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A photograph of a ceremonial honouring at an ashram. A man seated on a throne heavily covered in pink rose petals and a large flower-garland backdrop of yellow, red, purple and white blossoms wears a pink turban, a gold necklace, and a white shawl over a rudraksha mala. He smiles while a devotee in a white shirt and grey suspenders bows with forehead to the seat's base. A woman in a white sari with red bindi and rudraksha mala holds up flowers beside them. Behind, a young man in a brown robe holds a silver tray with offerings, and an orange-robed attendant stands near a gold-framed chair. Several hands reach into the frame.

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A seated man in a white turban and cream shawl sits on a golden throne framed by a large arch of marigolds and red roses in yellow, green, red and purple. He wears layered red and white garlands, a rudraksha-style mala, gold bangles and a maroon-brown dhoti-style cloth. A young man in white shirt and dhoti bends forward to offer flowers, and an attendant in orange robes stands at right holding a flower garland. Gold and brass ritual vessels, hanging brass bells and floral strands decorate the background. Swamiji (probable) is the seated figure receiving the bhiksha offering, with his long hair and ceremonial gold and rudraksha adornments distinguishing him as the central honoured figure.2013-07-22January 06 20132013-01-06A seated figure in a saffron-orange robe with a long pink-and-white flower garland sits smiling on an ornate gold throne carved with lion heads and draped in multicoloured garlands of red, yellow, purple and white flowers. The person has swept-back dark hair and wears a gold necklace and bangles. To the left a shaved-headed attendant in an orange cloth holds up a silver-and-gold vessel topped with a green cloth and a small gold kalasha-style finial. Floral decorations and a gold canopy frame the scene, with a green-and-purple lit backdrop.2013-04-21July 03 20122012-07-03Photograph of a ceremonial seated figure on a red-cushioned throne backed by a dense arch of yellow, orange, white and pink flower garlands. The seated man wears a gold-brocade sherwani with a cream sash, a gold necklace, and a tan turban with a fan-shaped white plume, and his long dark hair falls past his shoulders; he raises one hand in greeting. A man in white ritual clothes bows forward at left, his head touched by a hand, and a woman in white at right leans in. Stone lion figures flank the throne base, decorated with flowers. A watermarked backdrop shows a stylised forest scene.2006-12-30July 03 20122012-07-03January 03 20162016-01-03May 24 20162016-05-24A seated man in a rust-red robe is showered with pink rose petals poured from a copper vessel held by an arm at the left edge. He wears white jasmine garlands with red flower strands, gold necklaces, a gold armlet and bangles, and a red tilak on his forehead. He sits on a red cushion before an ornate gold throne with carved floral repoussé, with a tiger-striped cloth beneath him. Pink petals cover his lap and the floor. Blurred heads of devotees appear in the foreground. Consistent with a pushpabhishekam flower-offering ritual. Appearance-based label: a person, with the rust robe, gold ornaments and garlands as cues.2016-05-24A photograph of a padapuja ceremony. A long-haired figure in an orange-brown robe sits on an ornate silver-and-gold throne with a leopard-print cushion and gold lion-head armrest, wearing a garland of pink and red flowers and a rudraksha-style mala, smiling with eyes closed. Kneeling before the throne on a yellow rug is a man in white clothes with a red waist cloth and orange-and-rudraksha mala, his palms joined in namaskar as he bows. Behind them, a woman in orange and another person in orange and white kneel; a screen and speakers stand in the background, along with a flower arrangement. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long swept-back hair, a garland, orange clothing and a mala, consistent with the page's reference to Swamiji, so the appearance-based label applies.2012-12-20Photograph of a seated figure on an ornate gold-and-cream throne receiving offerings during a ritual. A man in an orange-brown turban and wrapped brown-orange garment wears layered gold necklaces and a rudraksha-style red garland with white and yellow flower garlands, with gold bangles on his wrists; he holds a saffron-tipped staff and smiles. A woman in a white sari with gold border holds a brass aarti tray with lit oil lamps and flowers while kneeling before him. Other devotees in white and cream clothing hold silver offering plates; a man in a lavender robe holds a brass lamp. Brass bells and red flower strings hang at the upper right, and the walls are dark polished stone.2013-07-22January 06 20132013-01-06