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A photograph of a seated figure in an ornate golden throne with red cushions, dressed in orange robes and wearing a large garland of yellow marigolds and red flowers. A young woman in a grey t-shirt and dark track pants, with a visitor badge on a lanyard, bends forward offering fruit or a small red item from her hands. Behind her, a woman in a green-and-white sari with a rudraksha mala and another woman in a white sari stand by a table holding fruit on plates. On the left, a man in white ritual clothes with a rudraksha mala stands with hands folded. A wall board reads Dhyanapeetam and lists donor names beside an orange and red temple wall with a carved stone pillar behind. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long swept-back hair, saffron robes and a flower garland, consistent with the candidate cues on the page.

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August 15 20102010-08-15Photograph of a seated figure on an ornate gold-and-red throne receiving a devotee in a darshan setting. The seated man wears saffron-orange robes, a long yellow and red marigold garland, and has long dark swept-back hair; he is touching the forehead of a kneeling devotee in white clothes with folded hands. Behind them stand a woman in a white sari with a red bindi and a bald man in white, a plate of fruit and offerings sits on a side table, and a black board on a orange wall reads Dhyanapeetam with a list of donors.2010-08-15August 15 20102010-08-15A photograph at an ashram setting with a red and gold throne. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron robe and a garland of yellow marigolds and red roses, sits smiling on the throne while a young man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala applies a mark to his forehead from a small offering tray. Behind them a woman in a white sari with a teal border and another devotee wear rudraksha malas, and a bald man stands in the background. A black board with gold lettering reads Dhyanapeetam and lists devotees who built the Ananda Sabha. A carved stone pillar and orange curtain frame the scene. Probable Swamiji (probable) is seated on the throne, identified by his long hair, saffron robe and ceremonial garlands.2010-08-15August 15 20102010-08-15A seated figure on an ornate golden throne with red cushions wears an orange robe and a garland of yellow and red flowers, with long dark hair swept back. A young boy in a pink striped shirt and blue trousers stands before the throne, extending his hands toward a golden tray holding fruit and offerings, while a woman in white stands behind him. Around them, devotees in white dhotis and saris and a woman in a light blue top stand on an orange cloth, with a child in a blue dress at left. Behind is an orange-walled building with a sign reading Dhyanapeetam, and a dark black-and-white board. The orange-and-gold setting suggests a darshan or blessing moment at an ashram.2010-08-15A seated man in an orange saffron shawl, with a white flower garland and red and yellow flower garlands, places his right hand on the head of a man in a white shirt who bends forward in devotion. The seated figure sits on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion. Behind them stands a monk in orange robes, and women in white and yellow dupattas stand to the left beside a wall. A black wooden board reads Dhyanapeetam and lists devotees who built Ananda Sabha. A stone carved pillar and a brass hanging bell appear in the background, with a clock on the orange wall. The seated figure wears a saffron shawl and garland, and his long swept-back hair matches the Swamiji cues; he is an appearance-based probable candidate.2010-08-14A photograph at an orange-walled Dhyanapeetam ashram courtyard. A man with short grey hair, wearing a white dhoti and white kurta with a rudraksha mala, leans forward holding a silver tray of offerings toward a woman seated on a gold-and-red throne. The seated woman wears orange robes and has long dark hair. Behind them, a woman in white with a yellow shawl and a monk in orange robes stand nearby, and a woman with a long braid wears white with a pink-and-white shawl among onlookers in white. A gold-framed red throne, a green banana-leaf decoration and a black board on the wall are visible, with a wall clock and a carved stone pillar at right.2010-09-13August 15 20102010-08-15A seated figure in saffron-orange robes sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne with cushions, eyes closed and hands folded, wearing a multi-strand rudraksha mala and a garland of yellow and pink flowers. Before the throne, several women and girls kneel in white and yellow clothing with hands joined in prayer, while a woman in a white sari with a red border kneels nearby. Silver and brass plates holding flowers and offerings are arranged on the floor in front. Behind them stands a red-and-white striped pillar, a stone carving of a deity murti, and a dark board with a name list on a wall. Orange curtains hang beside a wooden cabinet. The seated figure appears to match the a person based on saffron robes, rudraksha mala and flower garland, presented in a satsang-style setting.2010-08-19A seated man in an orange saffron robe sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, wearing a thick yellow and red-flower garland and hands pressed together in namaskar. Before him, several people kneel with folded hands: a bald man in a yellow kurta with a rudraksha mala, a man in white with a mala, and two women in saris, one in blue. Brass plates with flowers and fruit sit in front, and a woman in a white sari stands in the background before a wall with red and white stripes and a board listing devotee names. The setting is an ashram hall with a deity murti on a small shrine at right.2010-08-15September 14 20102010-09-14 +1 copies