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A stage event with a red draped backdrop decorated with red and orange flowers and a golden ornate throne. A figure in orange saffron robes with long dark hair sits on the throne holding a ceremonial staff, flanked by attendants. A man in orange robes sits on a blue plastic chair before the throne while a man in white shirt and white dhoti stands nearby. Women in white saris and a girl in white with a beaded mala stand on the red carpet. Several people in white and orange clothing attend the scene.

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February 15 20092009-02-15February 15 20092009-02-15A photo of a padapuja-style ritual on a red-carpeted stage with a red and gold draped backdrop decorated with orange and red flowers. A figure in orange robes sits on an ornate golden throne-like seat (peetha) with a red cushion. A man in a white shirt and grey trousers kneels on a blue plastic chair, bowing and touching the seated figure's feet. Around them stand devotees: men in white shirts and white dhotis, a shaved-headed man in an orange robe, women in saris including a blue-and-white sari, a red-and-white patterned sari and a red sari, and a small child in a white shirt and shorts. A table of flowers is visible at the lower right.2009-02-15February 15 20092009-02-15August 02 20092009-08-02Photo of a ceremonial reception on a red carpet under a red and white draped canopy with floral garlands. A long-haired man in an orange-saffron robe sits on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion, with a bare hand raised toward the head of a kneeling older woman in a green patterned sari who bends forward to receive a blessing. A seated elderly man in white clothes watches from a white plastic chair. Behind them an attendant in orange stands near the throne, and a group of men in white shirts and a woman in a purple sari stand at the sides. The seated figure's appearance matches the page's a person reference only partially, so identity is left unsure, described by role as a seated sannyasi on a throne.2009-02-15August 06 20092009-08-06February 15 20092009-02-15A seated woman in a saffron-orange robe sits on an ornate gold throne with red velvet cushions and white garland decorations, holding a wooden rod above a man in a white shirt and red dhoti who sits on a blue plastic chair with his hands folded in front of him. Behind them a man in an orange sannyasi-style cloth stands beside a white-shirted man wearing an ID badge, and a woman in a red and green sari stands at left with another woman in pink at right. Flower arrangements in orange and white decorate the scene, and a gold-framed pedestal sits at the foreground with a red cushion. The setting appears to be a hall with white draped walls.2009-02-15July 12 20092009-07-12A photograph of a seated figure in a saffron-orange robe on an ornate gold throne with floral garlands of red and yellow flowers behind it. He is barefoot on a red cushion and rests a hand on the throne as a small child in white leans in to receive a blessing. A woman in a white sari with purple-and-gold border stands at right, and a young man in white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha mala stands at left, hands together. The seated figure wears saffron robes and appears to be a person on a throne receiving devotees, consistent with a darshan setting.2009-11-17A seated figure in an orange saffron robe sits on an ornate golden throne decorated with flower garlands, one hand raised in blessing. Before the throne, a man in white shirt and white dhoti kneels and bends forward, his bare feet resting on the throne's lower step, while other men in white shirts and a woman in a white sari with a gold border stand nearby, watching. A man in a white shirt with a folded white cloth stands at left, and another devotee's head is visible at the lower edge. Red cushions, a jasmine-style garland edging the dais, and white draped fabric decorate the hall, with a speaker and light fixtures overhead.2009-01-18