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Photograph of a stage in a temple hall with a red velvet valance and a blue-and-gold painted backdrop. A golden throne with red cushions and a tiger-skin cloth sits at right, beside a gold footstool and a deity murti. A man in a long-haired, swept-back style wearing a saffron-brown dhoti and gold-beaded necklaces stands near the throne. A man in an orange robe bows low to the floor on a patterned rug, while a man in brown and orange robes carries an orange chair from the left. A clear acrylic podium stands at centre-left.

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October 19 20132013-10-19A photo of a stage ceremony in front of a gilded ornate throne with a red cushioned seat and carved golden arch, set against a blue and red painted backdrop with a maroon curtain. Several men in saffron-orange robes and orange shawls stand around. A man in a saffron cloth with a tall orange head covering stands at centre, while a bare-chested man in a gold-and-brown dhoti kneels at the right by the throne, and a man in white kneels on the carpet while another orange-clad figure bends over him. A man in a grey shirt and white trousers holds a long flower garland. An orange-clad figure in the centre leans over a kneeling devotee in white. A white fan sits in the foreground.2013-10-19October 19 20132013-10-19October 19 20132013-10-19A stage at a satsang with dark red velvet curtains behind. A central figure sits on an ornate gold throne with lion armrests, wearing saffron-orange robes, a rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklaces, with a long swept-back hair; this appearance is a probable Swamiji (probable) in a seated teaching role. To his left, an elderly man in red-orange shawl and dhoti bows low on a gold chair beside a small gold stool. To the right, a seated man in pink-orange robes sits in a white armchair, and standing assistants in saffron robes and bare shaved heads attend the stage. A tiger-striped cloth covers the throne platform, and a patterned rug lies on the floor.2013-02-03A photograph of a ceremonial stage with a gilded golden throne upholstered in red velvet at left. A bare-chested elderly priest with a white-painted body and a gold beaded headband stands beside it, in orange-brown dhoti and shawl with rudraksha beads, gesturing toward a younger man at right. That younger man wears an orange shawl and dhoti with a long red, white and green flower garland and a rudraksha mala, smiling and extending his hand. Behind him a large gilded arch is banked with red, purple, green and white flower garlands framing a white-draped seat. A second man in orange robes with rudraksha beads stands at far left edge. Purple drapes hang behind. Appearance-based candidate for a person shows long swept-back hair, flower garlands and an orange robe, so the figure at right is described as a person, present in person and being greeted at the throne.2012-04-26November 06 20132013-11-06January 01 20132013-01-01March 24 20142014-03-24March 01 20132013-03-01Outdoor stage event under a pink tent canopy with a red stage skirt and brass oil lamps in the foreground. A standing man in saffron robes, with a shawl draped over his shoulders, bends forward to offer something to a white-bearded elder in orange with a garland and rudraksha beads. A turbaned man in orange and a robed man holding a book stand nearby. Seated figures in orange and white sit behind them on red-cushioned chairs, and an ornate gold and green throne-like arch with floral garlands stands at left. The scene depicts a formal honouring ceremony with devotees and monastic participants.2015-01-13March 21 20142014-03-21