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A seated man on a red-and-gold dais performs a ritual with a white ribbed snake-like prop held in both hands. He has long dark wavy hair, white horizontal forehead markings with a red dot, and wears a leopard-print shawl over bare shoulders, with orange-saffron cloth around his waist and legs. A wooden staff lies across his lap. Behind him are painted rocky mountain backdrop panels in ochre and blue, a microphone on a stand, and a black metal pot and white vessel sit at the left edge.

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A seated man with long dark hair and eyes closed sits cross-legged on a raised gold-edged stage, holding a black microphone to his chest with both hands. He wears a leopard-print shawl over his bare chest, multiple rudraksha malas and an ornate gold pendant necklace, an orange dhoti, a tilak of white and red on his forehead and white bands on his arms. A tall red-orange tuft of hair is bound at the crown. Behind him are golden draped cloths and a painted blue sky backdrop. A black kalasha-style vessel sits to the left of the stage.2009-06-29A man with long swept-back hair sits cross-legged in lotus-style posture on a golden stage, hands folded in his lap. He wears a leopard-print shawl over bare shoulders, orange cloth around his waist, a rudraksha mala with gold ornaments, and a gold necklace. A rudraksha crown sits on his head and white and red tilak marks are on his forehead, with white armbands. Behind him is a draped golden backdrop, and a black ritual vessel sits on the left. a person cues: long hair, rudraksha crown and malas, leopard-print shawl and ceremonial gold necklaces, seated as the central figure of a darshan stage.2009-06-29June 29 20092009-06-29A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a gold-and-white garland sits on an ornate golden throne with a carved cobra and peacock-feather fan at his side. He has a white tilak on his forehead, holds a white sheet of paper aloft in one hand, and gestures with the other. A silver staff with a carved top stands to the right, and red draped curtains form the backdrop. A person's head and hands are visible at the lower right, facing him.2014-07-25June 29 20092009-06-29A seated man with long, swept-back dark hair sits cross-legged on a red-and-gold ornate throne-like platform, holding a microphone on a thin stand near his chest. He wears a leopard-print golden shawl draped over his torso, orange-red cloth around his waist and legs, and a red kumkum mark on his forehead. A painted backdrop of gold and blue mountain-like shapes stands behind him.2009-06-29June 29 20092009-06-29A photograph of a man with long, dark, wavy hair and a vermilion dot on his forehead, wearing a leopard-print shawl over orange robes with a rudraksha mala across his chest. He sits on an orange cloth, lifting a small object and handling an offering arranged on a silver tray with flowers, a yellow flower and a leaf. Behind him stands a golden shrine with carved figures and a floral garland. A brass bowl and a silver vessel sit in the foreground, and white-clad attendants with red stoles stand in the background. Swamiji (probable): the long hair, orange clothing and rudraksha mala match the presentation the page describes. Setting suggests a pada puja during a satsang procession.2010-11-20June 29 20092009-06-29December 09 20152015-12-09June 29 20092009-06-29June 29 20092009-06-29