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A photograph of a seated man in orange-saffron robes with a rudraksha mala, a long garland of white and pink flowers, and heavy gold necklaces, holding a silver trident. He sits on a leopard-print throne before a backdrop showing a temple gopuram. A young boy in white kneels with palms joined and bows toward him while a girl in white stands beside. Behind them a woman in rust-red sari with a rudraksha mala holds a microphone and a sheet, and two people in white dhoti-style clothing stand with hands folded in the background.

Photo of a ceremony in a decorated hall. A man seated on an ornate silver throne with a leopard-print cushion, wearing a saffron-orange robe, a pink and white flower garland, a gold necklace and a rudraksha mala, holds a silver trident and places his hand on the head of a young boy who bends forward with a rudraksha mala draped over him. Standing nearby are a woman in a rust-brown sari with a rudraksha mala and a small notebook, several children in white dhotis or pavadas with gold borders with hands folded in prayer, and a devotee in white at the right holding an orange cloth. Behind the throne is a backdrop of a red temple gopuram, and a decorated deity murti garlanded with flowers stands at the upper left.

A seated man in a rust-orange robe and a white-and-pink garland sits on an ornate gilded throne with a leopard-print cloth and a silver trident beside him, wearing gold necklaces and a rudraksha-style mala. A woman in a dark red sari with a microphone and clipboard stands at left, reading or speaking to a devotee. A bare-backed devotee in a white dhoti kneels before the seated figure while a woman in white and gold sits at right holding an orange cloth. Children in white dress with gold borders stand at left with hands folded. Behind them is a backdrop of a temple gopuram and a decorated altar with floral garlands and a deity murti. The scene looks like a formal satsang or darshan event.

A photograph in an ornate hall with a red carpet and golden lion-form armrests. A man with long dark hair and an orange wrap, wearing a white and red beaded garland, sits on a red and gold throne and extends his hand. A man in white kneels before him holding an offering, with a tray of fruit and bananas in front. Several people stand to the right in white sarees and orange robes, including a young girl in orange and a boy in orange. A decorated deity murti with red and yellow flower garlands stands in the background, beside a red and wooden doorway.

September 30 2017

A photograph of a seated man in orange-saffron robes on an ornate red throne with gold lion and peacock-feather carvings. He wears a pink and white flower garland, a gold-colored sash, and a white tripundra mark on his forehead, and he smiles while extending his hand toward a young boy in a black t-shirt who reaches up toward him. Beside the throne stands a silver trident and a gold-and-silver ceremonial staff. A woman in a white sari with a long rudraksha mala stands nearby, and a few people in white clothes sit or stand in the background of a red-draped hall with bamboo panels and curtains. The seated man is an appearance-based a person candidate given the saffron robes, flower garland and ornate throne, though his face is not used for identification.

May 31 2018

October 25 2015

A photograph inside a red-carpeted hall during a padapuja-style satsang. A figure seated on an ornate gold-and-red throne wears an orange-red turban, orange-red robe and a white flower garland with a rudraksha-style necklace; he holds a fruit. Beside him a golden lion-head armrest sits near a basket of red apples. A young boy in a red garment kneels at the basket. Devotees stand to the right: a woman in white with a red-bead mala, a woman in white with a garland, women in orange saris with beaded garlands, and a small child in white and gold. Pillars, a red curtain and an air conditioner frame the room. a person cues: turban, flower garland and beaded necklace, with the throne and the apple offering around him.

A seated man in a rust-brown robe with a rudraksha mala sits on a low red-and-gold cushioned seat before a golden halo-shaped backrest, receiving flower petals from a bowl held by a woman kneeling in orange sari. Around him, boys in saffron dhotis with sandalwood tilak and beaded malas stand holding yellow flowers, while a woman in a white sari with orange shawl and other attendants in cream and orange stand near tables of offerings, plants and a maroon curtain behind. a person is the seated figure, identified by his long hair, rudraksha mala and ceremonial seated role rather than by face; the scene appears to be a puja or padapuja offering of flowers.

A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, wearing a red and white flower garland and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. Around the throne, men in white dhotis and shirts stand with red-and-gold shawls, a boy in white shirt stands at left, and women in cream and lavender saris stand at right beside a golden trident on a pole. The backdrop is a glowing red stage with gold and bronze discs. The throne setting suggests a formal satsang or discourse, with the bright red carpet and white-robed attendants present.

May 31 2018