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A photograph of a ceremony in a temple-style hall with a pale yellow pillar. A man seated on an ornate gold throne with red cushions wears an orange robe with gold borders, a gold bead necklace, rudraksha armbands, and sacred white and red forehead markings; he holds a silver staff across his lap and looks to his left. At his feet on a gold pedestal sits a silver tray with flowers and pink lotus blossoms. Below, a bald man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala sits on a patterned rug, bowing over silver bowls of offerings, including a small coconut-like fruit and white flowers, while incense sticks smoke nearby. Two people are visible.

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May 21 20122012-05-21A photograph of a pada puja in progress. A man seated on an ornate gold throne with red cushions wears an orange-saffron robe, a long white jasmine garland, a heavy gold bead necklace, a rudraksha band on the arm, and a sandalwood-marked forehead. He holds a silver wand. Before the throne, a woman in a cream sari with orange border pours or offers flowers over his feet, which rest on a silver tray on a gold base. A woman in red-framed glasses and a mustard printed kurta sits with folded hands. In the foreground, a shaven-headed man in an orange robe holds a brass plate of offerings with a kumkum dish and flowers. A brass lamp and a patterned rug complete the setting.2012-05-17May 21 20122012-05-21A man in saffron-orange robes with a gold-bordered shawl sits cross-legged on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, hands clasped in his lap. He wears a thick gold necklace with a pendant, a rudraksha mala, a red bindi and a beaded arm band. In the foreground, a man in white with his back to the camera holds a small oil lamp toward the throne, and another hand holds a lamp at the right edge. Red apples and offerings rest on a gold tray before the throne, and red and gold cloth hangs on the brick wall behind.2011-02-22May 10 20122012-05-10August 01 20102010-08-01A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate gold throne in a temple-style hall with cream pillars and painted blue and peacock panels. The seated man wears a rust-orange draped cloth with gold trim, a rudraksha mala and a large gold pendant, a gold headband and a red bindi; he has no visible long hair or crown beyond the headband. Beside him a shaved-headed attendant in orange and gold kneels on a patterned rug, wearing white vibhuti on his forehead and arms, holding his hands together in a ritual gesture before a silver tray with a pink flower and a silver bowl.2012-05-08A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, in a decorated hall with white pillars wrapped in green vines and orange autumn leaves, pink flowers in vases, and a blue-framed doorway. The seated man wears an orange-saffron robe and a tiered rudraksha-style mala with a ceremonial gold necklace, a red bindi, and long swept-back hair; he has his hands folded. Probable Swamiji (probable) is seated on the throne with cues of long swept-back hair, a saffron robe, rudraksha mala and gold necklace. A shaved-headed man in a saffron robe and orange shawl kneels at the lower left of the throne, holding a flower and speaking. Before the throne sits a gold bowl of white flowers and offerings, with pink flowers on the rug.2012-06-03A seated man in orange-saffron robes sits on an ornate gold throne with carved lion-like armrests, wearing a rudraksha mala and a red-and-white tilak on his forehead. A bald attendant in orange clothing with gold-colored beaded necklaces kneels beside the throne with hands joined in a respectful gesture. Silver trays holding offerings, flowers, a small brass vessel and a pink flower sit on the floor and on a green-draped side table. Behind the throne are a blue door with painted peacock panels and white columns. A wall-mounted air conditioner and dark monitors are visible at the edges of the room.2012-05-09A photograph of a seated man on a gold-carved throne with long dark hair, a gold crown-like headband, rust-orange robes, a gold pendant necklace and a tilak mark on his forehead, hands folded in his lap. Before him, a shaved-headed attendant in orange and yellow robes with white sacred markings on his arms kneels on a red patterned rug, offering a silver plate with flowers and a silver bowl. Behind the throne is a blue and gold decorated panel, and a side table holds a brass tray of fruit. Two people are physically present.2012-05-08February 25 20112011-02-25A seated man in an orange saffron wrap and a long gold bead necklace sits with eyes closed and hands clasped on a richly carved gold throne with red velvet cushions. A red bindi marks his forehead. In the foreground, the backs of two people with dark hair are visible, and below them are plates of flowers and offerings. Behind the throne, a pink deity murti and red fabric are partly visible. a person: saffron wrap, gold rudraksha-style gold bead necklace and throne suggest the identified presenter.2010-11-06