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A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate gilded throne with a red cushioned seat, draped with white and red flower garlands. The seated figure wears a rust-orange robe, a long gold necklace with a pendant, rudraksha beads, bangles and a tilak on the forehead, with long swept-back hair. Two priests in white dhotis with green and maroon borders bend forward at the base of the throne, one offering bananas and the other placing cloth and flowers on the floor. A third man stands behind in the background and a woman in an orange sari with a red blouse stands at the right. Golden kalasha-topped ornaments and a cooler are visible at the sides, under an open-air canopy with green plants.

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June 26 20172017-06-26March 16 20172017-03-16October 26 20162016-10-26 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated man on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion, wearing a rust-orange robe, a heavy gold multi-strand necklace and matching gold armlets, with white forehead marking and a red bindi, smiling with eyes downward. A priest in a bare-chested white dhoti with orange and green border bends toward him, holding a woven basket and touching the seated man's shoulder area, while another attendant in a rudraksha mala raises a bundle of green leaves overhead. A white air cooler stands at left beside a stone pillar, and a bare-shouldered devotee with a braid and rudraksha mala kneels at the left edge. The seated figure is an appearance-based a person by his gold ornaments, rust robe and throne, with the page noting his presence at this event.2017-03-16March 16 20172017-03-16 +1 copiesA seated man in a rust-brown robe sits on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion, wearing layered garlands of yellow and pink flowers and rudraksha beads, with white tilak on his forehead. A man in a white dhoti kneels and bows at his feet holding offerings wrapped in cloth, beside a tray of bananas and a basket of fruit. Behind the throne stand robed attendants in white and orange, one holding a brass trident, with a smoking incense burner and a striped mat in the foreground. The setting is an outdoor ritual space at night, consistent with a padapuja or blessing of visiting pada yatris.2017-02-23A seated man in a rust-brown dhoti-style garment and a shawl wrap sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne, wearing long white and red flower garlands, a heavy gold necklace, gold armbands and bangles, and dark rudraksha-style beads. His long dark hair falls past his shoulders and he wears a red tilak. He leans forward and applies a thread or ritual mark to the head of a kneeling man in white dhoti with a yellow marigold garland, who bows forward with his hair parted. A woman in an orange and pink sari stands behind, holding a small object, and a brass kalasha-style lamp stand rises at right beside the throne. Photo of a seated initiation-style ceremony in an open courtyard. The seated figure has distinctive long swept-back hair, rudraksha beads and ceremonial gold ornaments on a throne, qualifying appearance cues.2016-10-26A photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes and a long gold chain of ornate gold necklaces, with a white horizontal tilak on his forehead and a red dot between the brows, sitting on a large ornate gold throne with a red cushion. A man in white dhoti with orange and green borders and bare shoulders bends forward toward him, holding a woven basket. Another bare-chested man with a sacred thread and tilak sits at left, and a person with long dark hair stands in the background. A white air cooler and stone pillar are visible. a person with long hair, saffron robes, gold necklaces and a seated throne, receiving an offering from a priest in white.2017-03-16Photograph of a seated man on an ornate gilded throne with a red cushion, wearing an orange-brown robe, rudraksha beads, gold necklace, flower garlands and a white tilak on his forehead; he has long swept-back hair and a beard, and smiles while a bare-chested devotee in a white dhoti with an orange-and-green border leans forward to offer fruit and a small offering from a brass vessel. Nearby stand a woman in a red-and-green sari with a shawl, and two bare-chested men with rudraksha malas in the background; a white air cooler, stacked pink cloths and marigold garlands fill the foreground. The seated man matches the Swamiji (probable) appearance cues of long hair, ornate gold, rudraksha and orange clothing, and is receiving puja on a throne.2017-03-16 +1 copiesApril 17 20172017-04-17A ceremonial padapuja scene in front of an ornate gold throne with a carved cobra-hood backrest and a red cushion. A bearded man in saffron/orange robes with a gold necklace, long hair, and armbands sits on the throne, holding a red fruit and reaching toward a white-haired man in a white dhoti who kneels and bows with his head touching the throne's foot area. Behind them, a shirtless man with a rudraksha mala and a man in white ritual cloth attend; a standing man in a white and yellow-bordered dhoti and another in a white shirt observe. A red curtain, golden pillar carvings, and a large painted deity image of a seated figure fill the background, and a woman in purple sits at the right edge. Swamiji is probable in the seated throne figure, whose saffron robes, gold necklace, and long hair match his presentation; the kneeling devotee is a devotee.2016-11-07October 26 20162016-10-26