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A photograph inside an ornate, brightly lit temple shrine with gilded carved pillars, a large mirrored deity murti with a green halo and colourful tasselled decorations. A man seated on a gold-framed throne-like chair with a tan shawl and a beaded necklace presses his hands together. Around him stand several men and women in saffron and maroon robes, one with long hair and rudraksha malas, while a young boy with a painted forehead stands at left. A brass fan and a ceremonial staff are visible at the edge. The seated figure has long, swept-back hair and a shawl, cues consistent with a person presence, but the appearance is uncertain.

April 25 2016

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April 25 2016

Indoor festival scene inside a decorated pavilion with a red carpet. A bald monk in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala stands at centre, smiling and holding a small booklet, surrounded by devotees in orange and red garments. Behind them stand carved stone and gilded deity figures and lion sculptures, adorned with colourful tassels and garlands, and a row of brass lamps. A woman in white with a red sash stands nearby, and several women and men in white and orange move through the crowd. Overhead hang orange umbrella-style canopies.

September 10 2015

Inside a decorated tent temple at a festival, a crowd of devotees gathers around a gilded ratha-style seat holding a deity murti draped in green and gold and framed by a large ornate backdrop. A smiling man wearing an orange-saffron turban, saffron robes and a long beaded mala sits at the seat, handing red fruit to people reaching toward him; the figure matches the a person cues of a turban, saffron clothing and a mala. Nearby, a shaven-headed man in orange robes and a mala stands beside a woman in a red sari with a dark shawl. A man in a white shirt bends forward at the centre. Hanging garlands of red, orange, white and green tassels decorate the pillars, and a small umbrella hangs at the left.

September 10 2015

Photograph inside a temple hall during a ritual. On the left, a bare-chested priest in white dhoti holds a lit oil lamp toward a garlanded deity murti seated on a golden palanquin with red and pink flower garlands. Three saffron-robed men stand in the centre and right with hands folded in prayer; one central figure wears a gold necklace, crown-like headwear and orange shawl, another has long hair and a rudraksha mala, and the rightmost wears orange with gold border and a wristwatch. Behind them stand white-clad devotees and an elderly man in white. Orange and red festoons hang overhead.

Indoor festival scene in a decorated hall with gold-trimmed ornate seating. A central man in red-maroon robes sits on a gold throne with his hands folded in greeting, a rudraksha-style necklace visible and long dark hair swept back, appearing to be a person with the throne-seated, honoured role. Around him, devotees in orange and maroon clothing stand and kneel, including a bearded man in orange with palms together, a woman in orange with a garland, and a child in a black outfit reaching toward the seat. Bundles of white cloth wrapped in bundles lie on the cushion at lower left, and a seated man in a white dhoti with a yellow border faces away at the bottom. Orange and red paper lanterns hang overhead and bright decorative banners fill the background.

Photograph inside a brightly lit temple shrine with ornate white and gold carved walls and a large deity murti or deities in the background. Central figure seated on an ornate golden throne with a circular gold backrest. He wears an orange-saffron turban, orange robes, a shawl, and multiple gold necklaces, and is smiling. Surrounding him are several people in orange and saffron clothing, some wearing rudraksha malas, with one holding a bundle of bananas or fruit. A woman with a kumkum-marked face stands at right in red and gold clothing, and a figure with a dark dreadlocked turban and beads is at right foreground. Colourful tiered red, green, yellow and white decorations flank the shrine. Swamiji (probable) is the seated figure in the golden throne, wearing a saffron turban, orange robes and gold necklaces, and he appears to be receiving offerings.

June 05 2012

A photograph inside a decorated tent at an event, with a seated man in saffron-red robes on an ornate gold-carved throne at left, a tall multicoloured garland-decorated pole behind him, and gilded ritual objects around the seat. He is speaking and gesturing with his hands while a circle of about a dozen people in orange, maroon and red garments and white dhotis surrounds him; several men in orange and women in orange and maroon saris stand close, some holding offerings or hands together in greeting. Bright white and orange canopy drapes hang overhead, with stalls and displays visible in the background and a few seated attendees in the lower foreground. The seated figure has long dark hair and a dark shawl over his shoulders, with rudraksha-style beads visible on his chest; his appearance is consistent with the page's reference to a person but the cues are not distinctive enough to confirm identity, so the seated man is described by role as the speaker on the throne.