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A seated man with long dark hair and a red bindi, wearing a sleeveless orange robe, sits with palms pressed together in namaste on an ornate gold throne with red cushion and carved lion armrests. Before him a lit oil lamp flame burns on a plate of flower petals. Six devotees in white clothes sit around the lamp on a patterned rug, holding their hands toward the flame in a puja. Behind the throne a red and cream fabric backdrop hangs, and a tray of fruit and sweets sits on the left. Probable Swamiji is shown seated on the throne in orange robes with long hair and a mark on his forehead, the appearance-based candidate; the figure is a probable identification, not a confirmed one.

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A photograph of a seated man in an orange sleeveless robe with long dark hair and a red bindi, hands pressed together in namaskar, on an ornate gold throne with carved lion-face armrests and a red velvet cushion. Before the throne, a silver plate holds a lit oil lamp, flower petals and offerings, and several devotees in white clothes reach toward the plate in a padapuja-style worship. A fruit tray and books sit at the left edge against a pink draped backdrop. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long swept-back hair, saffron ornate clothing and sits on a throne receiving worship, matching the page's Swamiji reference.2009-12-03A seated figure in an ornate gilded throne with lion-shaped armrests and a red cushioned back sits with palms pressed together in namaste, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange robe, with a red bindi on the forehead and long dark hair. The person appears to be a person by appearance cues: long swept hair, saffron clothing and a distinctive throne presentation. Before him on a red cushion stands a silver plate of red flowers and garlands, and in the foreground several people in white clothes kneel and offer apples and bowls of food in a devotional offering. A small table at left holds fruit and packaged sweets, and a laptop and books sit at right under a peach-coloured tent backdrop.2009-12-03A seated figure in an orange saffron robe and a white garland of flowers with a red flower pendant sits with palms pressed together in prayer on an ornate golden throne with carved lion-like arms and a red cushioned back. Before the throne, a tray holds flowers and offerings. Around the throne, devotees sit on the floor: a man in white kurta with a rudraksha mala and folded hands, a woman in a red sari and black blouse, a man in white with hands joined, and women in yellow and white holding brass plates and bowls of offerings. Yellow curtains hang behind, with books and a small wooden box to the side.2009-08-25December 03 20092009-12-03December 14 20092009-12-14December 03 20092009-12-03A seated figure in an orange saffron robe with a long swept-back hair and a white and red flower garland sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne with his palms pressed together in prayer. A man in a white shirt kneels at the feet, washing them from a silver vessel on a red cushion-footstool. Two young men in orange robes sit beside the throne with hands folded, and a third person in yellow stands at the right edge. A table holds books, fruit, a clock and a water bottle. The setting is a plain cream-walled room.2009-08-09A seated man in saffron-orange robes sits on an ornate gold throne with a red cushioned back, eyes closed and palms pressed together in prayer. He wears a long garland of white flowers with red blossoms and multicoloured beads, and a red tilak on his forehead. A woman in orange clothes holds a silver aarti lamp with a lit flame before him, and a man in white clothes sits at right with hands folded. Gold lion-shaped figures flank the throne, a silver tray of petals sits in front, and yellow curtains hang behind. a person identification is uncertain from appearance alone.2009-09-07December 16 20092009-12-16A photograph of a ritual gathering in a red-walled hall with open windows. A seated man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe, sits with palms pressed together in namaskar on an ornate gold throne with a golden lion-shaped base. Before him on a gold tray are several oil lamps lit with flames, and a small kumkum-marked offering plate sits to the left. Around the tray kneel and sit about a dozen devotees: several women and men in yellow shawls, others in white clothes, a man in white with hands folded at the centre, and a woman with a long braid in white in the foreground. Some hold microphones, and a few hold their hands in prayer.2009-12-06December 16 20092009-12-16August 09 20092009-08-09