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December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20A photograph of an evening puja at a temple-style hall with warm yellow lighting and a golden peetha in the foreground. Two metal murti figures, one with a crown and garlands of white flowers and red roses, stand on a gold pedestal before a decorated shrine, where a figure in red and gold sits amid floral arrangements. A shaven-headed priest in a white dhoti and gold necklace sits at left, speaking into a microphone and facing offerings of silver bowls, coconuts and marigolds. Another shaven priest in saffron robes sits at right with a brass bowl. Several devotees in saffron, white and red saris sit or stand in the background, and the shrine has painted wooden window frames and banana-leaf or palm-thatched roofing.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20A night-time temple ritual in a decorated mandapam with a green mat and a brick-lined fire pit in the foreground. A priest in saffron-orange cloth with rudraksha-style beads holds a burning oil lamp (aarti) toward two black stone deity murtis garlanded with yellow and maroon flowers. To the left, a bare-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl sits behind a microphone reading from a book. Brass pots, bowls of red kumkum, and flower offerings sit on the green floor. Behind, women in saris and other white-clad attendants stand near a decorated shrine with a large floral arrangement. Another white-clad man stands at the right edge. Several people are visible, including partially seen figures.2011-12-20A photograph of a temple-style stage with a red curtain backdrop. On the left, a seated man in a rust-brown robe with a gold-trimmed orange turban and a pink-and-white flower garland sits on a gold throne with a leopard-print cushion, hands joined in front of him before a microphone. To the right, a deity murti in pink and gold dress with a gold crown and many necklaces sits in a gold arched niche draped in orange cloth and garlands. Two attendants in orange robes stand at right, one holding a small vessel. A decorated seat with a deity figure and marigold garlands appears behind the throne.2017-11-11A temple shrine interior with a row of decorated deity murti on a raised platform, draped in red and multicolored garlands and flower arrangements. A brass lamp stand and an ornate golden arch frame the central deities. Several seated devotees in the foreground face the shrine: a woman in red, a man in white, a woman in a green sari, and a man in an orange shirt, with a bald man at lower left. No figure in the scene is identifiable as a person; the seated people are devotees in ordinary clothing, and the shrine suggests puja or darshan.2008-05-12Indoor temple hall with a wooden beamed vaulted ceiling and hanging brass lanterns. Seated devotees in the foreground face a raised shrine with a gold arch framing deity murtis draped in orange and red garments and garlanded. A standing man in an orange robe performs a ritual at the shrine beside a brass kalasha. To the right, a woman in orange sits on a pink cushioned seat near a microphone while others in orange and red sit on the floor. Flower garlands hang on a side altar with a seated figure in orange and gold.2009-10-13A photograph of a satsang hall stage decorated with a colourful painted backdrop and two large guardian figures in orange and gold. A seated figure in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on an ornate golden throne draped in red and garlanded with multicoloured flowers, holding a staff. To the right, deity murtis in green and gold garments stand under a gold arch of flowers. Two video cameras on tripods face the stage, and rows of seated devotees in orange and white clothing fill the foreground, many with shaved heads. Oil lamps and a gold kalasha-style vessel sit near the throne.2013-04-24June 20 20212021-06-20April 24 20132013-04-24A photograph of a man seated on an ornate gold throne in an orange saffron robe with a long gold-and-orange garland, long hair, and a red bindi, hands folded, eyes closed. Behind him stands a golden bull and a golden umbrella with fringe, and a decorated deity pair (male and female metal murti) draped in multicoloured flower garlands of yellow, red, purple and white. Four devotees in white clothing sit on the floor in front, facing the throne, with offering plates and orange cloths before them. The backdrop shows a painted temple pillar scene.2010-11-21