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A long-haired man in saffron and orange robes with a gold-bordered shawl and a rudraksha mala sits smiling on an ornate golden throne draped with a tiger-striped cloth, flanked by a golden lion-headed armrest. Before him, kneeling devotees with white-painted foreheads and folded hands face a tray of brass plates holding flowers, fruit and offerings. Two devotees in white garments and a man in an orange shawl kneel at the tray, with brass oil lamps and hanging bells above. This is a person seated on a throne, with the devotees described as devotees, and the scene resembles a satsang or puja setting.

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September 16 20132013-09-16September 14 20132013-09-14September 14 20132013-09-14September 14 20132013-09-14July 08 20132013-07-08A photograph in a gold-ornamented room with a black stone wall. A man seated on an ornate gold throne with tiger-striped cushioning wears an orange and gold robe, a rudraksha mala, gold bangles and a red bindi, his hands resting on the armrest. Beside him hangs a brass bell and an oil lamp, and a gold lion-form figure sits at the throne base. Three people sit on the floor before brass thalis of flowers and offerings: a man in white with folded hands, a woman in white with a tilak and mala, and a bald man in an orange shawl with folded hands. a person is seated on the throne; the three devotees are on the floor.2013-09-14A seated man in saffron-orange robes with a gold-trimmed yellow border sits on a gilded golden throne decorated with a lion head and a tiger-striped cushion. He wears an orange turban, a long rudraksha mala, and a heavy gold necklace, with gold bangles on his arms, and smiles while resting his hand on the armrest. Beside him hangs a framed portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban, and brass oil lamps hang from chains above. Two devotees kneel in prayer with palms joined: a man in a white polo shirt and a woman in white clothes. Swamiji (probable): the seated man in the saffron robes and turban, enthroned and receiving devotees, matches the candidate description.2013-07-08June 26 20132013-06-26May 19 20132013-05-19A photograph of a padapuja-style ritual in a dark-walled room. A long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes, rudraksha and pearl malas, a white forehead mark and pearl bracelets sits on an ornate gold throne with a lion-carved base and a white-and-black striped cloth on the seat, his bare feet resting on a silver tray of flower petals and offerings. Seated to his right, a man in white dhoti and shawl with glasses and an orange lanyard keeps his hands folded. Two more attendants kneel at the foot of the throne: a figure in pink with a white forehead mark and a man in white with a white tilak and orange lanyard, tending brass and silver bowls, fruit, flowers and coconut. A brass oil lamp and bell hang nearby, and a studio light and draped curtain are visible at the right. The orange-robed figure is a probable Swamiji candidate by the cues of long swept-back hair, rudraksha and pearl malas, and pearl adornments, shown seated on the throne and receiving the puja.2013-03-16A man with long dark hair tied back sits on an ornate gold throne carved with lion figures, draped in an orange and gold robe with a rudraksha mala and bangle armband. Brass hanging bells and oil lamps are suspended above him, and a golden lamp sits beside the throne. Before him on the floor are silver plates of flowers, fruit and offerings. Three people sit nearby: a man in white with hands folded in namaskar, a woman in white with a white shawl and rudraksha beads, and a bald man in a red shawl also with palms pressed together.2013-09-14A seated man in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl with a gold-bordered yellow cloth wears a long white-and-orange flower garland and a rudraksha-style brown mala, sitting on an ornate gold throne draped with a striped animal skin. Brass bell and lamp hang from chains behind him against a black wall with a wall-mounted air conditioner. In front, a large gold tray holds steel bowls of oil lamps, pink petals and flower offerings. Seated devotees in white clothes with orange lanyards kneel with folded hands, one woman with a white forehead band. The setting looks like a satsang or puja darshan, with the man's feet resting on the offering tray.2013-05-16