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A photograph of a seated figure on a gilded throne with an ornate golden backrest and red velvet cushions. The seated figure wears a maroon cap with gold embroidery, a brown-orange robe with yellow edging, a red beaded mala and a gold bracelet, and places a hand on the head of a kneeling elderly man in a white kurta with an orange waist sash. A woman in white stands at the left edge and another in a white sari with an orange border sits at the right. Red boxes and a red carpeted dais are visible in front of the throne. Four people are visible in the scene.

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A long-haired man in an orange-and-saffron garment and a dark beaded rudraksha mala sits on a raised orange cushioned seat, his back to the camera, and places his hand on the forehead of a man in a white shirt with an orange shawl who bends forward with hands joined. Behind them stage lights, a red curtain, golden deity murti and framed pictures decorate a hall, with a large seated audience in white and orange visible on the right. A golden pole and colourful silk fabrics frame the left edge.2016-09-09May 02 20162016-05-02A photograph of a ceremonial stage draped in orange and red fabric. A figure with long swept-back dark hair, a gold crown, orange robes, a gold belt and a long layered pearl and bead necklace sits on an ornate gold throne with a carved backrest and lion-shaped armrest. He rests his right hand on the head of a man in white ritual clothes who bows forward in front. A brass trident stands to the left and a silver ceremonial axe and staff are behind the throne. In the foreground, shaved-headed monks in orange sit beside monitors, and a cameraman films with a handheld camera, wearing a red garment. a person seated on the throne in orange with ornate gold regalia.2013-02-09December 20 20122012-12-20October 25 20152015-10-25September 27 20162016-09-27February 07 20142014-02-07A seated figure on an ornate gold-framed red throne holds a yellow-flowered whisk-like object and touches the head of a bare-chested young boy in white dhoti who has his palms raised. The seated man wears a saffron-orange and gold shawl, a long rudraksha mala and gold earrings. Behind them a man in white ritual clothes with a rudraksha mala and a woman in white stand near a tent with scattered footwear.2016-01-02August 06 20142014-08-06A seated man in orange and rust-coloured robes with an orange shawl sits on an ornate gold throne in a red-and-orange tent, touching the forehead of a kneeling man in white dhoti and shawl with a red border. Bare-chested and holding a red-and-gold cloth, the kneeling devotee bends forward before the throne. Behind them, a bald man in orange robes wearing a beaded necklace stands near a woman in white with a red shawl. Silver trishula staffs and a gold-framed pedestal surround the throne, with a gold-carved panel at left. The seated man's distinctive long swept-back hair, rudraksha-style beaded necklace and orange robes are visible; this appearance-based label is probable. Scene shows a devotee receiving blessing at a darshan.2013-02-08A photograph of a stage ceremony. A long-haired man in orange robes and a gold necklace sits on a decorated throne with garlands, touching the forehead of a seated man in a white shirt and white trousers who bows his head. Around them, shaved-headed sannyasis in orange robes and rudraksha malas sit on the floor, some holding wooden staffs with orange flags. Orange banners hang above, and the floor holds small oil lamps. The seated man in orange is a probable Swamiji by appearance, long swept-back hair and ornate gold necklace, placed on the throne; the man in white is a devotee receiving blessing.2006-07-11August 29 20152015-08-29