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A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate golden throne with a red and gold cushioned backrest, wearing a deep red-orange turban and a red-orange robe with gold border. A pink, white and blue flower garland hangs over their shoulder and they are smiling. A man standing at right in red-orange dhoti and shawl with rudraksha beads and a bead necklace holds an object near the throne. In the foreground a shaved-headed man in red-orange robes bends forward, touching the golden footstool at the throne's base, performing padapuja-style reverence. Small red flowers rest on a gold tray near the feet, and the scene is bathed in bright hazy light.

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January 12 20152015-01-12A photograph of a ceremony in a hazy, brightly lit hall. A figure in a pink turban and rust-red robe with a gold-bordered shawl sits on an ornate gold throne with a sunburst backrest, wearing a pink and blue flower garland and bangles. Before him, a shaved-headed man in a red-orange dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala bends forward, extending his hands. A woman in a red top with gold border kneels at the foot of the throne, holding folded red cloth. Behind them, seated devotees in maroon robes and a decorated deity murti are visible. The platform has a gold base with a flower garland. The swami identity is unverified from appearance alone, so the central figure is described by role as a seated figure on a throne.2015-01-12January 12 20152015-01-12January 12 20152015-01-12A seated figure on an ornate gold throne with red velvet cushions and a carved lion-armed frame, wearing a pink turban, saffron-orange robes, a long multicolour flower garland, and beaded bangles. A man in orange robes with a brown shawl and a rudraksha mala stands beside the throne, leaning toward it, while a woman in orange sits at lower right holding folded orange cloth. Orange and marigold garlands decorate the top of the throne backdrop. Two people are visible in orange; a white-clad person appears at the far right edge. a person: the seated figure wears a pink turban, flower garland and saffron-orange robes on a throne, cues consistent with a ceremonial presentation.2015-01-12A seated man in red-maroon robes and a long rudraksha mala sits on an ornate gold throne with long dark hair swept back, smiling and extending his hand toward a bowing man in a red-and-orange shawl who is bare-chested at the waist. A woman in white with a red shawl and rudraksha mala stands at right, smiling, and a partially visible figure appears at the far right edge. The gilded throne with red cushions sits against a decorated blue and cream wall.2015-12-26January 12 20152015-01-12January 12 20152015-01-12A photograph of a seated figure on a gold-ornamented throne receiving an offering from a kneeling man. The seated figure wears a pink turban, a red-brown dhoti-style garment, pink and blue flower garlands, and pink beaded bracelets. The kneeling man, with white tilak marks on his forehead and arm, wears a saffron and orange shawl, a rudraksha mala, and bracelets, and holds an orange cloth or plate in both hands. A seated man in brown-orange robes with a rudraksha mala watches behind, and a few other people sit at the right edge. Bright, washed-out light and a colourful decorated backdrop fill the hall.2015-01-12April 17 20142014-04-17January 12 20152015-01-12A photograph of a ceremonial honouring at an ashram event. A figure seated on a gold-and-red throne with a gilded backrest wears a maroon-red turban, a long pink and blue flower garland, gold bangles and a maroon-and-gold shawl; he extends his hands to receive an orange cloth from a devotee kneeling at the foot of the throne. The kneeling man is bare-chested with white sacred ash markings on his forehead and arms and wears an orange-and-maroon wrap. Behind them a seated man in an orange-and-maroon shawl with a rudraksha mala watches, and a figure in white with a beaded necklace stands to the right. Ornate decorated pillars and a green-and-gold deity murti appear in the background. a person: the seated figure in the turban and garland, with a throne and ceremonial gold ornaments, matches the page's claim.2015-01-12