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March 29 2009

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A photograph inside a temple shrine room where a man in white kurta kneels and reaches to touch the head of a long-haired man seated on an ornate dark wooden chair with a gold cushion. The seated man wears an orange-saffron robe draped over his shoulders and smiles. Behind them stand several large white painted deity murtis wearing crowns, pink, red and gold embroidered garments, garlands and holding bows and arrows. A pink draped curtain hangs at left, orange flowers and gladioli sit at lower left, and a brown draped canopy and orange cushions appear at right. Two heads of seated attendees are visible at the bottom edge.2009-03-29July 06 20102010-07-06A photograph of a stage ceremony. A figure in orange robes with long, swept-back dark hair, wearing a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, sits on a red-cushioned gold throne and rests both hands on the head of a kneeling devotee in white kurta clothing with palms pressed together. A second person in orange robes kneels at the lower right, and a gold ornate backdrop with garlands of yellow, red and purple flowers surrounds the throne. Marigold petals lie on the stage floor and a small brass vessel sits at the bottom edge. The orange-robed figure on the throne fits the Swamiji (probable) cues of long hair, orange clothing, rudraksha mala and gold ornament, shown here in a blessing gesture.2008-12-25October 19 20082008-10-19July 07 20092009-07-07A photograph of a ceremony on a raised stage before dark red velvet drapes. A long-haired figure in a sleeveless orange robe sits on a red-cushioned golden lion-armed throne and touches the forehead of a man in white shirt and dhoti who kneels with palms pressed together. Behind the throne, a man in orange stands holding a silver vessel, and another orange-robed attendant kneels at the lower right near the throne's golden base. Flowers and a golden lion ornament decorate the throne area, and a woman in white sits with folded hands at the left edge.2008-12-25July 11 20092009-07-11July 07 20092009-07-07December 27 20062006-12-27May 05 20152015-05-05February 14 2009 -Kalpataru Convention at Chennai Tamilnadu2009-02-14A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a long rudraksha mala sits on an ornate gold throne with red striped cushions, wearing a white-and-orange floral garland and a red bindi. A man in white clothes leans forward and presses his forehead to the seated figure's head while the seated figure places a hand on the bowed man's head, a blessing gesture. A woman in an orange sari with a white flower garland sits at lower left, and other partially visible people in orange sit at the bottom edge. A white-draped table holds stacked books, and the room has beige walls.2009-08-09