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A photograph of a man in an orange kurta holding up a painted scroll-style artwork of a blue-skinned deity form with a crown and flute-like pose, reclining with a female figure beneath trees and a red-and-blue flowing cloth. Behind them a seated figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and long necklace sits on an ornate golden throne beside colourful tassels and decorative altar items. Another person in orange with rudraksha beads stands at the left edge, and a person in orange with a red tilak sits at the lower right. A figure seated on the golden throne has a red mark on the forehead and wears a saffron robe, with a long wooden-bead mala draped on the chest; he appears to be a person and is seated in a depicted honour role. Five visible people in total.

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April 25 20162016-04-25 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated figure on an ornate gold throne with a red velvet cushion, wearing an orange-red robe, a rudraksha-style brown bead mala across the chest, and a red-and-white tilak mark on the forehead. Three devotees in orange kneel and lean toward him: one in orange holds a red apple and an open illustrated book showing a painted landscape, another in orange and rudraksha beads sits beside him, and a woman in orange with a tilak is seated at the right. Colourful tassels and a decorated backdrop frame the scene. Visible people: five.2016-04-25A photograph in a temple shrine with a golden throne-like seat at centre, where a man in a red-orange robe with a red-orange shawl, a dark rudraksha-style bead mala and a vermilion forehead mark sits smiling. Behind him a deity murti in a mirrored, silver-and-gold ornate alcove is dressed in green and gold with a tall black crown. Two men in saffron-orange robes and bead malas stand at left and centre, one holding a printed painting of a temple scene, and a woman in a red top with a bead mala stands at right. A tall decorative pillar of coloured tassels, red, green, orange and purple, frames the scene.2016-04-25June 28 20162016-06-28A photograph of a seated saffron-robed man with a rust-orange turban, long rudraksha mala strands and a gold chain, seated on a leopard-print cushioned throne before an ornate gold throne back. Beside him a bald man in glasses and an orange-and-navy striped polo shirt smiles and holds a printed booklet while touching the seated man's hand. A framed painted temple panel with deity figures and a bull stands to the left, and a gold lion-head armrest sits at the right. The saffron-robed figure has distinctive long hair and rudraksha malas, which are appearance cues; as it is an in-person presence, it is labelled a probable identification.2016-05-02April 27 20162016-04-27A photograph inside a tent with orange fabric walls and large devotional posters of Shiva with trident and snakes behind the group. A bearded man in orange robes and sunglasses holds a gilded framed painting of a seated bearded sage with a kamandalu, while a man in a maroon-and-gold dhoti and a red turban with gold armbands receives it. A bearded man in orange on the left wears a rudraksha-style pendant, and another bearded man in orange with gold beads stands at right. Cushions with red and gold patterns cover the floor. Some of the men resemble a person figure in the maroon-and-gold garments with a red turban, but the appearance is uncertain, so this is recorded as unsure. Four people are visible.2015-09-14 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20152015-09-14April 30 20162016-04-30June 28 20162016-06-28February 11 20132013-02-11A photograph of a seated man with long dark hair and a bare upper torso, wearing rudraksha malas and a red-orange wrap, smiling as he receives an item from a standing devotee in grey top and orange dhoti with a brown cap. He sits on a red velvet seat before an ornate gold throne back. Behind him hangs a large printed portrait of a smiling man in a red turban with a red bindi and a garland of orange flowers. Two other smiling men in orange cloth stand at the left edge. The seated man appears to be Swamiji (probable), identified by the rudraksha malas, long hair and red-orange wrap, seated and receiving offerings in a satsang setting.2014-03-06