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A seated figure on an ornate gold throne with a carved gold backrest and a trishula-topped gold finial, wearing a rust-orange robe with a rudraksha mala and a red wristband, holding a microphone and seated behind a large ornate brass bowl of prasad. Two white-clad attendants lean in: one in a white shirt and gold-bordered white dhoti offers a handful of food, the other in a white cap and gold-bordered cloth bends over the low table. A standing electric fan and a gold-edged canopy with crystal drops frame the scene. Trays of sweets sit on a green cloth in front. a person cues: long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala, saffron-orange robe, seated on a throne.

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A seated man in a rust-red saffron robe sits on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion, eyes closed, with a dark rudraksha-style braided hair and a beard. A man in white clothes and glasses, with a shaved head and white tilak marks, leans forward offering a handful of reddish-orange powder or offerings to him from his palm. A second man in white with a light blue head covering kneels at the lower left. A silver bowl filled with the same orange offering sits in front of the throne, with a golden kalasha-style vessel and a golden ritual stand nearby. A ceiling chandelier and a standing fan are visible in the background, along with a carved golden backdrop. The scene appears to be a devotional offering or prasadam ritual at a throne.2016-11-11 +1 copiesNovember 11 20162016-11-11 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated figure in a rust-red robe receiving food from a kneeling man in white, during what appears to be a ritual offering. The seated man, bearded with long dark hair and a white tilak on the forehead, wears a red shawl and a gold necklace, and sits on an ornate gold and red throne. He extends his hand toward a clay-coloured mound of food on a green leaf before a silver bowl. The kneeling man wears a white dhoti-style garment, an orange-striped cloth at the waist, and a rudraksha-style necklace, cupping his hands to receive food. Behind them stand a gold deity murti, a trident, and a brass oil lamp, with a gold-framed backdrop.2017-05-08November 11 20162016-11-11 +1 copiesNovember 11 20162016-11-11 +1 copiesA seated man with long dark hair, a full beard and a red tilak on his forehead sits on an ornate gold throne with a deep red cushion, wearing a rust-red robe and draped rust-red cloth. He extends his right hand over a silver bowl of orange-yellow offerings, possibly prasad or flower petals, while a small boy in an orange cloth and beaded rudraksha malas kneels beside a gold lion sculpture and reaches toward the offerings. A gold trident stands behind the throne and a white pedestal fan is at the left. Probable Swamiji (probable) seated on the throne, identified by appearance cues of long swept-back hair, rudraksha-style beads and ceremonial throne setting, performing a distribution of offerings to a young attendant.2016-11-11 +1 copiesNovember 11 20162016-11-11 +1 copiesA seated bearded man with long dark hair and a red bindi sits on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion, wearing a rust-red saffron-toned shawl over his bare chest and a long braided rudraksha-style mala. He holds a small clay or metal object in one hand toward a standing man in a cream-white ceremonial dhoti and kurta, with a rudraksha mala and gold bangles, who bows forward with palms open to receive it. A large ornate silver-and-gold bowl sits in front of the throne, and a white pedestal fan and a golden trident-topped ceremonial staff stand behind. The setting is a temple-style stage with carved golden backdrop. The seated figure matches the Swamiji appearance cues: long hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala.2016-11-11November 11 20162016-11-11 +1 copiesPhotograph of a ceremonial sitting in an ashram hall. A bearded man with long hair coiled on his head, wearing a rust-red shawl, rudraksha malas and gold ornaments, sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne, smiling and holding out a handful of yellow flower petals. A man in a white shirt and red-and-white shawl kneels on a striped mat, cupping his hands to receive the petals. Other participants in white and cream garments, with white head coverings, sit around the frame; a silver bowl of yellow petals rests in the foreground. A white pedestal fan stands nearby.2017-03-14November 11 20162016-11-11 +1 copiesA seated man in a rust-red saffron robe sits on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion, his long braided hair falling over his shoulders and a rudraksha-style mala across his chest, a red tilak on his forehead. He reaches into a large silver bowl of golden grains with his right hand while a man in cream and gold embroidered ceremonial dress, with a dark beaded necklace and bangles, bends forward to offer a handful of the same grains. Behind them stands a gold trident and a white pedestal fan, with a carved gold arch behind the throne. Ritual offering of grains on a throne in a temple-style hall. a person is seated on the throne, identified by the long braided hair, saffron robe and mala cues.2016-11-11 +1 copies