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A photograph of a seated figure on a red-and-gold throne with a carved golden lion-head armrest. The seated person wears a red turban, an orange-saffron garment with a gold border, a red and turquoise beaded garland, and a bangle on the wrist. They receive a steel bowl of white folded papers or packets scattered with pink flower petals from a woman in an orange-red sari with gold border, hoop earrings and a beaded necklace. Behind them, a large crowd of seated devotees in white and orange clothing sits with hands folded, a golden deity murti and a tall red ornamental structure appear in the background, and a photographer stands among the crowd.

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July 26 20152015-07-26July 26 20152015-07-26A seated man in a red-maroon turban and saffron-orange robe wears a long white and red-green marigold garland and rudraksha-style beaded bracelets. He sits on a red throne-like chair with a gold lion-headed armrest in the foreground. Beside him a woman in rust-brown robes with a rudraksha mala and white cloth in her hand, and another woman in a purple sari with gold border, sit near him under a white tent. Devotees and seated audience fill the background, with a standing fan, speakers and a cooler. Swamiji (probable) is shown in the turban and saffron robe with garland, seated on the throne, and is the central figure of the scene. Other figures are devotees and attendants.2015-07-26July 26 20152015-07-26A seated man in a rust-red turban and matching saffron-orange robes sits on a red velvet and gold-trimmed throne, wearing a long orange and white marigold and rose garland. He is bare-chested beneath the wrap and holds a small brass dish toward a woman bending forward. The woman wears a white saree with a patterned border, rimless glasses, a red-beaded necklace, and a folded white cloth in her hands, receiving the offering. Behind them, a standing woman in an orange-and-gold saree with a tilak and rudraksha mala watches, and a brass vessel rests near the throne. Devotees fill the dim background, and a banana-leaf decoration and a woven banner hang nearby. a person: the seated man wears a turban, saffron robes, a garland and a bare-chested wrap on a throne, and receives a devotee's offering.2015-08-09August 09 20152015-08-09July 26 20152015-07-26July 26 20152015-07-26January 12 20152015-01-12July 22 20132013-07-22A photograph of a ceremonial darshan scene. A figure seated on an ornate red-cushioned golden throne with a carved lion-head armrest wears an orange-saffron turban and orange-tan clothing, a multicoloured flower garland, and has long dark swept-back hair; the figure is smiling and holds a fruit. Devotees approach to receive fruit: a bald man in saffron robes with a rudraksha-style bead necklace holds a red fruit, a woman in a green blouse and purple shawl and a woman in white with red border stand nearby, and a man in white dhoti and shawl with a tilak stands at right. Others crowd behind, and a video camera on a tripod is visible in the background. Red draping and a gold canopy frame the scene.2016-04-30A seated man in an orange turban and saffron-orange robe sits on a red and gold throne, smiling and extending his right arm toward a young woman in a maroon top and gold-bordered dhoti. She holds a silver ceremonial staff in one hand and bends forward to receive an orange cloth bundle from him. He wears layered gold necklaces with rudraksha beads, gold bangles and a red bindi. Behind them, a crowd of devotees in white and orange stands on red steps, several with hands folded in prayer, and a red and white banner hangs at the right edge. The scene suggests an offering of bhiksha during a satsang gathering. Swamiji (probable): the seated man wears saffron/orange robes, a turban, a rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklaces on a throne.2013-07-22