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December 23 2016

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A photo of a ceremonial event on a red-and-colourful striped mat in front of gold-carved thrones with red cushions and a lion-headed gold armrest. A man with long swept-back dark hair, a bare chest, a rudraksha mala and ornate gold necklaces, with a vibhuti mark on his forehead, stands bending forward with a smile, hands near a tray of wrapped gifts. Beside him a seated woman in a white top with a white jasmine garland touches a small offering table, and a bearded elderly man in a garland sits behind. Another person in a red-and-green saree bends to a microphone at the lower right. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklaces, with his role as the central figure receiving honour. Background figures in white dhotis and orange shawls sit near a vocal microphone, and a woman in an orange saree stands at the back.2016-12-23A photograph of a ceremonial stage with a red and gold throne set against draped red curtains and a colourful striped floor cloth. A bearded man with long, swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and a heavy gold necklace, wearing a maroon-brown robe, stands at right receiving a bowl with a wrapped packet while a young attendant in white and cream clothing with a gold border bows beside him. A woman in a white blouse with a white flower garland sits near the throne, and a woman in a red blouse with a green-and-blue sari kneels in the foreground with her head bowed, a flower garland on her neck. Several robed men sit in the background behind a microphone stand. Swamiji (probable): the standing bearded man with long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and gold necklace, shown receiving the offering.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23October 11 20162016-10-11March 16 20172017-03-16June 26 20172017-06-26A seated man in saffron-red robes and a heavy gold-and-white garland sits on a red cushioned seat before an ornate golden throne with a canopy hung with white flower strands. He wears a rudraksha-style necklace, a gold ornament, and a headpiece, with hands resting on his lap. A man in white dhoti and white shawl, with a red-bordered cloth at his waist, bends low, and a woman in white sari kneels before the seated figure in a pada puja style gesture. Another man in white dhoti holds an orange cloth bundle at right. Golden trident staffs, kalasha-like lamp stands and ornamental metalwork frame the stage with a tiger-striped cloth on the throne.2016-05-24A photo of a devotional moment in an ashram hall beside a gold-and-red throne. A smiling person with a white-marked forehead, a garland of white flowers and a saffron-orange and red wrap raises an open hand in blessing toward a bowing man in a cream kurta holding a garland, who leans forward with hands together. A kneeling devotee in red garments sits on the lower left, with a seated monastic in saffron-and-gold robes in the foreground and standing figures in red-and-saffron robes behind. A woman in a white sari with a red shawl watches from the right beside a wall air conditioner. The face-like appearance of the blessing figure is uncertain and no visible name is shown.2015-06-03January 01 20092009-01-01December 22 20102010-12-22A seated bearded man in a red-orange turban and red-and-white flower garlands sits on an ornate gold throne with a cobra hood carved above, before a large painted backdrop of a multi-armed deity and gold pillars with a trident. Devotees kneel and stand before him: a white-haired woman in a maroon sari offers fruit, a dreadlocked sadhu in an orange-brown robe holds a red apple, and a woman in a maroon-and-teal sari kneels at the right. A man in white dhoti with gold borders and a rudraksha mala stands at left, another kneels in white with gold borders. A puja offering tray with fruit sits at lower left.2016-11-20