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A photograph of a stage event with a large ornate gold throne at centre, decorated with carved lion-head armrests and a gilded backrest. A seated figure in orange saffron robes sits on the throne with hands folded in the lap, eyes closed, feet resting on a red-draped footstool. Behind the throne is an arch of red, orange and white flowers over gold-toned drapery. To the left, a standing attendant in orange robes stands with hands clasped. To the right, a woman in a white sari with red border and a rudraksha-style necklace stands beside the stage. The setting is a dark auditorium with a red carpet and small offering trays on side tables.

July 25 2009

A photograph of a seated man on an ornate gilded throne with red cushioned armrests and a red seat cushion, wearing saffron-orange robes and a red bindi on his forehead, hands folded in his lap. Two standing attendants flank the throne: on the left a man in orange robes and a wristwatch with his hands clasped, on the right a woman in a white sari with a yellow shawl and gold border. Small offerings of fruit sit on wooden stands beside the throne. Behind them is a large painted backdrop of a banyan tree with aerial roots. The scene reads as a formal darshan or stage setting in an ashram hall.

A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate gold throne (peetha) in a temple-style hall, with gold trident staffs on either side. The seated man wears an orange saffron robe, an orange turban, a red and white flower garland and a gold-coloured necklace, and holds his hands in a blessing gesture. A man in white ritual dhoti with bare upper body kneels before the throne, hands raised in devotion, while a woman in an orange sari sits to the right with hands joined. Two more men in white dhotis stand at the left and right edges. Floral garlands in red, yellow, blue and white drape the throne. The backdrop shows carved temple pillars and deity murti.

August 30 2009

August 30 2009

September 30 2008

A decorated golden throne with a red velvet seat stands under a canopy of flower garlands in orange, red and white. A man with a shaved head and a red-orange tilak sits on it wearing an orange saffron robe over a red inner garment, hands folded, smiling. A kneeling man in a white dhoti and shirt sits on the red carpet before him. To the left, two women in white saris with gold borders stand; to the right, a man in an orange robe stands beside an older man in white. Red and white floral garlands drape the throne, with fruit on side tables. The seated figure shows distinctive saffron clothing and ornate ceremonial setting, consistent with a person seated in the role of guru receiving devotees at a pada-pooja ceremony.

November 16 2011

A photo of a seated man on a gilded throne with a red cushion, draped in a saffron-orange robe and wearing a long yellow bead garland, with a red-and-white flower garland framing the throne. A white-shirted man bends forward to offer something at his feet, while a young man in orange dhoti and shawl stands at left with a rudraksha mala and a woman in a white sari with gold border stands at right. A wooden box sits on a white-draped table beside the throne, and a painted backdrop of clouds, flowers and deity figures with garlands surrounds the scene under leafy green decorations. Appearance-based candidate: a person seated on the throne in saffron robe and yellow garland, wearing distinctive ceremonial garlands.

A seated man in white dhoti and shawl, wearing a gold necklace and gold armlet, sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions in front of a floral arch of green foliage with red, orange, pink and white flowers. Two groups of devotees sit on white cloth on either side: on the left a woman in white and a woman in orange, with a man in white with hands folded; on the right several women in white and orange, with hands folded. Gold side pedestals hold flower arrangements and a microphone. A gold drape and dark blue curtain form the backdrop.

A seated figure in orange-saffron robes and an orange turban sits in the centre of an ornate gold and silver throne (peetha) decorated with a gold crown-like top and a round silver medallion. Hands are pressed together in namaste, with a long multicolour flower garland of red, white and yellow blooms and a gold-coloured necklace draped over the robes. Arched panels with silver scalloped trim and yellow flower decoration frame the throne, and a trident (trishul) stands at the right edge. Two orange-clad attendants sit at the lower left and lower right, one bald and one with dark hair, near a silver vessel and floral offerings on the dais. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long dark hair, orange robes, a saffron turban, a rudraksha-style gold necklace and a flower garland, consistent with the page reference to Swamiji at this event.