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A photograph of a temple shrine with a large, ornate golden throne-like altar (peetha) set against a dark green wall lined with hanging lamps and small brass oil lamps. Seated on the golden throne is a figure in a green and gold garment with a red sash and ornate gold necklaces, while people in white dhotis and white shirts with red shoulder cloths stand or sit at the left, one bowing with hands joined. A brass kalasha-style lamp stand sits at right. Painted deity figures with lotus motifs frame the top and bottom edges of the shrine. Several people are visible in the scene.

A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate gold throne (peetha) with a carved gold backrest and lion-shaped armrests, set in a brightly painted pink, green and blue shrine hall. The seated person wears a deep red-maroon robe, a rudraksha mala and a bead necklace, with a red-and-gold tilak on the forehead, and raises one hand in a gesture of blessing. Below, in the foreground, a bald priest in orange clothing faces the throne from the left, while two other attendants in white and red garments perform the service. A multi-tiered brass aarti lamp with lit oil flames stands in front of the throne, with brass oil lamps on stands at both sides. Hanging brass lamps and metallic beads fill the upper area. Probable Swamiji cues: long dark swept-back hair, rudraksha mala, red-and-gold robe, seated on a gold throne.

A seated figure on an ornate gilded throne with a lion-head armrest and a carved golden canopy sits in a shrine-like doorway framed by orange and cream painted columns. The seated figure wears a maroon and orange robe, a long pink, white and red flower garland, a rudraksha mala, and a white-and-red tilak on the forehead. Hanging brass oil lamps and dark beaded strands surround the throne. Three devotees sit on the floor below: one in a white dhoti with a gold border, back to the camera, and two others on the sides with hands pressed together in namaste. A metal tray with offerings sits at the base of the throne.

2014-10-05 +1 copies

A man in a rust-orange robe and a rudraksha mala with a red tilak stands in front of an ornate gold throne with a carved arched back and lion-head armrests, gesturing with raised hands as he speaks. A row of brass oil lamps with lit flames stands along the foreground, and a shaved-headed man in orange clothing sits at lower left facing the speaker. Several people in red and maroon garments sit and kneel at the throne's base, with a woman in a maroon sari at lower centre. The walls are painted in turquoise, yellow, pink and green with scrolled decorative borders.

September 07 2014

A seated man in an orange-saffron robe with a gold-bordered cloth sits on an ornate gilded throne under a gold canopy with hanging bells. He wears a long garland of gold beads and a red-brown rudraksha mala, with gold armlets, and a red bindi on his forehead. Two priests in white dhotis with bare upper bodies, and an older man in a brown robe with a red shawl, perform a lamp ritual (aarti) with oil lamps near the throne. A painted deity figure with a gold crown and raised hand stands to the right. a person: the seated man wears orange-saffron robes, a rudraksha mala and a ceremonial gold garland on a gilded throne.

November 27 2014

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March 07 2013

A photograph inside a decorated shrine room at a festival puja. A seated figure on an ornate gold throne with lion-shaped armrests wears a red-orange robe, a white flower garland, a gold necklace and a large black hair crown, and smiles while seated. Beside him, a second seated figure in red and orange clothing wears a pink-and-white flower garland. Before the throne stand a gold tray with rose petals and flowers, many small oil lamps lit, and brass bowls of offerings. Devotees in white clothes, an orange sari and a maroon shawl kneel and sit around the tray holding lamps and offerings, and a bald man in white at right holds a lamp. A colourful jewelled backdrop with a heart-shaped halo frame and hanging bells surrounds the throne, and a wooden door stands at right.

A photograph inside a gilded shrine room with a dark wall and a golden door at left. A seated man in saffron and orange robes, with long swept-back hair, a red and white flower garland, and a peacock-feather fan behind him, sits on an ornate gold throne carved with a lion-like base. Several devotees in orange, red and white garments crouch around him holding silver thalis of offerings and red flowers, while a man in white with a red shawl reaches in from the front. Brass oil lamps, hanging bells and a ceiling fan are visible.

July 14 2013

A seated figure on an ornate gold throne in a shrine, wearing an orange-red turban, an orange-red robe, a gold pendant necklace and a pink-and-white flower garland, with hands raised in a blessing gesture. Two devotees in orange and white kneel before the throne holding a lit oil lamp and offerings. A tiered brass lamp with many flames stands in the foreground, flanked by a brass oil lamp and a bell. Painted deity murtis with multiple arms and gold jewellery stand on both sides, with a tiger-skin cushion on the throne and hanging bells above. Swamiji (probable) is seated on the throne, identified by his turban, rudraksha-style garland, ceremonial gold necklace and the throne setting, with appearance cues that are reasonably distinctive.