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A seated man with long dark hair sits on an ornate gold throne draped in red cushions and marigold and white flower garlands, palms pressed together in namaste. He wears an orange-saffron cloth, multiple bangles and a red-beaded mala. In front, silver deity murti figures stand on a table and a hand holds a lamp. Behind him a large orange banner shows a smiling man in an orange turban with a red bindi, with Tamil text reading ப்ரமஹம்ச நித்யானந்த and தியான. A red-and-white fruit offering sits nearby. The scene looks like a satsang or darshan event. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure's long hair, orange clothing, mala and ornate throne match the page's identification, so he is marked as in_person.

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January 08 20122012-01-08January 08 20122012-01-08January 08 20122012-01-08A seated man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron dhoti and wrap, with a rudraksha-style red and green flower garland and gold bangles on his arms. He sits on an ornate gold throne with white and red-yellow flower garlands draped over it, in front of a large orange backdrop. Behind him, a large printed portrait shows a smiling man in an orange turban with a red forehead mark, beside a Tamil-script banner and a glowing lamp graphic. Two silver-coloured deity murti statues stand in the foreground, and a bowl of red fruit sits on a red cushion. Swamiji (probable): the long hair, saffron clothing, and ceremonial garlands on a throne match the candidate's cues, so he is identified as the seated central figure at a satsang setting.2012-01-08January 08 20122012-01-08January 08 20122012-01-08January 08 20122012-01-08A photograph of a ritual arati scene in a hall. On the left, a bare-headed man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl holds up a lit oil lamp, with smoke drifting through the air. Centre stage stand two polished bronze deity murti figures, one holding a trident-like staff. Behind them is a large printed portrait of a smiling man in orange turban and tilak, flanked by Tamil lettering. On the right, a person in orange and saffron clothing with flower garlands sits on a gold ornate throne with hands folded in greeting. A bald man in white with glasses sits at lower left. Garlands and marigolds decorate the throne and an orange canopy hangs above.2012-01-08A photograph of an evening puja on a stage draped with orange cloth. A priest in orange dhoti and shawl, with gold armband, holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and points with the other toward two bronze deity murtis of four-armed figures holding trident and other objects. Behind them a large banner shows a smiling man in an orange turban. A seated figure in orange robes with a long rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold ornaments sits on a golden throne decorated with marigold and white garlands, hands folded in namaskar. A tray of red fruit sits on a white pedestal. Two devotees in white kneel at the lower left. Tamil banner text is visible at the top.2012-01-08A photograph of a ritual scene at an ashram hall. In the foreground two bronze deity murtis stand, one holding a trident-like staff and one holding a flame-like object. On the left a bare-headed priest in an orange-brown dhoti and shawl holds a brass plate and gestures toward the murtis. Behind them a large backdrop shows a smiling man in an orange turban, with the Tamil word for meditation visible on the banner. A seated figure in orange robes, with a long garland of flowers and a red and white floral arrangement, sits on an ornate golden throne with red cushions, and a tray of fruit sits on a pedestal. a person is not visually confirmed here, so this figure is described by role only as a seated person on a throne.2012-01-08December 08 20112011-12-08January 08 20122012-01-08