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A seated figure on an ornate red throne with a gold crown topped by a peacock-feather and gold ornament, wearing a saffron-orange cloth, layered white and red-pink floral garlands, and a bare upper body. A balding elderly man in a white short-sleeved shirt bends forward to offer something with his hands to the seated figure, who looks down and smiles. Behind them a carved lion head, a brass oil lamp, potted plants and a blue-patterned backdrop are visible, with another older man in white glasses standing at the right and a woman in a blue sari seated at lower right. Appearance-based label: a person, seated on the throne with crown, saffron cloth and garlands, receiving the offering from the bending man.

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Photograph of a seated figure on a wooden throne with carved lion-head arms, draped in marigold and jasmine garlands. The seated man wears a gold crown with a peacock-feather ornament, a saffron-orange garment and a rudraksha mala with a gold necklace, smiling. Several devotees in white clothes with orange lanyards sit on the red floor around him; one woman in a blue blouse holds a brass plate, an older man offers flowers and a woman with folded hands bows. A seated figure in saffron with a crown and dense garlands suggests a ceremonial honouring at a pavilion with a red velvet backdrop and brass lamps. Probable Swamiji seated on throne with crown, saffron clothing and rudraksha cues, receiving puja from devotees.2004-01-01January 01 20042004-01-01January 01 20042004-01-01Photograph of a padapuja ceremony under a decorated tent. A young man seated on a red-cushioned throne with a carved golden lion arm rest wears a gold crown with a feather, saffron-orange robe, and white and pink garlands; he is smiling. Devotees in white clothes kneel and bend over a metal tray, washing and honouring his bare feet with water and flowers. Other seated devotees in white sit behind, with brass lamps and floral garlands in the background. Given the page's Swamiji flag and the crowned throne, the seated figure is a probable Swamiji by appearance: long swept hair, gold crown, saffron garment and garlands.2004-01-01A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate red-cushioned throne under a canopy decorated with orange, yellow and blue bunting. The central figure wears a golden crown, a saffron-orange garment and many white and multicoloured flower garlands, and holds up a small white object. Beside the throne, a devotee in a white shirt with an orange lanyard holds a tray of flower petals, and a seated man in white kneels at the foot of the throne with a metal plate under the feet of the central figure, while a man in white at the right sprinkles flower petals. Women in white saris stand and clap behind them, and brass lamps and potted plants fill the background. The scene shows a foot-washing and flower-offering ceremony.2004-01-01January 01 20042004-01-01January 01 20042004-01-01Photograph of a ceremonial padapuja at an outdoor pavilion draped with flowers. A young man with long swept-back dark hair wears a gold crown with a peacock feather, an orange-yellow garment, a rudraksha-style layered gold necklace and a red-and-white flower garland, seated on an ornate red velvet throne flanked by carved wooden lion heads and white jasmine garlands. Several devotees in white clothes sit on a patterned carpet, one woman in a white sari washing or offering to his feet from a silver plate, while a woman in a blue paisley sari bends forward. A man in white holds a tray of flower petals and marigolds behind them. a person is the seated figure on the throne; the devotees are devotees at padapuja.2004-01-01Photograph of a padapuja ritual under a decorated tent. A young man seated on a red velvet throne with carved lion armrests wears a golden crown with a peacock-feather ornament, an orange cloth and a white-and-red garland, and holds his palms together in greeting. A woman in a red-and-pink sari kneels at a wooden footstool, washing his bare feet from a metal vessel, while another woman in a red sari assists beside her. A man in white with an orange cord sits nearby and a man in white stands at right. Brass lamps, flower garlands and a blue-and-white draped backdrop surround the scene.2004-01-01January 01 20042004-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01A photograph of a festive tented event. A long-haired man seated on an ornate gold-carved throne with a red upholstered cushion wears an orange saffron wrap and a white floral garland with red flowers, and smiles broadly. A man in a white kurta extends both hands to receive or offer a decorated basket of fruit and flowers. Behind them, attendants in orange and cream clothing stand near a colourful floral rangoli-style backdrop with purple and yellow patterns. Several other people in orange saris and white garments are visible in the background. Swamiji (probable): the seated man has long swept-back hair, an orange saffron wrap, and a floral garland, with his ceremonial throne and devotees around him.2008-01-01