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November 09 20072007-11-09A seated figure in an orange robe and a red-beaded mala sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, bare feet on a raised platform. Before him, a group of about twenty devotees sit on orange mats; several men wear white dhotis and ceremonial gold necklaces, women wear saffron, blue, teal and yellow saris and one woman in red sits with hands folded. A man in white with a camera films at the left edge. Brass and silver ritual vessels with flowers sit on the floor in front. The backdrop is a large printed photograph of a stone temple gopuram shrine with a deity murti decorated with garlands, framed by green trees and hanging colourful tassel decorations. a person: the seated figure wears orange robes and a rudraksha mala on a throne, a probable match for the page's identification, so the a person field is in_person.2010-09-16July 22 20102010-07-22A photograph inside a temple shrine at night. In the foreground, a figure in a long orange saffron wrap with a matching orange turban and long dark hair stands with palms joined before an altar. Beside them, a man in a white short-sleeved shirt and dark trousers and a second person in white stand with hands folded in prayer. The altar holds brass oil lamps, a lit flame, a brass bowl and a steel vessel. Behind it, a golden arch frames deity murti draped in red garments, bright garlands of marigolds and flowers, and a dark blue curtain. Flower arrangements hang at the left. The scene shows puja worship at a shrine.2008-12-30A photograph of a temple ritual at an outdoor shrine decorated with marigold and mixed flower garlands on a red curtain backdrop. A bare-chested priest in an orange-yellow dhoti and matching orange cloth wrapped on his head holds up a brass vessel, pouring or offering water over a deity murti at the right. Beside him, a second priest in yellow robes and a yellow head cloth stands with hands raised. A tall brass oil lamp with a flame burns at the right, and fruit and coconuts sit on a tray at the lower edge. Around them, men in white shirts, a man in a cream jacket with glasses, and a man in a light blue shirt observe closely, with an orange-robed figure at the lower left.2007-01-01May 09 20132013-05-09A large crowd of devotees, mostly women with long dark hair and white or light-coloured saris, sits facing a stage under a tented pavilion. On the stage, a figure in saffron-orange robes sits on an ornate golden throne-like seat before a red shrine niche holding a large deity murti with garlands, a trident and a kalasha-like setting. A video camera on a tripod films the stage, and a striped red-and-white railing lines the aisle. The scene suggests a morning satsang gathering.2010-10-30Indoor puja at an ashram hall with a seated figure on a wooden throne-like seat, wearing a saffron-brown wrap and a red-and-white flower garland, holding a white fan or chamara in one hand and facing a group. Around him, several devotees sit on a leopard-print cloth: a woman in white with a saffron shawl holds a small offering, a woman in white and saffron speaks into a microphone, a man in white with saffron shawl presses palms together, and another woman in saffron sits with hands folded. Brass plates with lit oil lamps and flower offerings sit on the floor in front. A golden lion sculpture and red drapery stand in the background. The figure on the throne shows no distinctive a person cues such as crown, rudraksha or ornate gold, so identity is uncertain.2012-12-25November 24 20102010-11-24A large seated gathering of saffron-robed sadhus and white-clad devotees faces a richly decorated golden stage at a Kumbh Mela camp hall. Multiple orange-robed sadhus sit in rows on the stage beneath ornate silver-and-gold arches with deity murti in the niches and a central seated figure in the middle. Several men wear white or orange turbans and head cloths, and rows of devotees in the foreground sit on red and multicoloured floor mats behind metal stanchions. A video camera on a tripod is visible on the stage edge and triangular prayer flags hang from the ceiling.2015-09-11 +1 copiesNovember 09 20072007-11-09November 09 20072007-11-09