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A man with long, swept-back dark hair sits on an ornate gilded throne with lion-shaped armrests, wearing a saffron-orange robe and palms pressed together in namaste with eyes closed. Beside him a microphone stand and a table holding apples, wrapped sweets, a water bottle and a tray of cutlery. Around him seated devotees in yellow and white clothing, some with hands folded in prayer and others holding silver bowls, sit on a red-draped platform with red curtains behind. A watermarked credit line on the photo was ignored. Text on the lower right and a person copyright notice appear as overlay text on the photo.

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A seated figure on a gold ornate throne in a red-curtained tent wears a saffron-orange robe and holds palms together in namaste, with long swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala visible. In front, a seated group of devotees in white kurtas and yellow shawls hold brass bowls and offer food. A tray of red apples and fruit sits before the throne, with water bottles, a microphone stand and a speaker nearby. A gold lion figure is at the base of the throne, and a ledger-like white cloth covers a table to the left. Several people sit on the right in yellow and white.2009-12-14A seated man in an orange saffron garment and a white jasmine garland with red flowers sits on an ornate gilded throne with a golden lion figure at its base, palms pressed together in namaskar. Around him, a group of devotees sit on the floor in front of red draped curtains: several women and men wear white and yellow shawls, and one woman in a white and orange sari holds a rudraksha mala in her hands. Brass and silver offering plates, a water bottle and small trays sit in front of the throne. Microphones stand nearby, and a red-cushioned seat and a golden peetha frame the scene. a person is shown with long, swept-back hair and orange robes seated on the throne, a placement that is the only support for his role here.2009-12-14December 08 20092009-12-08December 01 20092009-12-01 +2 copiesDecember 16 20092009-12-16December 08 20092009-12-08December 16 20092009-12-16October 29 20102010-10-29A photograph of a seated man on an ornate gilded throne with a red cushion, palms pressed together in namaskar. He wears an orange-saffron robe and a long white and red flower garland, with a vertical tilak on his forehead. In front of the throne, several devotees sit on the floor in white, yellow and blue clothes, with a silver tray holding flowers and a lit oil lamp on a red cloth. Gold lion-like figures flank the throne, with fruit and a water bottle on a side table and a pink draped backdrop.2009-12-08A photograph of a pada puja at an ashram hall. A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a rudraksha mala sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne, wearing a saffron-orange robe, with his hands pressed together in prayer. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure on the throne, identified by his long swept-back hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala. Before the throne, a shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti with a gold necklace kneels with palms joined. A woman in a white sari sits at the left edge, and a bald man and other devotees sit in the lower foreground. A brass plate holds fruit and flowers on a golden stand beside the throne, and a pink flower garland lies on the floor near the feet. A pada puja is a ritual where devotees honour and wash the feet of a guru.2010-10-19 +1 copiesA seated man in saffron-orange robes and a white and red flower garland sits on an ornate gilded throne with lion-carved armrests, palms pressed together in namaste with eyes closed. Behind him, red drapes hang at a window. In the foreground, a woman in a white top and blue jeans sits cross-legged with hands folded, and a man in white kurta with a yellow shawl kneels with hands together. Other devotees in white and yellow shawls sit on the floor, a bearded man among them, while a brass bowl rests on a table. A gathering of seated devotees in a hall with red draped curtains, praying.2009-12-13December 03 20092009-12-03