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December 28 2011

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A photograph of a seated man on an ornate gilded throne with a cushioned seat. He wears a red and gold turban, saffron-orange robes with a yellow dhoti, and a beaded necklace, and he smiles while his hands rest in his lap. Behind him hang brass oil lamps and a string of lights against a dark wall. In the foreground, a man in a grey jacket sits with palms joined in namaskar, and a woman in a maroon sari sits beside a golden tray holding a steel plate with flowers and offerings. The scene suggests a devotional ceremony in a temple-like hall, with a wall air conditioner and a wooden door on the right. Three physical people are visible.2011-12-28A man seated on an ornate gold throne with carved lion-head arms, wearing a saffron-orange turban, a saffron-orange dhoti-style robe draped over one shoulder and a wide pearl-white necklace of beads. He wears silver bangles and holds his hands on the armrest. Hanging brass oil lamps and rows of small flickering lamps line the dark background. Below, a devotee in white kneels with palms pressed together beside a woman in red-orange sari with hands folded, and a silver tray holds pink and red flower petals, fruit and brass vessels. A cameraman with a tripod is at the right edge. Probable Swamiji (saffron turban, orange robes, bead necklace, seated on throne in a puja setting); the image shows a photograph of a ceremony with about three to four visible people.2011-12-25A person in saffron-orange robes and a red turban sits smiling on an ornate gold throne with a carved lion-form base and floral garland of yellow and red blooms across its back. Oil lamps line the dark walls behind, with tall brass lamp stands and a hanging lamp above. A gold tray at lower left holds rose petals and a small ritual vessel, with lit lamps. The person is bare-footed on the tray. Lit brass lamps and ritual setting.2011-12-28December 11 20112011-12-11A seated man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban sits on an ornate gold throne with carved lion-like armrests, wearing a multi-strand white beaded necklace and white bracelets, with an orange sash draped over one arm. Hanging brass oil lamps and lit oil lamps surround the throne. Before him, two people in white and orange saris kneel with palms pressed together behind a gold tray of offerings including pink flowers, fruit, rice and brass bowls. A cameraman on a tripod films from the right, and a partially visible person sits at the bottom right. The scene resembles a padapuja-style ritual with a seated figure receiving devotees. Swamiji (probable): the seated man wears orange robes, orange turban, and ornate beaded necklace on a gold throne, so the appearance-based candidate is present and seated.2011-12-25December 28 20112011-12-28November 11 20142014-11-11A seated figure in a saffron-orange robe sits on an ornate gold throne carved with a lion-head armrest and a tiger-striped white cloth draped over the seat. He wears a pink and green flower garland, a rudraksha-style mala and a white tripundra mark on his forehead, with long hair swept back. Behind him hang brass bells and a brass oil lamp, with a lit flame at left. Two people kneel in folded-hand (anjali) greeting at right, one in white with a white forehead mark, another in red and white. A third person in saffron sits further back, and silver plates of offerings lie in the foreground. The setting is a dark-walled room with a wall-mounted air conditioner. a person: the seated figure wears saffron robes, long swept-back hair, a garland and rudraksha mala while occupying the throne as the central figure of the event.2013-03-13September 14 20132013-09-14A photograph of a seated man on an ornate gold throne with red velvet cushions, framed by a dark stone wall and painted deity figures at the edges. He wears an orange turban with a red tilak, an orange saffron-coloured cloth wrap, multiple strands of rudraksha-style beads and a gold chain, and gold armbands; he smiles with eyes closed and holds a white fan-like object. A green parrot perches on the left armrest. A man in a striped orange-brown shirt sits in the foreground with his back to the camera, and two women in teal and dark saris are partly visible at the lower edges, one holding a small object. Brass oil lamps hang from chains on either side. Swamiji (probable): the orange turban, saffron wrap, rudraksha beads and ornate gold throne setting are the qualifying cues for the seated figure.2012-02-09February 09 20122012-02-09September 19 20132013-09-19