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A photograph of a padapuja-style ritual in a gold-trimmed hall with a black stone wall and hanging brass lamps and bells. A man seated on an ornate golden throne with a lion-head armrest wears an orange-red dhoti and shawl, a rudraksha mala with tassels, a sandalwood tilak and an armlet; he has swept-back hair and is probable Swamiji. Three women and a man in white sit before him; one woman wears an orange blouse, another a green-and-red saree and a lanyard, and a man in white kneels near a silver tray of brass bowls, fruit, marigold garlands and flowers. A video camera on a tripod and an air conditioner are visible on the left.

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February 01 20152015-02-01May 25 20132013-05-25A photograph of a smiling figure seated on an ornate gold throne carved with a lion head and draped with a tiger-striped cushion. The seated figure wears a rust-red and mustard-yellow garment, a multi-strand red flower garland, gold necklaces and an armlet, and is barefoot. Behind the throne hang brass bells and small brass oil lamps. In front, several devotees sit on the floor: a woman in pale blue, a woman in white, a man with a white forehead mark in a red-brown garment, and a man in white. Trays of red and white flower petals, sweets and offerings are arranged on the floor. The seated figure appears to be a person, identified by the crimson and gold flower garland, the gold regalia and throne, and the reclining seated pose with a rudraksha-style red garland; the setting is a black-walled room with an air conditioner. Three to four people are visible.2013-09-09A seated figure on an ornate gold throne with a golden lion-headed armrest and tiger-skin cushion, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, a red, yellow and green flower garland, gold bangle and necklace, with bare feet. Appearance-based a person in the photo, receiving a pada puja. Before him, a man in a white shirt and rudraksha mala kneels, and two women in sari and ornaments sit at right beside steel trays of lamps, rose petals, flowers and offerings. A golden bell hangs from above and an air conditioner is mounted on the wall. Watermarked photograph of a ritual scene, with a ceremonial arrangement of brass lamps and flowers.2013-09-16A seated man on an ornate gold throne with carved lion-head armrests is receiving padapuja from devotees. He wears a saffron-orange robe and shawl, a long rudraksha mala, and a white vibhuti mark with a red kumkum dot on his forehead. Bangles adorn his wrists and his bare feet rest near offering trays. Behind him stand a second robed figure in an orange turban and a seated woman in orange shawl. Brass hanging bells and oil lamps hang above, and a tray of red fruit sits on the right. In front, a grey-haired woman in green sari and two women in white sit with silver plates of flowers, fruit and lamps. Appearance-based candidate with distinctive saffron robes, rudraksha mala and gold regalia, consistent with a person seated in a ceremonial role.2015-02-01September 09 20132013-09-09Photograph of a seated man in orange-saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark, sitting on an ornate gold throne carved with a lion-like figure, with brass bells and oil lamps hanging above. Before him on the floor are silver plates holding fruit, marigold petals and small offerings, and several seated devotees: a young man in green, a man in white with a sash, a woman in pink and a woman in green and red with a cloth draped over her shoulders. Dark walls and a wooden door frame the scene.2015-02-01A photograph of a ceremonial puja inside a richly decorated hall with dark stone walls and a wooden studded door. A man seated on a golden throne with a lion-head armrest wears a saffron turban, an orange and gold dhoti and shawl, and a white and red flower garland, with a rudraksha mala. Before him, a woman in a red-and-orange sari and a shaved-headed woman in orange robes with rudraksha malas kneel behind silver trays holding flowers, fruit, lamps and offering bowls. A young man in white shirt and red-beaded necklace tends the trays, and a brass hanging lamp and a camera on a tripod are visible. a person is seated on the throne, shown in the ceremonial arrangement.2013-09-19February 01 20152015-02-01A photograph inside a temple-like hall with black stone walls and a carved wooden door at left. A man with an orange turban and ornate orange-and-gold robes, wearing a long white and green flower garland and rudraksha mala, sits on a gilded throne with lion-head carvings. Brass bells and a hanging brass lamp hang above him. A camera on a tripod records the scene. In front, devotees in orange and red clothing sit around a gold-covered table laden with silver trays of rose petals, flowers, fruit and offerings. A shaved-headed monk in orange with a mala sits near the table. Seated probable Swamiji (probable) on the throne, identified by orange turban, swept garland and rudraksha mala, receiving the offerings.2013-09-19September 02 20132013-09-02 +1 copiesA seated man in an ornate gold throne with a golden lion-head armrest and a tiger-striped cushion, dressed in saffron-orange robe with an orange shawl and a long ceremonial gold necklace, bangles and armlets. Hair is long and swept back. Two women kneel before him with palms joined in namaskar: one in a maroon sari with a bindi, the other in an orange sari with glasses. A woman in white with a tilak and a mala stands nearby with hands folded. Brass oil lamps and hanging bells surround the throne, and silver-and-gold thalis with flower petals, marigolds and rose petals sit on the floor in front of the devotees.2013-08-04