garland and a rudraksha-style necklace, holding a ceremonial staff. Two orange-robed attendants stand at the sides, one at left and one kneeling at right beside brass vessels and a microphone stand. Flower-decorated arches in white, blue and orange frame the stage. Swamiji (probable) seated on the throne with long swept-back hair and saffron clothing; attendants in orange robes. Gurupoornima-style felicitation setting with floral decoration.2008-07-17