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August 03 2008

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August 03 20082008-08-03August 03 20082008-08-03Photograph of a festival gathering in a covered hall decorated with orange pennants. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange robe, a long red-pink flower garland and a wooden rudraksha-style mala, sits on a large red throne heavily decorated with white and orange flowers and gold lion-shaped armrests. A younger man in white dhoti and an orange shawl stands beside him with his hand raised, and another man in orange shawl stands at right. Devotees in white and in saris and salwar kameez crowd behind, and a woman in white sits on the floor at right. A gold deity figurine stands on the platform in front of the throne, and a colourful decorated ceremonial pillar rises behind.2007-12-30A photograph of a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a white and orange flower garland seated on a heavily decorated throne. The throne is framed by white and red flower arrangements, orange and yellow marigold garlands, and a golden canopy. He is laughing with his head tilted back. A man in white kurta and a rudraksha mala stands at right, tugging at the orange cloth draped over the seated man's lap. Several men in white dhotis and kurtas, some wearing orange and rudraksha malas, stand nearby. Turquoise buckets sit at the base of the throne, and a partly visible man stands at left.2007-07-29July 29 20072007-07-29A photograph of a seated man at the centre, draped in thick garlands of white jasmine, marigolds, pink and red flowers and a strand of yellow fruit, speaking into a microphone while raising one hand in greeting. Behind him stand attendants in white dhotis and orange shawls; one holds a red and gold fan with peacock feathers, another holds a gold trident and a silver trident. Seated in the foreground are people viewed from behind, one wearing a white shirt with a purple sash. The setting is an indoor gathering with a wall fan at left.2007-12-23July 12 20092009-07-12Photo of a seated man on a throne heavily decorated with garlands of white, yellow, orange and red flowers. He wears a gold-brown embroidered sherwani with a matching sash and a tan turban with a white feather, plus a gold necklace. Before him stands an older man in white kurta and dhoti, bending forward toward him. At left, a man in white kurta with a yellow and green garland and an ID badge stands near the throne. At right, an older woman with grey hair in a white blouse and floral sari stands beside a second woman in white. The backdrop shows carved stone temple architecture and foliage. Four physical people are visible.2006-12-30A photograph of a flower-decorated throne stage during a guru ceremony. A central figure in an orange-saffron robe with long dark hair and a white-and-red garland sits smiling on the throne, which is framed by white jasmine, marigold and red flower arrangements. A devotee in a white shirt kneels before him and washes his feet from a silver bowl as a paada pooja. Around them stand several men in white kurtas, one wearing an orange-and-white shawl, another with an orange-beaded mala, and a man in white on the right gesturing with raised hands. A woman in white stands at the left edge.2007-07-29July 03 20122012-07-03A photograph of a satsang event where a man in an orange striped polo shirt and grey trousers reaches out to touch the forehead of a seated man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a large pink flower garland. The seated man sits on a gold-and-red upholstered throne against a black backdrop hung with white and purple flower strands. To the left stand two men in white clothes, one with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala, and a bald man. On the right, a woman with short reddish hair and a white sari, hands folded in namaskar, watches. Yellow and red roses sit in a vase on the left. The seated man is identified by the page as Swamiji; his appearance shows long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha mala and a garland, which qualify as probable.2010-08-15A seated man with long dark hair, wearing a cream-white dhoti and shawl with a gold ceremonial necklace, sits on a gold-carved throne draped with red, yellow, and purple flower garlands and red tiger-striped cushions. A man in a white kurta bends forward to offer him a small framed photograph or card with both hands. Behind them, an attendant in orange robes with a beaded mala stands at left, and the canopy above is decorated with bands of yellow marigolds and red flowers.2009-01-01