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A seated man in a saffron-orange and ochre robe sits on an ornate golden throne with a carved lion-head armrest, wearing a long red and white flower garland, a rudraksha-style necklace, a gold armlet and a tilak on his forehead; his cushioned armrests are pink. Before him on the floor are silver trays of flowers and offerings. Two women in white saris and one man in a white shirt with a beaded mala sit on the floor watching him. Oil lamps and a brass bell hang beside the throne, against a dark slate wall with a wall-mounted air conditioner and a carved wooden door. Swamiji (probable): the seated man's long swept-back hair, saffron robe, garland and necklaces match the page's reference to him.

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June 17 20132013-06-17Photograph inside a gold-accented shrine room with dark slate walls and a carved wooden door. A man with long swept-back dark hair, a red and white garland, an orange-rust wrap and gold armband sits on an ornate gold throne with a carved lion-head armrest and a tiger-striped cloth, smiling, with bare feet resting on the seat. Hanging brass oil lamps stand near him. Seated at the floor in front are a woman in white with glasses, a man in white clothes with a white beaded mala, and a woman in white, with a large brass tray of small lit oil lamps, rose petals and flowers in the foreground. A white wall air conditioner is mounted above. This is a puja-style gathering around a seated figure with an aarti-type offering tray.2013-06-17June 17 20132013-06-17June 17 20132013-06-17June 17 20132013-06-17A photograph of a seated man on an ornate gold throne with carved lion-like armrest figures, wearing a rust-brown dhoti-style wrap with a gold-bordered yellow edge and a red-and-white garland with bead strands. He has gold bangles and a gold chain, and rests his bare hand on the armrest. Brass hanging oil lamps with chains hang above him. In front, several young people sit on the floor: one in red garments and white sash, one in green-gold ethnic clothing, one in orange robes with a rudraksha mala, and one in white and red. Silver-rimmed brass plates with flower garlands, fruit and offerings are arranged on a gold tray before them. A dark wall, an air conditioner and a wooden door complete the room. Based on appearance cues including the long swept-back hair, ornate gold jewellery, garland and gold throne, the seated figure is a probable Swamiji in person.2013-07-17A photograph of a seated figure on a gold-and-cream throne flanked by a gilded lion-shaped armrest and brass oil lamps hanging nearby. In front, a young man in white kurta with hands joined, and a woman in a white sari with hands in namaste, sit beside a silver thali of pink and red flower petals and offering plates. A small framed portrait stands behind the throne, and a wooden door with brass studs fills the right side. Two more devotees are partly visible at the lower right.2013-07-06A seated man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair and a red-and-white flower garland sits on a gold-carved throne with a pink cushion in a dark stone-walled room with a wall air conditioner and an ornate brass door. Probable Swamiji (probable) seated on the throne, with long hair, saffron clothing and a garland; his appearance-based candidacy is supported by these cues. Before him, a woman in white with folded hands and a man in white with a rudraksha-style necklace sit in prayer, and a man in white with palms joined sits at the front. Brass plates of flower petals, oil lamps and offerings lie on the floor in front, and a partial figure is visible at the bottom right. Several people are visible, including partly cropped figures at the edges.2013-06-17A photograph of a seated man on an ornate gilded throne with a tiger-skin cushion and carved lion-head arm supports, wearing a rust-orange dhoti and shawl with gold trim, a red and yellow flower garland, rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and gold bangles. A ceremonial spirit of the seated figure is consistent with the page's description of Swamiji; the appearance has several cues (long swept-back hair, ornate gold seat, saffron clothing, mala garland) but the face is not used for identification, so the label is probable. Three boys and a woman in white kneel or sit nearby; one boy wears a white dhoti, bare chest and white tilak, another wears a green-gold outfit, and the woman wears white with tilak. Silver trays of flowers and offerings sit before them, with brass hanging bells and oil lamps overhead and a wall-mounted air conditioner behind.2013-07-17A photograph of a ceremonial satsang setting. A bare-chested man with long dark hair sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne, wearing an orange wrap and a white and red flower garland. Ornate gold ritual staffs and a trident stand beside him, and a golden trident-topped stand is nearby. Behind him are golden deity figures draped in colourful marigold and flower garlands. In the foreground, several people sit on the floor before silver plates of offerings with fruit, including a bald priest in white dhoti, a woman in a yellow-bordered white sari, and young women in white and red.2010-11-13A seated man with long swept-back dark hair, a red and white flower garland, gold chain necklaces and an orange-saffron wrap sits on an ornate gold throne with a carved lion base and a tiger-striped cushion, visibly appearing to be Swamiji (probable) by appearance cues of long hair, ornate gold jewellery and saffron clothing. Three people in white sit on the floor before him: a woman with glasses and a man with a tilak and mala with hands folded in namaskar, and a man with rudraksha beads near silver thalis of red and yellow flowers. Behind them hang brass bells and a lamp, with a dark slate wall and a wooden door.2013-06-17July 11 20132013-07-11