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A photograph of a ceremonial scene at an ornate silver and jewelled throne decorated with marigold garlands and purple and red drapes. A figure seated on the throne wears a gold crown and gold necklaces with a red garment, smiling with hands raised in a blessing gesture. In front of the throne, several people sit with their backs to the camera: a woman in a cream sari with patterned border, a woman in a white dress, a man in white shirt, a man in an orange-brown shirt, and a bald man in white with a gold-bordered shawl and beaded necklace at lower right. A bald priest in orange robes sits at lower left.

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December 27 20132013-12-27A smiling man wearing an ornate gold crown with red and green jewels and a red bindi sits before a silver and jewel-encrusted backdrop decorated with peacock motifs and yellow and red floral garlands. He wears a heavy gold necklace, a red garment and gold bangles. Two women in cream and beige attire with dark hair sit in front of him with their palms raised toward him, while a man in white clothing reaches up to touch his crown from the right. The setting appears to be a ceremonial blessing or darshan.2013-12-27A smiling figure seated on an ornate white and silver throne decorated with jewelled peacock motifs and framed by yellow, orange and magenta marigold garlands. The seated figure wears a tall gold crown, a red and gold garment, multiple gold necklaces and a red bindi, and raises both hands in blessing. Three to four people in pale white and cream clothing sit with their backs to the camera in the foreground, hands raised in greeting toward the throne. Gold and pearl drapery hangs across the top of the frame. a person: the seated figure has a gold crown, gold necklaces and red-and-gold clothing on a jewelled throne, with the page attributing the event to a satsang and rudrabhishekam.2016-12-27December 27 20162016-12-27Photograph of a seated figure on an ornate white and silver throne decorated with jewel-like studs, peacock motifs and a tiered gold canopy, framed by yellow, orange and purple marigold garlands. The central figure wears a tall gold crown, gold necklaces, a red and gold garment and a red bindi, smiling with palms pressed together in greeting. Three people sit with their backs to the camera in the foreground: a woman in a cream embroidered top, a woman with hair in a bun in cream attire, and a man in a white shirt. A grey cloth covers the platform edge. The figure has distinctive long adornments and a crown but the appearance is not conclusive, so identity remains uncertain; the role is a seated figure receiving devotees in a satsang setting.2016-12-27January 03 20162016-01-03A seated figure on a gold throne is framed by a large floral arch of marigolds and roses in red, orange, yellow, purple and white, with a gilded temple backdrop of lion and figural carvings. The central figure wears a tall gold crown, a rudraksha-style mala, a gold necklace and a dark robe, holding a ceremonial staff. Seated devotees in white clothing and orange or saffron shawls face the throne from the front, some with hands folded.2015-01-13A photograph of a seated man on an ornate golden throne with a large, richly embroidered backrest in red, yellow, green and gold. He wears a golden crown, a purple and white flower garland, a gold necklace and bangles, and smiles while seated in front of a golden lion-armed throne. Beside him a trident stands upright. To the left, a deity murti or statue is decorated with a yellow and purple flower garland on a gold-framed throne. In the foreground, seated devotees in white and cream clothes, including a woman in an orange and cream sari and a woman with a long braid, face the throne in a pavilion setting with a fan at right. Probable Swamiji seated on the throne with crown, flower garland and gold jewellery.2016-01-03January 03 20162016-01-03July 31 20152015-07-31A photograph of a ceremonial stage with an ornate gold throne backdrop, flanked by golden lion carvings and deity relief panels. A seated figure in a red and gold outfit with a jeweled crown and a ceremonial mace-like staff is smiling and raising hands in greeting, framed by a large arc of multicolored flower garlands. Several people in white and saffron attire sit with their backs to the camera on a red-draped dais, with brass oil lamps in the foreground. Whether this seated figure is a person cannot be confirmed from appearance alone, so the figure is described by role as a seated presider. Overall, a devotional satsang or jayanthi setting.2015-01-13January 03 20162016-01-03