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Indoor photograph of a ceremonial reception in a wood-panelled room. A seated elderly man in orange robes sits on an ornately carved wooden throne with a red velvet back and a tiger-skin cushion. Facing him, a younger man with long dark hair, an orange turban and an orange sleeveless robe bends forward to offer a tray or plate of fruit and flowers. Behind them stand a uniformed attendant in white with a red sash and a plumed headdress at left, and men in white and pink-orange clothing at right. A brass vessel labelled in Kannada sits at lower left, and a framed picture hangs on the wall above.

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February 17 20082008-02-17February 17 20082008-02-17Indoor photo of a formal meeting in a room with an ornately carved wooden screen on the left and a patterned rug on the floor. A tall figure in orange robes and an orange turban with long dark hair and a gold-beaded necklace stands at right, receiving an object from a bearded elderly man seated on the floor at left, who wears a pink garment with gold border. Several men in orange and saffron robes and white dhotis stand behind, one with a white-and-red tilak on his forehead. A man in white kurta with an orange shawl stands at the far right edge. a person: the standing figure in orange turban with long hair and rudraksha-style gold beads shows several presentation cues.2008-10-29A bald, bare-chested older man with a white crystal necklace sits on a white-draped seat wrapped in an orange cloth, while a young devotee in orange robes and a rudraksha mala kneels beside him offering a brass tray of red apples and a small green sprig. A second person in white and orange stands behind, a third in orange sits at the left edge, and a red-and-white flower arrangement sits on the shelf behind. The backdrop is a large orange leopard-print banner. The man seated centre is shown with bare shoulders and a white beaded necklace, and the person presenting fruit wears saffron robes; the seated figure's appearance is consistent with the page's reference to a person but cues are limited to a bare torso, white necklace and orange wrap, so identity is uncertain.2008-03-28October 29 20082008-10-29February 17 20082008-02-17March 28 20082008-03-28March 05 20142014-03-05February 17 20082008-02-17March 28 20082008-03-28October 11 20082008-10-11A photograph of a seated figure in a flowing saffron-orange robe on an ornate gold throne upholstered with red and orange cushions, garlanded with marigold and yellow flower strands. The figure extends a hand toward an elderly man in a white wheelchair, who wears white clothes and leans forward. Behind them stands a young man in an orange shawl and rudraksha-style beaded necklace. Two men in white dhotis and orange shawls stand at the left, one pushing the wheelchair. A red and yellow backdrop hangs behind the scene, with a partly visible figure at the far left. The tableau suggests a blessing or darshan moment.2008-10-04