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December 17 2013

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A seated man in a rust-orange robe with a red-orange shawl and a multi-strand rudraksha mala sits on a gold-framed throne beneath a red-orange canopy, flanked by silver trident standards and orange pennants with a teal emblem. Around him a large audience sits on the floor in white and red-orange clothing, many wearing red shawls, with some women in saris and a few bald-headed monastics in orange at the edges. The setting is a stone-walled hall with dark volcanic-stone pillars.2013-12-17December 17 20132013-12-17Seated figure at the centre on a low golden-framed throne beneath a tiered red and orange canopy with fringed tassels, flanked by silver tridents, axes and staffs and red-and-gold ornamental banners. The seated figure wears a saffron-orange robe, a multi-strand bead necklace and has a shaved head. Around him, men in white ritual clothes with orange and red shawls hold the staffs, and a woman in a red-and-gold shawl holds an offering of fruit. Seated devotees in white, red, orange and grey clothing face the central figure in a satsang or darshan gathering inside a stone-walled temple hall. The seated figure matches the appearance cues of a person, with saffron robes and ornate bead necklaces, so the seated figure is recorded as a probable candidate in person.2013-12-17A seated man with long dark hair, wearing a deep red-orange dhoti and shawl with a gold-coloured ceremonial necklace and rudraksha-style beads, sits on a raised leopard-print seat beside a golden throne-like panel and an orange ceremonial parasol. He is at the centre of a satsang gathering in an open pavilion, with a large crowd seated on mats around him. Many women and children wear orange, red and white clothing and red shawls; several people in white and red stand at the back near pillars. A woman in a red-and-gold sari sits close to the seated man. Ceremonial staffs and a brass lamp stand at the left edge. a person: the seated man has long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklace and saffron-red robes, and he is positioned as the teacher at the centre of the satsang.2013-12-17A photograph of a satsang hall with a seated central figure on a gold-framed throne draped in an orange-red cloth, wearing an orange-red robe and a beaded necklace. Around him, a woman in a red-and-gold sari sits cross-legged, and a man in white stands behind, while several people in orange and red robes sit on the floor. Tall silver staffs topped with trident-like finials and two ornate yellow banners with red-and-blue emblems frame the scene. Seated devotees in white and red clothing fill the foreground, with a stone archway with carved gateway behind them.2013-12-17December 17 20132013-12-17May 09 20142014-05-09A photograph of a seated satsang in a stone-walled hall with a dark carved gateway behind. A man in deep red-orange robes with a long beaded necklace sits cross-legged on a gold-and-black throne with a small orange cushion before it, facing the seated audience. Around him, several women and men in red-orange saris and robes hold tall silver staffs topped with tridents and an axe-like ornament, and a bare-headed man in white kurta stands at right. Devotees sit on mats in white and red clothing with red shawls, some with rudraksha malas, facing the throne.2013-12-17July 12 20152015-07-12December 17 20132013-12-17December 17 20132013-12-17A photograph of a seated man on an ornate gold-and-red throne, wearing an orange saffron robe and a long rudraksha mala, with long dark hair swept back, in an outdoor temple courtyard. A garlanded deity murti in an orange-draped shrine stands behind him. Around the front of the throne, about a dozen devotees sit on the orange floor cloth: several women in white and orange saris, a woman in a yellow shawl, and white-clad priests, one shaved-headed with a gold necklace. They hold incense sticks and aarti or puja plates with fruit, flowers and oil lamps. Red-and-white striped walls and an ornate gateway frame the scene. The seated man's identity is an appearance-based candidate with several cues, so he is labelled Swamiji (probable) as the figure in orange robe with rudraksha mala and long hair on a throne.2010-10-31 +2 copies