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A photograph of a ceremonial blessing on an ornate gold throne stage. A figure in a red embroidered kurta and white turban and shawl, with long dark hair, stands on a gilded platform and places a hand on the forehead of a young man in a striped sweater and jeans. Another man in white kurta stands behind him, and a standing attendant in a light blue shirt watches at right. Behind them is a garlanded deity murti or shrine figure in orange cloth framed by marigold and red and white flower garlands, with a dark curtain backdrop. The figure in red has appearance cues consistent with a person, seated in his role as the one giving the blessing.

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December 11 20112011-12-11Photograph of a ceremonial event on a golden throne decorated with floral garlands in red, yellow, white and purple. A man in a red embroidered sherwani with a white turban and a long white garland stands on the throne, extending his hand to a man in a purple shirt and grey jeans who bows forward to receive it. To the left, a bald man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala holds an open book. Behind the throne, a golden statue of a standing figure in an orange shawl is framed by floral garlands, with a brass lamp on the stage. Dark red drapes hang behind. Four physical people are visible.2011-12-11December 11 20112011-12-11December 15 20112011-12-15December 15 20112011-12-15A photograph on an ornate stage: a figure with long dark hair, wearing a red and gold embroidered sherwani-style robe and a gold crown, stands on a golden throne decorated with garlands of yellow, red, purple and green flowers, and leans forward to hand a white certificate-style document to a man in a white striped shirt and dark trousers. A second man in a checked shirt stands to the right beside a golden deity murti wearing a red garment, garlanded with flowers and a beaded necklace. Orange and white drapes hang behind, with orange garlands on a gold pillar. Swamiji (probable): long dark hair and a gold crown on the figure seated on the throne, in ornate red and gold clothing.2011-12-15Stage event in front of a deep maroon velvet curtain. A man in a shaved head and saffron-orange dhoti-and-shawl stands at left holding white papers. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears a red-and-gold embroidered sherwani, a cream turban and a long garland of multicoloured flowers, standing before a gold-trimmed throne canopy with a flower-decorated seat. A third man in white kurta and magenta dhoti at right hands over a document. Golden lion and peacock-style figures and a saffron-robed statue appear at the edges, garlanded. A red patterned carpet covers the platform. a person is the central figure, identified by long swept-back hair, ornate red-gold clothing, a turban and garland; the others are attendants.2011-12-11A photograph of a ceremony on a stage in front of a gold ornate throne decorated with a garland of marigolds in yellow, red and purple. A man in a red and gold brocade sherwani and gold crown stands on the throne platform holding a white paper bag. Beside him a man in a white kurta bends down and touches the platform, while a bare-chested man with rudraksha malas and gold armbands reaches toward white shopping bags. A woman in an orange shawl and a man in a grey shirt stand to the right next to a gold pillar with an orange drape and a deity murti in red.2011-12-15October 25 20152015-10-25December 15 20112011-12-15A photograph of a stage event in front of a painted blue and gold backdrop with a trident. On the left, a long-haired figure in a red robe leans from a richly ornate golden throne (peetha) decorated with garlands of orange, yellow, purple and white flowers, reaching out to bless or greet the people before him. Several people stand in a line in front of the throne: an older man in a striped blue shirt holding a white cloth bag, a man in white kurta and dhoti with long grey hair tied back, and a man in a peach kurta with a red shawl. On the right, a woman in a maroon sari with gold border and a man in an orange shawl stand near a child. A brass oil lamp stands at the left edge.2010-12-22December 15 20112011-12-15