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A photograph at an ashram setting with a red and gold throne. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron robe and a garland of yellow marigolds and red roses, sits smiling on the throne while a young man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala applies a mark to his forehead from a small offering tray. Behind them a woman in a white sari with a teal border and another devotee wear rudraksha malas, and a bald man stands in the background. A black board with gold lettering reads Dhyanapeetam and lists devotees who built the Ananda Sabha. A carved stone pillar and orange curtain frame the scene. Probable Swamiji (probable) is seated on the throne, identified by his long hair, saffron robe and ceremonial garlands.

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A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate gold-and-red throne being garlanded with yellow and red flower garlands. The seated person wears orange saffron robes and has long dark hair; he places his hand on the head of a young boy in a blue-and-white striped shirt who stands before him. Behind them, a man in a white shirt with an orange shawl, a woman in a light sari, and a girl in white stand watching, and a young man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala stands at left, with a pink-striped boy beside him. A dark board with white lettering and a stone carved pillar appear in the background, along with orange draped cloth. Six people are visible in the scene. The seated figure is a person candidate with long swept hair, saffron robes and a floral garland, receiving a blessing gesture from him.2010-08-15August 15 20102010-08-15Photograph of a seated figure on an ornate gold-and-red throne receiving a devotee in a darshan setting. The seated man wears saffron-orange robes, a long yellow and red marigold garland, and has long dark swept-back hair; he is touching the forehead of a kneeling devotee in white clothes with folded hands. Behind them stand a woman in a white sari with a red bindi and a bald man in white, a plate of fruit and offerings sits on a side table, and a black board on a orange wall reads Dhyanapeetam with a list of donors.2010-08-15August 15 20102010-08-15August 15 20102010-08-15A seated man in an orange sleeveless robe with long dark hair wears a thick yellow and red flower garland and rests his hand on the forehead of an older man in a white shirt and dark-rimmed glasses who bends forward with palms joined in respect. The robed figure sits on a red cushioned throne with ornate gold carving at the back. Behind them stands a woman in the background, a boy in a pink shirt at left, and an orange-and-red painted wall with a black board listing donor names. A wooden shelf with an orange cloth and rudraksha beads is in front of the throne. Two people are visible in the central action, with additional onlookers partly visible. The robed figure is an appearance-based a person candidate; the throne and orange robe are the strongest cues, though the face is not visible enough for certainty.2010-08-15A seated man in an orange saffron shawl, with a white flower garland and red and yellow flower garlands, places his right hand on the head of a man in a white shirt who bends forward in devotion. The seated figure sits on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion. Behind them stands a monk in orange robes, and women in white and yellow dupattas stand to the left beside a wall. A black wooden board reads Dhyanapeetam and lists devotees who built Ananda Sabha. A stone carved pillar and a brass hanging bell appear in the background, with a clock on the orange wall. The seated figure wears a saffron shawl and garland, and his long swept-back hair matches the Swamiji cues; he is an appearance-based probable candidate.2010-08-14A photograph of a seated figure in an ornate golden throne with red cushions, dressed in orange robes and wearing a large garland of yellow marigolds and red flowers. A young woman in a grey t-shirt and dark track pants, with a visitor badge on a lanyard, bends forward offering fruit or a small red item from her hands. Behind her, a woman in a green-and-white sari with a rudraksha mala and another woman in a white sari stand by a table holding fruit on plates. On the left, a man in white ritual clothes with a rudraksha mala stands with hands folded. A wall board reads Dhyanapeetam and lists donor names beside an orange and red temple wall with a carved stone pillar behind. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long swept-back hair, saffron robes and a flower garland, consistent with the candidate cues on the page.2010-08-15August 15 20102010-08-15A seated man in an orange saffron robe sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, wearing a thick yellow and red-flower garland and hands pressed together in namaskar. Before him, several people kneel with folded hands: a bald man in a yellow kurta with a rudraksha mala, a man in white with a mala, and two women in saris, one in blue. Brass plates with flowers and fruit sit in front, and a woman in a white sari stands in the background before a wall with red and white stripes and a board listing devotee names. The setting is an ashram hall with a deity murti on a small shrine at right.2010-08-15A seated man in orange sannyasi robes with a yellow flower garland and a rudraksha mala places his right hand on the forehead of a standing man in white ritual dhoti and shawl with red border, who holds his hands together in namaskar and wears gold beaded necklaces. The seated figure has long swept-back hair, bare-armed sleeveless orange garment, and sits on an ornate gold and red throne. Behind them a board lists donors who built the Ananda Sabha, and a woman in a cream sari with a tray stands at left. Swamiji (probable): the seated man in orange with long hair, rudraksha mala and ornate throne, giving blessing to a devotee.2010-08-19August 05 20102010-08-05