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September 04 2017

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A ceremonial padapuja scene in front of an ornate gold throne with a carved cobra-hood backrest and a red cushion. A bearded man in saffron/orange robes with a gold necklace, long hair, and armbands sits on the throne, holding a red fruit and reaching toward a white-haired man in a white dhoti who kneels and bows with his head touching the throne's foot area. Behind them, a shirtless man with a rudraksha mala and a man in white ritual cloth attend; a standing man in a white and yellow-bordered dhoti and another in a white shirt observe. A red curtain, golden pillar carvings, and a large painted deity image of a seated figure fill the background, and a woman in purple sits at the right edge. Swamiji is probable in the seated throne figure, whose saffron robes, gold necklace, and long hair match his presentation; the kneeling devotee is a devotee.2016-11-07November 07 20162016-11-07A photograph of a seated bearded man in saffron-orange robes on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion, smiling. He wears a long rudraksha mala, a heavy gold ceremonial necklace, gold armlets, and a red bindi. A kneeling person in white clothing is in the lower right holding a red object, a standing person in a white dhoti with gold border is at left, and a gilded carved backdrop with a relief of a deity and an animal figure surrounds the scene. Swamiji (probable): the seated man on the throne has long swept-back hair, saffron robes, a rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklace, consistent with the page's description of the event.2016-11-03November 03 20162016-11-03April 03 20172017-04-03April 03 20172017-04-03May 26 20172017-05-26November 11 20162016-11-11 +2 copiesA photograph of a ceremony in a hall with red carpet and red curtains. A seated man on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion wears saffron-orange robes, a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, and holds fruit in both hands while a kneeling priest in saffron cloth reaches toward him. A standing man with dreadlocks, bare-chested with a white dhoti and orange border, holds a golden trident and stands beside the throne. Another man in white ritual clothes stands at left, and a woman in white sari sits at right. Behind the throne is a large painted deity image in red and orange tones with a golden cobra-hooded canopy above, and gold carved pillars flank the scene.2016-11-08November 07 20162016-11-07A photograph of a ceremonial scene in a temple-style hall. A seated man in orange-saffron robes, with long dark hair, a red bindi, a gold pendant and beaded necklaces, sits on an ornate gold throne with a cobra-hood canopy and red cushions, holding a red fruit. Before him, a bare-chested man with a sacred thread and white dhoti stands bending toward the throne, while another man in white dhoti with a yellow-bordered cloth and a bare-chested attendant with ash markings stand nearby. A woman in a purple sari sits at the right edge. Behind the throne is a large painted deity image with multiple arms holding objects, and red curtains frame the background.2016-11-07A seated man in a rust-orange robe sits on an ornate gold throne with carved lion figures and a leopard-print cushion, against a red curtain backdrop. He wears rudraksha and gold necklaces and has a tilak on his forehead, and extends one hand in a gesture toward a kneeling bare-chested boy in a white dhoti. To the right, a woman in a white sari with gold border stands with folded hands, and to the left, two people in white sari-style dress with gold borders and rudraksha malas sit on the stage. Gold lion-motif pillars frame the scene. a person: the seated man wears an orange robe, rudraksha and gold necklaces, and sits enthroned, consistent with the page's identification.2017-09-04