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A photograph in a hotel-style ballroom with wood panels, lilac damask wall patterns and recessed ceiling lights. A shaved-headed young man in an orange dhoti and saffron shawl, with a rudraksha mala, offers a silver tray of yellow flowers and grains toward a seated figure on an ornate gold throne with a gold canopy. The seated figure wears a gold crown, red embroidered robes, a gold pendant and a yellow flower garland, and holds a silver staff; the appearance is a person candidate with crown, ornate red robes and ceremonial gold necklaces. Seated devotees in red shawls and garlands watch, and a man in white kurta stands at a side table.

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A photograph of a standing figure in an ornate red and gold embroidered garment, wearing a tall gold crown with green gem accents, a layered gold necklace and a green pendant, smiling beside a gold throne with a gold umbrella canopy. A bare-chested man in a saffron-orange shawl bows and offers a folded yellow cloth to the figure, with a mala-wearing audience seated and standing behind in a hall with purple patterned wall panels. The presentation of the yellow cloth suggests a respectful offering. Swamiji (probable): the standing figure wears a crown, ornate red-gold clothing and a gold necklace, with a gold throne behind, and is shown receiving an offering.2014-05-10A seated man on an ornate gold throne with a red cushioned seat and a gold umbrella canopy with red fringe, in a hotel-style hall with purple patterned wall panels. He wears a red-and-gold silk outfit, a red turban, a gold necklace and a red shawl, and holds a fan-like object. Around him, several people sit on a red and patterned rug, including a woman in a green sari with floral garlands and a man in white dhoti with saffron shawl and garlands. Two men in white dhotis with red turbans stand near the throne, and a man in white with a rudraksha mala stands at right beside a woman in a patterned top.2014-05-10Photograph of a seated figure on an ornate gilded throne with a gold crown, saffron-orange robe and red and pink floral garlands, smiling with a red tilak on the forehead and gold necklaces. In front, a man in an orange-peach kurta with an orange shawl bends forward offering a silver tray with flowers and offerings. Background of orange and red draped fabric with purple curtain at top. Probable Swamiji (probable) seated on throne with crown, saffron robe, rudraksha-style garlands and gold necklaces, receiving the tray from a devotee.2013-02-12February 09 20132013-02-09A seated man on an ornate gold throne with a red velvet cushion and gold canopy umbrella, wearing a red and maroon ceremonial garment, a red turban, a gold-coloured necklace and multiple beaded chains, with a broad smile. a person appearance cues include the elaborate red ceremonial attire, gold ornaments and throne presentation. Two attendants in white dhotis with gold borders and red turbans stand behind him, and a man in white with a rudraksha mala stands at the right edge. Seated devotees in the foreground wear marigold garlands; one woman in a green sari sits at left and a woman in patterned clothing sits at right. A patterned red carpet covers the floor in a large hotel-style hall with recessed lighting and purple patterned wall panels.2014-05-10A standing figure in a red and gold embroidered outfit, with an ornate golden crown and a long gold beaded necklace, smiles beside a gilded throne with a golden canopy on the right. Around them, a large seated and standing crowd of devotees in white and saffron-red shawls, with marigold garlands, presses palms together in greeting in a large hall with recessed ceiling lights. Several women wear saris in green, blue, pink and orange. a person: the standing figure has a crown, ornate gold-and-red clothing and a gold necklace, and is positioned by the throne, but the face and body are small and the appearance cues are only partly clear.2014-05-10A seated man on an ornate gilded throne with carved lion-head armrests wears an orange-saffron robe, a gold crown, multiple gold necklaces and a red and white flower garland. He reaches toward a wooden tray of white petals and pink roses held by a bald, bare-chested attendant in orange cloth and gold chains kneeling at his right. Behind them hangs orange drapery with a red valance, and a gilded carved panel appears at the far right. The scene appears to be a ceremonial offering. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long swept-back hair, a gold crown, saffron robe and ceremonial gold necklaces.2013-02-12May 05 20172017-05-05February 12 20132013-02-12A seated figure on an ornate gold throne with a gold canopy and red cushions sits centrally in a hall with a patterned rug, wearing a red-and-maroon robe, a red turban and layered beaded necklaces with a gold pendant. Two standing men in white dhoti-style clothing with saffron-orange shawls and flower garlands stand to the right near the throne, one wearing a red turban. Seated devotees on the left wear orange and white garlands and marks on the forehead. Seated guests on the right include a woman in a patterned shawl and others in red and white.2014-05-10A photograph of a seated ritual gathering in a red-draped hall. A figure seated on an ornate gold throne wears a saffron-orange turban and an orange-red robe, with a rudraksha-style necklace visible; the page marks Swamiji as present, and these cues are distinctive, so this is Swamiji (probable) receiving honour. Around the throne, a crowd sits on the floor in white and red ritual clothes, some holding brass plates with offerings. A bald man in white dhoti with a red sash sits in the foreground, and a brass oil lamp stands at left. A camera on a tripod is visible.2015-10-26May 10 20142014-05-10