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A seated man on an ornate throne with a red velvet back and floral garlands smiles while his hand rests on the head of a kneeling devotee in white and pink patterned clothing. A golden crown with a halo-like disc sits on his head; he wears a white and gold dhoti-style garment and multiple white and orange flower garlands. The devotee bows over a large silver kalasha-style vessel decorated with flower petals, possibly for padapuja. A standing man in white kurta and a man in orange robes stand to the left, and an ornate red and gold umbrella with a peacock-feather decoration and lion carvings frame the scene. Floral arrangements in orange, white and yellow surround the throne.

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January 01 20052005-01-01January 01 20052005-01-01A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate gold throne decorated with white and red flower garlands and a red cushion. The central figure wears saffron-orange robes, a white flower garland and long dark hair. Around the throne, a man in saffron robes with a shawl and a man in saffron kneel and bow, and an older man in a white dhoti with a gold border touches the rose petals scattered on the throne steps, while another attendant in saffron holds a brass vessel. Scattered rose petals cover the base.2008-07-17Outdoor ceremony under a decorated tent with red and white draping and white floral arch. A seated figure in a golden crown and gold-and-white garment with a garland receives a devotee who bows forward with forehead touching the figure's hand, which is raised in blessing. Beside the seated figure, a young man in white holds a silver tray, and a man in white stands at the back. Behind the central pair, a man in saffron-orange shawl, a woman in white sari and others stand along a red carpet. Left foreground, a woman in orange and white sari and a man in white dhoti stand with hands folded in namaskar. Orange and white marigold and jasmine garlands drape a silver peetha and a carved stone animal figure at right. Crowd of onlookers in the background.2005-01-01July 17 20082008-07-17A seated man on a flower-decorated throne receives padapuja from a kneeling woman in a white and beige printed sari. He wears a gold crown with a sunburst, white garlands, rudraksha mala and a white dhoti with gold border. A standing man in white kurta holds a large colourful umbrella overhead. The throne is draped with white jasmine and orange and yellow marigold garlands, with a peacock feather and carved wooden lion heads. The woman bows over a silver kalasha-like vessel of flowers and offerings on a silver stand. Petals scatter the floor. Swamiji (probable) appears as the seated figure, distinguished by the gold crown, long hair, rudraksha mala and garlanded throne, receiving padapuja.2005-01-01A seated man in an orange robe and a white mala garland sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions in front of a decorated temple altar. Marigold and white jasmine garlands drape the altar and pillars, and a deity murti stands behind him. A kneeling man in white dhoti with bare upper body bows his head to the seated man's feet while a woman in a cream and gold sari with a shawl kneels with folded hands. A younger man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits to the left holding a plate of yellow flowers. The seated man is smiling, and the scene appears to be a devotional honouring, but the seated man's appearance gives only partial cues for identifying him.2009-12-26January 13 20152015-01-13July 17 20082008-07-17April 13 20142014-04-13July 17 20082008-07-17A photograph of a ceremony before a golden-framed shrine of deity murti draped in marigold and jasmine garlands. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a long white and red garland sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, hands extended over a devotee. Two kneeling devotees in white, one in a cream sari with a yellow garland and one in a white shirt and dhoti, bow with hands near the seated figure's feet. To the left, an attendant in orange robes and rudraksha beads holds a silver plate of yellow flowers, and another orange-clad attendant stands at left. Brass lamps and flower arrangements decorate the altar, and a wall of marigold and white jasmine garlands frames the scene.2009-12-26