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A photograph of a pratyaksha pada puja inside a draped tent with red curtains and stage lights. Rows of devotees sit on striped mats before him, many in white dhotis and saffron or colourful saris, several holding brass plates with flowers and lamps and offering them with folded hands. Some men in white bare-chested wear rudraksha malas. A golden deity figure stands on the right.

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December 22 20162016-12-22December 22 20162016-12-22A photograph of a large indoor hall with red drapes and stage lighting. On the left, a man with long dark hair, a garland and a red cushioned throne sits beside a golden palanquin-style seat and a tall golden staff. Rows of seated devotees face him with palms joined; several men wear white dhotis and bare upper bodies with rudraksha malas, and several women wear saris in red, blue and yellow. Many hold brass plates with lamps, and a large golden deity murti stands at the right. Colourful striped mats cover the floor.2016-12-22December 22 20162016-12-22Indoor tented event with a golden throne at left, topped by a gold ceremonial umbrella, where a bearded man with long hair and an orange-saffron garment sits holding a ceremonial staff. Seated in rows before him, devotees perform a pada puja ritual with brass plates of offerings; a shirtless man in white dhoti and a man in white upper cloth tend the plates, while women in saris and a man in a rudraksha mala are visible. Stage lights hang from truss above red drapes. The seated figure's appearance matches the page's Swamiji reference with several cues (long hair, saffron clothing, gold ornaments), so this is a probable identification.2016-12-22December 22 20162016-12-22December 22 20162016-12-22December 22 20162016-12-22December 22 20162016-12-22March 18 20172017-03-18December 22 20162016-12-22A seated man in a deep red-orange robe wears a long pink-and-white flower garland and sits on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion, in front of a gold-patterned backdrop. Around him on a red floor covering, many devotees sit cross-legged facing him, several holding brass and steel plates with flowers, fruit and offerings. Women wear saffron, blue, purple and maroon saris and salwars; a bare-chested man in a white dhoti sits at centre, and a few men wear white kurtas. Hanging gold bells and a white drape frame the scene. a person: the seated figure has long dark hair and a flower garland on a throne, matching presentation cues, and is the speaker of this session. Around 35 people are visible.2017-12-15