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A seated man with long dark hair, a trimmed beard and a red bindi is smiling broadly while covered in heavy garlands of white jasmine, red roses, yellow marigolds and round green-yellow beads. Behind him a gilded ornate throne with carved golden panels stands against a deep red curtain. A man in a white shirt and dhoti pours or offers liquid from a small vessel toward him, while a bare-backed priest in white dhoti with gold borders and a sacred thread stands at left with his arm banded in metal. A woman in a green sari with gold border stands at the right edge. Setting suggests a ceremonial abhishekam-style ritual on stage.

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October 10 20162016-10-10A seated man in a gold-framed throne receives apples from a standing attendant in white dhoti with yellow border. He wears a large garland of white flowers, red roses and yellow marigolds with rudraksha-like beads, a red tilak on his forehead, and an orange garment, smiling while holding a red apple. Behind him is an ornate gilded throne backed by a red curtain. Another attendant in orange cloth sits to the side. Swamiji (probable) is shown in appearance cues: long dark hair, ornate gold-trimmed throne, garland and orange clothing.2016-10-10October 10 20162016-10-10A seated man in orange-brown robes on a red-cushioned throne smiles broadly while wearing a large garland of white, red and yellow flowers and a rudraksha mala. A long dark braid of hair is wrapped on top of his head, and he wears gold bangles on his right arm. In front of him a man in a cream kurta kneels, and a man in white with a rudraksha mala stands with palms pressed together beside a woman in red-orange clothing with long dreadlocks. A gold-plated backdrop with a golden relief, a red and yellow flower-decorated arch behind the throne, and a gold vessel with loose flowers suggest a ritual offering setting. Probable Swamiji: the seated figure shows long swept-back hair, ornate gold armband and jewellery, and a garland, and the page identifies him as present.2016-07-19A photograph of a seated bearded man with a long-haired shaved-headed attendant in the foreground. A seated man in orange-red clothing sits before a gold-ornate throne (peetha) with a red curtain behind it, wearing a thick garland of red roses, white flowers and yellow marigolds, and holding a red-and-yellow fruit in his hand. He smiles broadly. Standing in the left foreground, a bare-backed man in a white dhoti with yellow borders and a yellow shawl faces him, and a man in a striped pastel shirt and jeans holds out a fruit. Another man in white sits near the throne. Visible identity cues are limited, so the seated figure is noted as a devotee-style seated figure on a throne rather than an identified individual.2016-10-10A seated figure on an ornate gold throne with a cobra-hood canopy is adorned with a long garland of white jasmine and marigold with green leaves. The seated man wears an orange-brown robe, rudraksha-style beads, and a red tilak, smiling with a fruit in hand. A kneeling man in a white shirt and grey trousers bows and offers garland or hands at the throne's base. A standing man in white kurta and beige dhoti with rudraksha mala holds a brass pole nearby. On the right, a woman in dark clothing offers a fruit. Brass trident and lion-carved pillar stand behind; a large painted deity murti fills the upper background, with flower petals scattered on red carpet.2016-11-13November 22 20162016-11-22May 26 20172017-05-26November 13 20162016-11-13 +1 copiesNovember 22 20162016-11-22November 13 20162016-11-13Ceremonial scene in a temple-style hall with red curtains and a large painted deity mural behind. A seated figure on an ornate gold throne with a carved cobra-hood backrest wears an orange-red turban and orange-red robes, with a fresh white and red flower garland around the neck and green leaves draped across the shoulders; a trident stands beside the throne. Before him, a kneeling devotee in orange-red robes lowers his head toward the throne, while a man in a white dhoti with gold borders stands at left with hands folded in namaste and a bearded man in white with a rudraksha mala kneels nearby. At right, a woman in an orange sari holds a red apple, and a man at left in a white shirt bows with palms joined. Fruit and flower offerings lie on the red carpet. Probable Swamiji (saffron/orange robes, turban, gold throne, garland) appears seated on the throne.2016-11-20