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A photograph of a seated man with long dark hair and a white tilak on his forehead, wearing a red-orange dhoti and a pink and white flower garland, on a golden lion-headed throne with a red and yellow floral backdrop above. Beside him, a boy in white dhoti and an older man in white ritual clothing hold small oil lamps over a silver tray of offerings with red flowers. A woman in an orange sari and a bangle at the lower right holds a small brass vessel. Brass bells hang from above, and an orange-and-maroon curtain is visible at right. Given the throne, flowers and dress, the seated man may be a person, seated on a peetha in a ritual setting with aarti being performed.

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A photograph of a ceremonial puja in a dark-panelled room. A figure seated on a gold-carved throne with a golden lion-shaped arm wears a rust-red robe, a long pink and white flower garland and a long swept-back dark hairstyle with a white forehead mark; a person candidate with long swept-back hair and red ochre clothing, seated and receiving honour. Beside him a young boy in white dhoti with rudraksha mala holds a small lamp, an older man in white clothes with a rudraksha mala offers a ritual with a silver plate of offerings, and a woman in white sits in the foreground. Brass hanging bells and oil lamps hang above, with a flower-garlanded backdrop and an orange curtain at right.2013-04-15 +1 copiesJuly 17 20132013-07-17A photograph of a man seated on an ornate gold throne with carved lion-head armrests, draped with a tiger-striped cloth, in a temple room with hanging brass bells and oil lamps. He wears a rust-red robe with a gold-bordered hem, a white forehead band, and a long garland of white flowers with red accents, along with rudraksha and beaded necklaces. He sits barefoot with his feet resting on a brass tray of flower petals and lit oil lamps. Two women and a man in white sit on the floor beside the tray, the women wearing white saris with garlands and the man in a white shirt with a mala, all holding small offerings near the padapuja tray. A wall-mounted air conditioner and a dark tiled wall form the background. The figure on the throne matches the page's a person description on appearance cues (long hair, saffron-toned robe, ornate gold and mala adornments), so the identification is probable.2014-06-06August 20 20142014-08-20April 15 20132013-04-15 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated man on a gold-trimmed throne with a carved golden lion base, covered with flower garlands in red, yellow and white. He wears a rust-orange dhoti, a long red-and-white flower garland, and has a vertical tilak on his forehead; he raises both hands in a gesture of blessing while smiling. Beside him, a woman in a white and red sari with a kumkum mark sits with her hands joined, and a woman in an orange sari with a red-and-white bindi and a rudraksha-style necklace holds a lit lamp. A woman in a patterned top holds a small lamp in front of a large brass tray of flowers, lit oil lamps, and kalasha-style offerings. Brass bells and hanging lamps hang above, with an orange curtain and a dark cabinet behind.2013-04-16September 14 20132013-09-14A seated man in an orange-red dhoti and shawl, wearing a pink and white flower garland and a rudraksha-style mala, sits on an ornate gold throne carved with a lion-head arm, with flower decorations behind him. Around him, a boy in white and a man in white with a rudraksha mala and tilak hold silver ritual vessels, while a woman in white and another woman assist near a tray of small silver bowls and flower offerings. A pair of brass bells hang from the ceiling above a dark wall.2013-04-15 +1 copiesA seated man with short dark hair and a white floral garland with red flowers, wearing a rust-orange dhoti-style garment and a gold-trimmed shawl, sits barefoot on a golden throne with a golden lion-head armrest and a tiger-striped cushion, palms pressed together in namaskar with eyes closed. Two men in white kurtas and a woman in a white sari stand or kneel at right, holding lit oil lamps (aarti) over a tray of brass plates containing flowers, offerings and small lamps. Gold bells hang from chains above, and a large ornate gold-brass door stands at right. This appears to be an aarti ritual during a satsang setting. The seated figure is an appearance-based candidate, with his orange dress, garlands and golden throne, so this is a person in a ritual aarti in an ashram setting.2013-06-26A seated man in a golden-throne setting receives a padapuja at his feet. He wears a saffron-orange shawl over an orange-and-gold dhoti, a white-and-orange garland, and his upper body is bare; his hair is long and swept back. Plates of silver and brass ritual vessels with red flowers and lamps sit on a gold tray beside his feet. Devotees in orange and pink-shirted attendants hold lit oil lamps toward the feet. A gold lion-form carving and a tiger skin form part of the throne; brass bells and an oil lamp hang above. Probable Swamiji is seated, with long swept-back hair, a saffron shawl and rudraksha-style garland, as the focal figure of the padapuja. Other people include a white-clad priest, a man in a pink shirt, a woman in orange, and a seated figure in the background.2014-08-20June 21 20172017-06-21April 25 20132013-04-25