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A photograph of a long-haired man in cream and gold ceremonial dress seated on an ornate carved wooden throne draped with white and multicoloured flower garlands and white cushions. He smiles broadly, with a red bindi and a multicoloured garland around his neck, his left arm extended along the throne armrest. In front of him a man in white clothes with a saffron-orange shawl kneels and touches his bare foot, and both are dusted with yellow powder. Behind the throne a young man in yellow kurta and a woman in a cream sari with gold border and rudraksha mala stand smiling. Garlanded deity murti and floral decorations fill the background, and the scene suggests a festive colour celebration.

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A man seated on an ornate carved wooden throne with white cushions, draped in white garlands and red-and-white flower strands, smiles broadly while resting one hand on a carved lion-form armrest. He wears a cream-gold embroidered kurta with a maroon shawl and a red tilak. Behind him hang white jasmine garlands and a colourful decorated backdrop. To the right, women in white saris with gold borders stand with hands folded in reverence. In the foreground a devotee in white clothes with an orange cloth kneels in prostration, head bowed, on a white sheet scattered with yellow and marigold petals.2008-11-12A photograph of a seated man in a cream-coloured embroidered kurta and matching trousers, wearing a white flower garland with red blossoms and a dark rudraksha-style mala, holding a small card and speaking into a handheld microphone on an ornate carved wooden throne with a deep maroon backrest, draped white cushions and white jasmine garlands. Two carved wooden lion heads flank the seat. To his left, a young man in white clothes splattered with pink and red colour holds out a silver tray. Behind him, a smiling woman in a white and gold-bordered sari with a long beaded mala and a man in an orange-bordered white shirt sit among the decorations, with strings of yellow and white flowers and a colourful festoon behind them. The scene suggests a Holi-coloured festive gathering.2008-11-12A photograph of a seated man on an ornate carved wooden throne with a white cushion, framed by white flower garlands and a multicolored floral garland with pink, red and green flowers around his neck. He wears a cream-colored embroidered kurta and smiles as devotees gather around him. In front, a man in white shirt and dhoti bends forward toward him, while a woman in a white sari with gold border and a brown beaded mala stands at right, smiling. Other devotees in white and saffron clothing, including a young woman with a long braid in an orange shawl, surround the throne. Background shows gold and red decorative trim on the throne canopy. The seated man has long hair swept back and is adorned with a garland, matching the page's a person reference, but the appearance cues are not sufficiently distinctive to confirm identity.2008-11-12A seated man in a gold and cream embroidered kurta and matching dhoti sits on an ornate carved wooden throne with a white cushion, smiling, with a large garland of white flowers and multicoloured pompoms draped over his shoulders and chest. Garlands of white blossoms hang above and behind him against a decorated backdrop with green, purple and red accents. Devotees in white and cream clothes bow or lean forward near the throne, and a woman in a gold-bordered sari stands at the right, while a person in an orange garment appears at the left edge. a person: the seated man has long swept-back dark hair and a ceremonial flower garland; the page associates this event with him, but the appearance cues are moderate, so the identity is uncertain. Pushpabhishekam-style flower offering and darshan are suggested by the flower garlands and devotees bowing before the throne.2008-11-12A photograph of a seated man on an ornate carved wooden throne with a deep red velvet backdrop, smiling broadly. He wears a gold-embroidered cream silk kurta, a garland of white jasmine with red and green flowers, and a red tilak on his forehead. A woman in a cream sari with gold border and a rudraksha mala stands at right, hands pressed together and smiling. A man in white, bent forward with an orange cloth draped over his back, offers obeisance at the foot of the throne, with marigold and rose petals scattered on the floor and a carved lion figure at the armrest. A partly visible man in a yellow kurta stands at left. a person is the seated figure on the throne, identified by his long swept-back hair, gold-embroidered ceremonial attire and garland of honour; he is being honoured while receiving devotees.2008-11-12August 16 20092009-08-16A man with long dark hair sits smiling on an ornate carved wooden throne with a red backrest, draped in a multicoloured garland of white flowers with red, green and blue accents. He wears a cream and gold embroidered kurta and matching trousers, with a maroon shawl draped across his lap. Heaped white flower garlands hang from the throne canopy, and yellow and orange petals are scattered on the white cloth below. Around him, people in white and yellow clothing stand close, one woman in a white sari with gold border offers something from a tray, and others in white and yellow hold up pinches of colour.2008-11-12A man seated on an ornate carved wooden throne with a dark red backrest and carved lion-like armrests, draped with white jasmine garlands and flowers. He wears a cream silk kurta with a long multicolour flower garland and a maroon shawl, and smiles while a young boy in white leans against him and holds his shoulder. Around the throne, people in white dhotis and kurtas, some with saffron cloth at the waist and rudraksha malas, stand and sit. A woman in a white sari with gold border and a rudraksha mala stands at right with hands in namaste, and another older woman in white sari stands beside her. Yellow and pink powder stains on clothing suggest a holi celebration. The scene is a festive gathering with floral decoration and a golden backdrop.2008-11-12A photograph of a seated man with long dark hair wearing a gold brocade kurta and a white and multicoloured flower garland, sitting on an ornate carved red-cushioned throne draped with white jasmine garlands. Devotees in white dhotis and white saris, some with rudraksha malas, bow or kneel before him and one reaches toward his hand. Others stand behind in yellow and white clothes under a decorated tent with hanging flower strings and a carved lion figure at the lower left.2008-11-12A photograph of a Guru Purnima satsang in a Nithyananda temple setting. A seated figure with long swept-back hair, wearing a rust-red robe, pink and white flower garlands, and a rudraksha mala, sits on a golden throne in front of a large floral backdrop of yellow, red and green marigold and rose garlands. A young woman in a white sari with a dark red-brown shawl and rudraksha necklace reaches toward him, while a man in a white dhoti with gold border stands at left beside a golden peetha. Devotees in orange and white saris and a girl in a maroon dress stand or kneel in the background and foreground, one kneeling man in an orange shawl with rudraksha beads faces the throne. A microphone and a white electric fan are visible at left. Swamiji (probable) is seated centre on the throne, identified by his long hair, rust robe, rudraksha mala and floral garlands.2015-07-31July 31 20152015-07-31A photograph of a ceremony at a temple-style hall. A seated man in a red-brown dhoti and red garlands sits on a gold throne decorated with marigold and rose garlands, his bare feet resting on a red cushion scattered with flowers. A bare-chested priest with a shaved head and a rudraksha mala stands at left, and a white-clad devotee with a saffron-bordered garment and rudraksha mala kneels at his feet, touching them. Women in white saris and rudraksha malas smile and fold hands at right, and a gilded deity statue and brass lamps stand at left. a person: a central seated figure with a distinctive presentation is shown in a throne-and-garland setting, but his face and appearance are not clearly confirmed in this image, so the identity is uncertain.2015-07-31