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A man with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi stands on an ornate gold throne draped with a striped tiger-skin cloth, wearing a rust-orange dhoti and shawl, a saffron-brown garment with a gold border, an orange-red rudraksha mala and a gold-beaded ceremonial necklace, with gold armbands. Seated before him on the floor, several men in white kurtas and dhotis, one with a bald head, sit around a round gold table laden with silver thali trays of flowers, fruit, sweets and small bowls for puja offerings. Brass hanging lamps and bells hang from the ceiling beside a dark wooden door. A kneeling devotee in the foreground on the right presses his hands together. Probable Swamiji's appearance is consistent with the cues described: swept-back hair, rudraksha mala, ornate gold necklace and orange-brown ceremonial clothing, seated in an honoured position during a puja-style offering.

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A photograph inside a gilded shrine room with black walls and a large ornate golden throne draped with a tiger-striped cloth. A figure with swept-back long hair, a red bindi, a rudraksha mala and gold necklaces stands barefoot in a saffron-orange robe with a yellow sash, one hand resting on the throne back; the appearance is a probable Swamiji by these visible cues. Seated on the floor in front are devotees in white kurtas and orange lanyards, one bald man in white among them, and a man at the lower right. In front stands a round golden table with many silver thalis and bowls holding flowers, fruit, sweets and offerings, and brass oil lamps hang from above. Ritual puja setting.2013-05-15May 19 20132013-05-19A photograph inside a dark-walled room with a large ornate wooden door on the left. A man with long swept-back dark hair sits on a gold-carved throne draped with a striped tiger-skin cover, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, a rudraksha-style bead mala, bangles and a red tilak. Around the golden table in front, several devotees kneel and sit: a woman in an orange sari with a white tilak, a young woman with a braid, a man in a white shirt with hands folded, and a bald man in white robes. Silver thalis of flowers, fruit and sweets sit on the table, with brass oil lamps and bells hanging above. Seated figures are in the foreground at the right edge as well.2013-05-15May 15 20132013-05-15May 19 20132013-05-19A seated man in a golden ornate throne on a gold lion-form base wears an orange-brown dhoti and shawl, a red and yellow-striped garland of flowers, and gold bangles, with a gold necklace; he looks to the side with hands resting on the armrest. Before him on the floor, a gold tray arranged with silver plates of flowers, sweets and oil lamps is set out for puja. Several people sit around the tray: a child in a red garment with white forehead markings and a child in green embroidered kurta and orange vastra are visible, along with a person in white with palms joined in prayer and another with hands folded. Hanging brass oil lamps and a wall air conditioner appear in the background.2013-07-17August 20 20142014-08-20A photograph inside a temple-style room with a black stone wall and an ornate wooden door. A figure with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange-red saffron garment with gold borders and a long rudraksha mala, sits on a gilded throne decorated with a carved lion head and a tiger-skin cloth, with brass bells hanging above. Before the throne, thali trays hold brass bowls of offerings, flower petals, and lit oil lamps. Two men kneel with palms pressed together, one in a white shirt and one in orange with a white forehead mark, and a third person in white ritual clothes with a shaved head and white tilak stands with folded hands. A tilak-marked man in a saffron-coloured shirt bows nearby.2013-09-14May 13 20132013-05-13A seated man in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl with a gold-bordered yellow cloth wears a long white-and-orange flower garland and a rudraksha-style brown mala, sitting on an ornate gold throne draped with a striped animal skin. Brass bell and lamp hang from chains behind him against a black wall with a wall-mounted air conditioner. In front, a large gold tray holds steel bowls of oil lamps, pink petals and flower offerings. Seated devotees in white clothes with orange lanyards kneel with folded hands, one woman with a white forehead band. The setting looks like a satsang or puja darshan, with the man's feet resting on the offering tray.2013-05-16May 15 20132013-05-15May 15 20132013-05-15