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May 17 2013

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A photograph of a gilded throne with a lion-head armrest and tiger-skin cushion, where a long-haired man in a brown-orange robe with a yellow sash sits smiling, wearing a pink and white flower garland. In front of him a brass tray of small steel bowls holds red flowers and offerings, and women and men in white and red shawls hold small oil lamps and tray plates toward him in an arati-style offering. Brass hanging bells and oil lamps hang above a black wall with an air conditioner.2013-05-25May 19 20132013-05-19A photograph of a seated man on an ornate gold throne with carved lion-head armrests, draped in a tiger-striped cloth. He wears an orange-brown robe with a gold-yellow border, a long orange-brown rudraksha-style bead necklace, and has long swept-back dark hair. Women in white saris sit on the floor before him, tending steel trays of white flowers and small lamps. Gold oil lamps hang from chains beside the throne against a black wall with a wall-mounted air conditioner. Appearance cues are consistent with a person, seated on the throne and receiving devotees' puja, with his hair, orange robe and bead necklace.2013-05-13June 06 20142014-06-06A man in saffron-orange robes sits on an ornate gold throne with carved lion-head armrests, wearing a rudraksha mala, a ceremonial gold necklace and a white forehead marking, with bangles on his wrists. Behind him hang brass bells and oil lamps. In the foreground, a grey-haired woman in a green sari and several younger people in white and red sit around a silver tray of flowers, metal bowls and fruit, arranging offerings in a puja setting. a person is seated centre, presented as the seated teacher in the throne-centred satsang setting.2015-02-01September 02 20132013-09-02 +1 copiesJuly 21 20132013-07-21A figure seated on an ornate gold throne with a carved lion-head armrest, wearing a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, a red and white flower garland and gold armband, gazing to the side while smiling. Before him on the floor are silver plates of flowers, fruit and offerings. A woman in cream-coloured sari with a white headband and rudraksha mala sits smiling at the plates, with two sannyasis in orange robes and white forehead markings seated nearby. Hanging brass bells and a black wall with a carved gold-coloured door complete the room.2013-07-03May 25 20132013-05-25August 20 20142014-08-20May 16 20132013-05-16A seated man in a golden-throne setting receives a padapuja at his feet. He wears a saffron-orange shawl over an orange-and-gold dhoti, a white-and-orange garland, and his upper body is bare; his hair is long and swept back. Plates of silver and brass ritual vessels with red flowers and lamps sit on a gold tray beside his feet. Devotees in orange and pink-shirted attendants hold lit oil lamps toward the feet. A gold lion-form carving and a tiger skin form part of the throne; brass bells and an oil lamp hang above. Probable Swamiji is seated, with long swept-back hair, a saffron shawl and rudraksha-style garland, as the focal figure of the padapuja. Other people include a white-clad priest, a man in a pink shirt, a woman in orange, and a seated figure in the background.2014-08-20