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A photograph in a golden-accented ritual room. A seated figure in an orange-saffron robe with a pink and white garland, gold bangles and a gold necklace sits on a gold throne with a carved lion base, with a tiger-striped cloth over the seat. Before him, a man in a white shirt and black cord with a woman in a magenta sari and gold jewellery and another woman in a green-gold sari sit beside silver plates of flower petals, lamps and offerings, while one woman holds flowers. Brass hanging bells and oil lamps hang above, with a black slate wall behind. Per the page, the seated figure is.

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September 16 20132013-09-16A seated man on an ornate gold throne with a lion-like gold base and a tiger-striped cushion receives a pada puja. He wears a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, a long multicolour flower garland, gold necklaces and gold bangles, with hair swept back. Brass oil lamps and hanging bells stand beside the throne. In front, a white-clad man kneels near a yellow and pink flower-petal arrangement and steel plates of offerings. A woman in a purple sari with gold jewellery kneels to the right, and another woman sits behind. A dark wall and a wooden door with iron studs form the backdrop, and a wall air conditioner is visible. a person seated as the recipient of the puja.2013-09-16September 16 20132013-09-16July 03 20132013-07-03July 17 20132013-07-17September 16 20132013-09-16A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate gold throne with a gold lion-head armrest and tiger-striped cushion, wearing a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, a red, white and black floral garland, gold necklaces and bangles. A brass lamp and hanging bells stand beside the throne. Before him, a woman in a pink sari and gold jewellery sits with hands clasped near a gold tray holding silver bowls of flowers and offerings. A man in white shirt sits behind the tray, and two more women sit to the right, one in a pale sari and one in an orange sari. The seated figure appears to be a person in saffron robes with distinctive garland and ornaments, but the appearance is only partly clear, so identity is uncertain. The scene suggests a puja or ceremonial offering in a gold-decorated room with a wooden door.2013-09-16A seated man in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl with a gold-bordered yellow cloth wears a long white-and-orange flower garland and a rudraksha-style brown mala, sitting on an ornate gold throne draped with a striped animal skin. Brass bell and lamp hang from chains behind him against a black wall with a wall-mounted air conditioner. In front, a large gold tray holds steel bowls of oil lamps, pink petals and flower offerings. Seated devotees in white clothes with orange lanyards kneel with folded hands, one woman with a white forehead band. The setting looks like a satsang or puja darshan, with the man's feet resting on the offering tray.2013-05-16A photograph of a seated man on an ornate gold throne with carved lion and tiger motifs, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, a gold necklace, gold armlets and bangles, and a rudraksha-style garland, with long swept-back hair and a tilak. Before him, several women and a man sit on the floor with palms pressed together in namaskar, one in a red saree and others in white and orange-red garments. In front are silver thali trays heaped with white flowers, marigold petals and offerings, with brass oil lamps and hanging bells above. Black wall, white wall-mounted air conditioner and a carved wooden door complete the setting. Five physical people are visible.2013-08-04A seated man in a golden ornate throne on a gold lion-form base wears an orange-brown dhoti and shawl, a red and yellow-striped garland of flowers, and gold bangles, with a gold necklace; he looks to the side with hands resting on the armrest. Before him on the floor, a gold tray arranged with silver plates of flowers, sweets and oil lamps is set out for puja. Several people sit around the tray: a child in a red garment with white forehead markings and a child in green embroidered kurta and orange vastra are visible, along with a person in white with palms joined in prayer and another with hands folded. Hanging brass oil lamps and a wall air conditioner appear in the background.2013-07-17A man seated on an ornate gold throne with carved lion-like armrests, wearing a rust-orange dhoti and shawl with yellow borders and a long red-and-white flower garland, with bangles on his arms. Seated on the floor before the throne, a man in white with a red shawl and a woman in white with a white forehead mark face the seated figure; several women in saffron and green saris with forehead marks and rudraksha malas serve from brass trays of flower petals, pink blossoms and oil lamps. A brass hanging lamp and bell hang behind the throne beside a dark panelled wall and a wooden door. The scene reads as a devotional offering or puja, and the seated man's appearance matches the page's claim of Swamiji's presence, with his long hair, gold ornaments, rudraksha and saffron-tone clothing, though the image is not conclusive.2013-07-02A seated figure on an ornate gold throne with a carved lion-form base and tiger-striped cushion, wearing an orange-red dhoti and shawl, a red-and-white flower garland and a rudraksha-style mala, with bare feet placed on a flower-strewn tray. Hanging brass lamps and bells are above. Before the throne, several people sit on the floor beside silver trays of flowers and offerings; a man in a white shirt and a woman in a pink-and-gold sari with jewellery attend, and a woman in a gold-and-white sari sits in the background. Swamiji (probable) seated on the throne, shown with long swept-back hair, ornate gold-trimmed clothing and a garland; the figure is the central honoured presence while devotees perform the padapuja offering.2013-09-16