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A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a maroon-red garment, rudraksha-style brown beaded wrap and a gold chain, sits smiling on an ornate golden throne (peetha) holding a silver staff and a small bowl. Facing him, a man in a white short-sleeved shirt and gold wristband sits with palms pressed together in namaskar. Behind them, a deity murti adorned with gold garlands and a crown, green foliage and bamboo backdrop, and a kalasha-style offering with orange flowers. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, maroon robes, rudraksha-style beads and gold chain on the seated throne figure, presented in darshan.

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A seated figure on a red cushioned throne is reading a small printed booklet held in both hands. He wears an orange-red shawl draped over the body, a long row of large rudraksha beads around the neck, and a horizontal white tilak on the forehead, with hair tied in a bun. Facing him, a man in a white shirt and trousers stands bent forward with palms pressed together in namaste, a wristwatch and bracelet visible. Behind them are a golden ornate backdrop, green leaves and yellow flowers, and a metal trident staff. A woman in a cream sari with a dark shawl stands at right. The figure's appearance is consistent with a person through the orange shawl, rudraksha mala and bun, presented as the seated teacher receiving a devotee.2015-02-01A seated figure in a rust-red saffron wrap with a long, swept-back dark hairstyle and a brown rudraksha-style mala across the chest raises a hand to bless the head of a older man in a white shirt and red-and-cream shawl, who stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind them are ornate garlanded deity murti figures draped in gold necklaces and pink, maroon and green cloth, with a golden throne-like seat on the left and green foliage. The scene appears to be a darshan with blessing. Two physical people are visible.2014-12-28A photograph of a seated person in red-orange robes on an ornate gold throne, with long dark hair, raising a hand toward a smiling man in a white kurta with a red-and-orange shawl. The seated figure holds a folded paper or cloth in the other hand. Behind them, decorated deity murti figures wear gold garlands and ornaments against green foliage and a magenta draped backdrop. Two people are physically visible in the scene.2014-12-28A photograph of a seated figure in an orange-red sleeveless robe with long dark hair swept back, on a gold ornate throne with a red zebra-print cushion framed by garlands of red and purple flowers. A man in a white shirt kneels and bows forward with hands together before the throne, while another person in orange clothing bows at the lower edge of the frame. Potted plants, a brass vessel and a microphone stand at the left.2009-07-01A seated man with long swept-back dark hair, a rudraksha mala and ornate gold necklaces, wearing a rust-red wrap, sits on a gilded throne-like chair and extends his hand toward an older man. The older man wears black-rimmed glasses, a grey top and a maroon shawl and stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Behind them stand young attendants in saffron and orange robes, one with a rudraksha mala, beside a gold kalasha-like altar draped in maroon cloth with gold garlands. Dimly lit with green plants in the background, it looks like a darshan moment.2014-12-24December 28 20142014-12-28December 24 20142014-12-24A seated man in a rust-red sannyasi wrap with a rudraksha mala draped over his bare shoulder sits on an ornate gold throne and places his right palm on the forehead of a standing devotee. The devotee wears a white short-sleeved shirt, presses his palms together in namaste and bows his head. Behind them stand a kalasha-style arrangement of orange and yellow flowers, a lit oil lamp, and golden deity murti decorations with garlands. A woman in white and red sits at the right edge. The seated figure's long swept-back hair and rudraksha cues match the page's identification as Swamiji (probable), while the devotee is a devotee receiving blessing.2014-12-26A photograph of a devotee in white kurta with a red-orange sash kneeling and bowing with palms pressed together before a seated man on a red velvet throne. The seated man has long dark hair swept back, is bare-chested with a saffron-orange shawl, wears a rudraksha-and-marigold garland in red and yellow, a gold armlet and bangles, and is smiling broadly. Gold-carved throne details and a gold deity-shaped ornament appear in the foreground, with more devotees in white and orange standing behind in a room with curtains and plants.2012-12-17A seated man with long dreadlocked hair, a white forehead mark, an orange-saffron shawl, a large rudraksha mala and a gold pendant necklace places his right hand on the forehead of a kneeling man in a white shirt and orange shawl, whose palms are pressed together in namaste. The seated figure sits on a leopard-print cushioned throne with silver carved armrests and a red cloth, in front of an ornate gold-carved wall. a person is the seated figure, giving blessing to a devotee.2017-10-04September 06 20152015-09-06Photograph of a satsang-style exchange in an ornate temple-like hall. A long-haired man in a rust-red shawl and dhoti, wearing a dark rudraksha mala and a gold chain, sits on a golden throne-like seat with palms pressed together, smiling. Two devotees kneel before him with hands in anjali: a woman in a white and red-bordered sari and a man in a white kurta with a red shawl. Behind them are gold garlands, green foliage and a gold throne backdrop. Swamiji (probable): the seated man shows long swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala, with a figure in a red garment on a throne, so the seated role is a probable Swamiji presence; the devotees are kneeling in darshan.2014-12-24