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A festival stage under a pink tarpaulin canopy with a red carpet. On the left, a golden throne draped in red cushions and heaped with marigold and yellow garlands stands beside a silver lamp and a brass tray of offerings. Several women in white and cream sarees with red-bordered or gold-bordered edges stand in a row with palms pressed together in prayer, one woman in a pink saree with hands folded at the front-left. On the right, a man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha-style mala with an orange shawl gestures with raised hands toward the audience, with another man in orange robes standing behind him. Other people in white dhotis and shirts stand at the edge of the stage.

A stage ceremony on a red and multicoloured woven runner. At centre, a figure with long dark hair and a red-orange garment sits on a raised seat, wearing a white flower garland, while a large canopy with garland decorations of yellow, red and white flowers rises behind. Around him, about ten people stand and move in white dhotis and white or gold-bordered saris, some with folded hands in namaskar. A woman in a pink blouse and yellow sari holds a brass lamp near the seat, and a man in a grey-lavender kurta stands at left. Stage lights hang above a glowing red backdrop.

Indoor tented ritual hall with a golden ornate peetha throne with a red cushion at centre, flanked by a kalasha-like finial, on a striped rug. A figure in saffron-orange robe stands in the foreground with back to camera, facing the throne area. Nearby, devotees in white dhotis and yellow shawls stand with hands folded in anjali; a man in white kurta and a woman in a lavender sari are at left, and a line of people in white and yellow stands at right. Brass plates and offerings lie on mats. Red and orange drapes and overhead fluorescent lights are visible. a person cues are not clearly visible on the seated-position figure; the saffron-clad figure is facing away.

January 13 2015

Inside a canopied tent with yellow and cream drapes, a man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair sits on an ornate gold throne with a red velvet back, hands pressed in namaskar and wearing a white and orange garland. A woman in orange robes holds a lit oil lamp beside him while seated devotees in white and yellow sarees and dhotis sit on a red carpet before brass plates of fruit, sweets, banana leaves and a silver pot. The scene suggests a welcome ritual and aarti; Swamiji (probable) is identified by the saffron robes, long hair and throne-seated garland cues.

A seated man in orange and saffron robes with a rudraksha mala sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions in a temple-like hall, with an orange shawl over his shoulders and a trident and deity murti decorated with garlands behind him. Devotees in white dhotis and shawls sit before him, some with hands folded in prayer, others seated with brass plates of offerings, flowers and oil lamps arranged on the floor in front of the throne. Women in white saris and a girl with a long braid kneel nearby, with a large framed photograph of a deity at the right edge. The setting looks like a puja or satsang, with a golden canopy and flower garlands in saffron, yellow and red.

February 22 2013

Photo of a ceremonial darshan on a raised gold-framed throne draped with white and pink flower garlands, set before a large orange-toned backdrop of tree roots. A central figure seated on the throne wears an orange robe and a long white garland with red and green flowers. Devotees in white and cream clothes, one in a green shawl and one in an orange sari, approach and reach toward him, some with hands folded. A young girl in a white top and orange skirt kneels at the throne's edge. A man in a white shirt and a man in camouflage trousers stand nearby, and a seated woman wears an orange sari at left. Two cooling units stand at the sides and a camera is visible at the bottom. Seated figure identity is not established from appearance; the seated figure is recorded as a candidate only.

Seven people stand in a row on a red-carpeted stage with hands folded in namaskar, facing the viewer. From left: a young person in orange garments with a red and gold border, a person in orange with white vibhuti marks and rudraksha malas, a person in white dhoti with a red-streaked white shawl and white tilak, a woman in a white sari with black border and mala, then three young women in orange silk saris with malas. Behind them on a golden throne with a gold lotus-petal back sits a large portrait of a figure in red robes with a red crown-like headdress and rudraksha garlands, hands in namaskar. Above stands a carved deity murti with multiple arms and a golden crown, and a golden ornamented doorway with floral garlands at right.

August 14 2017

Photograph of a devotee gathering on a red carpet before a raised golden throne draped with a white and zebra-striped cloth and backed by a large floral garland in red, yellow, purple and white. A figure seated on the throne wears saffron clothing, a long gold-beaded necklace and a bindi-style forehead mark, with long hair swept back, and holds a trident-like staff. Around him, several people in saffron robes with gold borders and white dhotis stand with palms pressed together in namaste; a woman in a saffron blouse and an older woman in white attend the scene. Video camera equipment is visible at the left and a large mural of stylised figures stands behind the stage.

A photo of a padapuja ceremony in a red-draped hall. A seated figure on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion wears an orange-and-gold dhoti, a red-and-gold turban, a long garland of flowers and gold bangles, and holds a silver staff with a trident-like top. Several women in white clothes with orange shawls kneel on the red carpet around him, holding brass plates of flowers and offerings and washing or touching his feet. Behind them, white-robed devotees sit with hands joined, and a man at left in white with an orange shawl and vibhuti marks appears to play a small instrument. The scene is a person padapuja with devotees offering worship at the feet of the seated figure.