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A seated figure with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and white forehead markings, wearing a tiger-striped saffron-and-black garment and a heavy ornate gold necklace, holds hands folded in namaste at a carved wooden puja table. A silver throne-like chair with a red velvet cushion and leopard-print seat stands behind him. On the table is a gold metal shri yantra-style stand and small brass bells, with a brass plate of offerings. Behind, a seated ritual assistant with white tilak markings and a seated audience in white and orange-red shawls watch. Swamiji (probable) is identified by the long swept-back hair, ornate gold jewellery and saffron-toned clothing, seated as the presiding teacher during a Sri Vidya puja.

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A seated man with long swept-back dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, a gold ceremonial necklace and a tiger-striped saffron-and-black wrap sits on a leopard-print cushion before an ornate silver throne-back. He gestures over a brass shri yantra-style kalasha-like metal object on a carved wooden puja table with small bells and a thali of offerings. Around him, devotees in white clothes with orange-red shawls sit in a hall; a woman at right presses palms together in anjali. A ceremony such as a puja is underway. Swamiji (probable): the seated man shows long swept-back hair, ceremonial gold necklaces and a striped saffron wrap.2012-12-26A seated man in a tiger-striped saffron-and-black garment and a heavy gold necklace of beads sits on a leopard-print cushion before an ornate silver throne-like chair with a red velvet cushion. He holds his hands together in front of a brass Sri Yantra-style meru shaped object on a carved wooden table, with a brass ritual vessel and a flower on the table. Behind him, a man with a white vertical tilak stands beside the table. Around them, seated devotees in white clothes and orange-red shawls sit on the floor in a large hall with a staircase and wooden railing; one woman wears a white head covering with hands folded in namaste. The setting resembles a Sri Vidya puja or satsang on a ship deck. a person is shown here, seated on the throne, wearing a tiger-striped garment, a gold bead necklace and a red bindi, with an appearance consistent with the probable identification.2012-12-26A bare-chested man with his hair in a topknot sits cross-legged on a red tiger-striped cushion before a gilded throne with carved lion-head arms, hands pressed together in namaskar with eyes closed. He wears a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, a long rudraksha and gold bead necklace, and a white forehead mark. A framed portrait of a woman in orange sari and rudraksha mala hangs behind him, and a tiger-skin mat lies beneath the throne.2014-01-20 +1 copiesA seated man with closed eyes and palms pressed together in anjali mudra sits on a silver-framed throne before a plant and a hanging tassel canopy. He wears a tiger-striped garment, layered pearl and bead necklaces, a wide ornate gold belt and a rust-coloured dhoti with a gold border, with a red bindi on his forehead. Two large gilded lion sculptures flank the raised platforms on either side, and a white fur rug covers the floor. a person appearance cues (ornate clothing and bead necklaces) are present but face and presentation are not distinctive enough to confirm identity, so the person is described by role as a devotee in prayer posture. A2012-12-20December 26 20122012-12-26Photograph of a seated figure on an ornate silver-framed throne in a large hall, with a small headset microphone. The central figure wears an orange and black tiger-striped garment, layered gold necklaces, a rudraksha-style mala, gold armlets and a red kumkum mark on the forehead; long dark hair falls past the shoulders. Probable Swamiji by appearance cues: long swept-back hair, ornate gold jewellery and distinctive striped clothing, seated in a presiding role. Before the throne is a gold-toned table holding a metal deity murti and a purple cloth, with a small brass vessel. In the foreground a young man in white dhoti with a red shawl and beaded necklace sits cross-legged. Behind, seated devotees in white and red shawls fill the room, with a few people standing near the back and a staircase at left.2012-12-16A man with long swept-back dark hair and a red-and-white forehead mark pours liquid from a pink ornate vessel over a tall golden conical shivalinga-shaped mound on a carved wooden stand. He wears a tiger-striped orange and black garment and a heavy gold necklace, and sits on a leopard-print cushion before a large ornate silver frame. Seated and standing devotees in white and orange shawls, some with hands folded in prayer, watch in a bright hall.2012-12-26November 24 20142014-11-24September 05 20132013-09-05 +1 copiesDecember 24 20152015-12-24July 22 20132013-07-22December 16 20122012-12-16