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July 07 20092009-07-07July 07 20092009-07-07A photo from a Kalpataru darshan event: a man in a rust-brown robe with a multicoloured flower garland stands beside an ornate gold throne with a red cushion, smiling and gesturing with his hand. A man in an orange robe with a saffron-and-red shawl and rudraksha beads stands at left, and a man in white with a sacred thread is partly visible. A woman in a white sari with a dark shawl holds papers. Foreground devotees, including a woman with a white forehead mark and a child in a blue jacket, look toward the throne. Gold lion-form ornaments, a gold deity-carved backdrop and an ornamental staff are visible.2016-05-25July 07 20092009-07-07A photograph of a festive ceremony at a white-tented pavilion. A long-haired man in saffron-orange clothing and a white and red flower garland sits on an ornate gold throne with a carved backrest and a gold crown-like top. A trident stands beside the throne and a brass vessel sits in front. Devotees crowd close, including a man in a white shirt with a rudraksha-style mala at left, women in white and green saris, and men in white and dark clothing, some offering red fruit or flowers. Behind the throne hangs a painted backdrop with figures in orange robes. A flower-garlanded white hall with hanging jasmine strands frames the scene. a person appears on the throne with distinctive long swept hair, saffron clothing and a ceremonial gold necklace, so the figure is an appearance-based a person in person. Roughly twenty to thirty people are visible.2009-07-07A photograph of a seated man in an ornate brown leather throne chair at the front of a gold-and-red hall, wearing orange-saffron robes, a gold pendant necklace, a rudraksha-style beaded mala over the shoulders, a white forehead mark and long swept-back dark hair. A standing priest in white dhoti and shawl holds a silver trident staff on the right. Around the throne, a dense audience sits and stands, many wearing saffron shawls and white clothing, with a woman in a white sari on the left. a person is seated in the centre, appearing in person, with the trident, throne and seated devotees in a satsang setting.2015-10-26A photograph of a Gurupurnima celebration at a stage with a large ornate gold-and-silver throne backdrop decorated with floral garlands in red, orange and purple. A smiling young man with long dark hair sits centred in saffron-orange robes, wearing a flower garland, a gold chain and a red tilak on his forehead, while a man in saffron clothing stands at left with hands joined and a devotee in white bends forward to touch the seated man's feet. A cameraman with a video camera is at right, and a dense crowd of devotees fills the foreground. a person: the seated saffron-robed figure with long swept hair, garlands and gold chain is a candidate for the page's subject, shown receiving reverence on a decorated throne.2008-07-17July 07 20092009-07-07May 31 20152015-05-31A photograph of a seated man in a red-brown garment with a rudraksha mala and a layered white and yellow flower garland, sitting on a gold-coloured throne beside a golden lion-headed armrest. He extends his arm and hands toward a crowd of devotees pressing close, several reaching out with folded hands. Behind him stands a large deity murti decorated with yellow and red flower garlands, and a gold figure of a standing attendant on the left. A man in a bright orange top stands near him, and a woman in a dark outfit sits in the background.2015-07-31A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate golden throne with lion-shaped armrests and a tiger-striped cloth, under a gold canopy inside a tent. The central figure wears a red robe, a long multicolour flower garland and gold necklaces, with a red tilak on the forehead and hair swept back. Two crossed silver tridents flank the throne. Standing and kneeling around are devotees: a man in white with clasped hands at left, a man in an orange dhoti and rudraksha mala beside the throne, a woman in a white sari with a red-and-white shawl at right, and a woman in red beside her. Rose petals lie on a red cushioned platform at the foot of the throne, where a priest in white with a red shawl kneels at left. The scene reads as a pratyaksha padapuja on a throne, with the seated figure described only by role.2016-05-20July 07 20092009-07-07