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Photograph of a devotee couple bowing before a seated figure on a red and gold ornate throne with a golden arched back. The seated man wears an orange saffron wrap over bare shoulders, has swept-back hair and a red tilak, and a gold necklace; he places his hands on the head of the kneeling woman. The man kneeling in front wears white kurta-style clothing and the woman wears a white dress with white flowers in her long hair, both with hands on each other's shoulders. Terracotta-coloured wall behind, a water bottle and a small framed purple-accented display on the right. Swamiji (probable) appearance cues: swept-back hair, saffron wrap and gold necklace, seated on a throne giving blessing.

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February 01 20152015-02-01A seated figure in a red-brown dhoti and shawl, wearing white-and-orange flower garlands and a white forehead mark, places his right hand on the crown of a kneeling man in a white shirt and red-orange shawl. The seated figure's eyes are closed and he appears to be giving a blessing. Beside him are gold lion-head armrests of a throne, a silver staff with a ornate finial, and a framed painting on a pale wall. A woman in a red top is partly visible at the right edge.2014-05-13A seated figure in a red-orange turban and rust-red robe sits on an ornate golden throne with carved lion-head arms, wearing a red and white flower garland and a gold necklace. A kneeling man in a white polo shirt with an orange badge reaches out to touch the seated figure's hand, offering a yellow flower or fruit. Behind them stands a woman in white dress with a rudraksha mala and a rust-coloured shawl, watching. Golden lamps and a gold-trimmed backdrop frame the scene, with a red carpet on the floor. The seated figure has distinctive long swept-back hair under the turban and ornate gold adornment, a person cue, while the throne and ritual setting suggest a darshan.2015-11-08A seated figure with a swept-back dark hairstyle, bare-chested under a maroon-brown cloth, wears a red and white garland with rudraksha beads and a white tilak on the forehead, placing a hand on the head of a kneeling devotee. The devotee wears a white kurta and an orange shawl and presses palms together. Behind them are red velvet drapes, a floral garland of red and yellow flowers, and a gold kalasha-like vessel. A seated figure with long swept-back hair and rudraksha malas with a crown-like adornment gives blessing, consistent with a padapuja-style darshan. Swamiji (probable) is in the seated figure, who has long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and a garland, and the devotee is kneeling in front of the throne.2014-09-28July 27 20142014-07-27February 07 20142014-02-07October 19 20082008-10-19December 16 20122012-12-16A seated figure in orange and gold robes with a long beaded necklace and long dark hair places his right hand on the crown of a standing man in a white shirt and orange shawl, who has palms pressed together in a gesture of reception. A seated woman in white and a seated woman in white with a rudraksha mala look on in a hall with a gold patterned drape behind. A red and gold chair and a red cushion sit in the foreground, with an ornate wall sconce at left.2014-01-11A seated figure with long dark hair and a rust-red robe and matching red-orange rudraksha-style mala around the neck places both hands on the head of a kneeling man in white clothes with a light orange sash, who bows forward in devotion. a person: the seated figure has long swept-back hair, a red-orange garment and a red mala, cues consistent with the page's identification, though the face is not clearly visible. Behind them, another bald-headed man kneels in white in the foreground, and several people in white and orange-sashed clothing stand in a room with a wall-mounted air conditioner, a fan and a maroon draped throne-like seat. A printed copyright line is visible at lower right.2013-05-13A photograph of a devotee in saffron-orange robes bowing forward with palms pressed together before a seated man in a white shawl with a red-and-gold border, a rudraksha-style bead necklace, a garland of marigolds and pink flowers, and a vertical white tilak on his forehead. The seated man smiles with hands joined in namaste. Behind them stand a shaved-headed priest in orange with a tilak and a second robed attendant, beside a white sofa and a gold-carved throne draped with a tiger-stripe cloth against purple curtains. The seated man shows a person cues: long swept-back hair, a ceremonial garland and bead adornments, and a ritual shawl, while the bowing devotee is a person in saffron.2013-02-27May 14 20142014-05-14