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A photograph of a ceremonial gathering indoors with red-and-gold draped walls. A man on the left wearing a rust-red turban, long rudraksha mala and layered gold necklaces sits on an ornate gold throne smiling as a boy in a striped pink-and-blue shirt offers him a fruit. Beside him, a shaven-headed priest in saffron-red dhoti with a gold necklace stands with hands folded, and a seated man in saffron clothing and rudraksha beads sits with hands near his knees. A woman in white with a gold border and a man in a checked shirt stand in the background, and a brass trident and kalasha-like objects are visible.

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October 16 20152015-10-16October 16 20152015-10-16A photograph inside a decorated hall with red walls and a large gold throne at left. A seated figure in a rust-red turban, red-orange robes with gold trim, a coral bead necklace and gold ornaments and a gold bangle sits on the throne, extending his hand toward a kneeling older man in a white shirt with an orange shawl, who holds out a red apple. Behind them stand a bald priest in orange robes with gold trim and a rudraksha mala, a seated monk in orange with a headband, and several women in white, pink and red saris looking on. Apples lie in the foreground and a brass lamp stands at right. Appearance cues for the seated figure (turban, coral beads, gold ornaments) fit the a person label, though the frame gives no firm identification.2015-10-16October 12 20152015-10-12October 13 20152015-10-13A seated figure on a golden throne wears a red-orange turban, ornate beaded necklaces, and a saffron-and-gold wrap, extending bare hands forward to receive offerings. Before them a man in a grey-blue collared shirt kneels and holds out fruit in cupped palms. Behind, a shaved-headed attendant in a red-orange robe with a vertical tilak and rudraksha mala sits beside a gold-framed throne, with standing attendants in red and gold clothing and a brass lamp beside them. This is a devotional darshan with fruit offering. The seated figure matches the appearance cues of Swamiji (probable): red turban, ornate gold and beaded adornment, saffron wrap, being honoured on a throne.2015-10-13October 15 20152015-10-15October 13 20152015-10-13October 15 20152015-10-15October 15 20152015-10-15A photograph of a seated man in an orange-red turban, rudraksha mala and gold beaded necklace, wrapped in saffron and gold cloth, leaning forward with open hands while speaking to a young boy in a striped grey-and-white shirt who holds a red apple. Behind them stands a bald man with glasses and a red forehead mark, wearing a rudraksha mala, gold pendant and orange-gold robe, seated on a patterned mat. Brass oil lamps and a gold-carved throne stand in a red-draped room; a woman in white with a dark mala watches at the upper right. The turbaned man shows probable Swamiji cues: orange-red turban, layered rudraksha and gold beads, and ceremonial saffron-gold cloth, while his role appears to be teaching the child.2015-10-11October 16 20152015-10-16