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Night photograph of a seated man on a red and gold ornate throne with a gold crown finial, wearing a deep red robe with gold-embroidered border, a long gold beaded necklace, bare feet on a small rug, hands joined in lap. A man in white dhoti and shawl with a gold chain sits with palms pressed together at left. A person in orange robes sits at far right edge. Foreground on white cloth: brass plates of yellow-green fruit, dried coconuts, white gourd pieces, sugarcane stalks, and small brass lamps. A white stepped platform and a hanging decorated cloth with floral and bird motifs appear at right. Probable Swamiji seated on the throne, identified by his appearance with long swept-back hair, gold necklace and red robe with throne, in a satsang-style setting.

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October 11 20102010-10-11October 11 20102010-10-11Evening ritual outdoors at a garden shrine. A man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a gold pendant sits upright on an ornate red throne with gold trim and a gold crown finial, centred and gazing forward. Beside him, a man in saffron cloth kneels on the right, and a woman in a yellow sari stands in the background. In the foreground, a priest with a shaved head and white dhoti with red border sits with his back to the camera, facing a low stone platform laden with brass bowls, a lamp, flowers, fruit, coconut and banana leaves. Palms and flowering shrubs surround the scene at night. The seated figure on the throne has distinctive rudraksha and saffron cues, and the page identifies him as a person, so this is an appearance-based probable identification.2012-04-23A seated man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a red-orange garment, a rudraksha-style mala and a large pink and yellow flower garland, sits on an ornate red throne with gold trim. He appears to be a person candidate based on the long hair, garland and ceremonial attire. Before him a kneeling man in white clothes bows forward on a mat. A bald priest in rust-coloured robes with a gold border kneels on the right, holding yellow flowers and a small plate, while another priest holds a silver vessel at the upper right. A small smoking fire or incense lies in a pit at the foreground, with scattered marigold petals on the ground. Several robed attendants with orange and gold cloths and beaded necklaces stand in the background.2013-04-24September 11 20102010-09-11April 24 20132013-04-24April 24 20132013-04-24April 24 20132013-04-24October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesNight ritual photograph in which a long-haired man in an ornate gold-and-red throne chair, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, a red and white flower garland and gold bangles, sits with eyes lowered while a bald devotee in a rust-red robe with gold borders kneels beside him holding yellow flowers and offerings. Smoke rises near the feet of the seated figure, which rest on a small brass footstool. Behind them, several attendants in rust-red robes with gold trim and rudraksha malas hold a silver bowl, a ceremonial staff and a tray. A kneeling man in white clothes bows at the lower left, and yellow flower petals lie on the ground.2013-04-24April 24 20132013-04-24April 24 20132013-04-24