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May 02 2018

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May 02 20182018-05-02April 30 20182018-04-30December 17 20172017-12-17 +1 copiesApril 30 20182018-04-30December 01 20172017-12-01A photograph of a stage with deep red draped curtains. A man with long dark hair and a beard, wearing an orange-brown robe, sits cross-legged on an ornate silver throne with a carved backrest and a silver canopy overhead. He holds a tablet or device in his hands and appears to be reading or viewing it. Cushions and a leopard-print fabric lie on the throne. Two video cameras on tripods stand at the right side of the stage. Audience members, seen from behind at the bottom of the frame, sit facing the stage, including several in orange or saffron clothing. The man is a probable Swamiji by his long hair, saffron-orange clothing and seated position on an ornate throne.2017-11-08May 02 20182018-05-02 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated figure on an ornate silver throne (peetha) with a tall curved backrest, decorated with a dense arch of gold and silver coins and colourful beadwork, under a small silver canopy. The seated figure wears an orange-saffron cloth, multicolour and orange garlands, a gold crown-like headpiece and gold armlets, with a leopard-print cushion beneath. Four people sit or kneel in front: an elderly man in white dhoti with palms joined at left, a woman in an orange sari with a folded hand gesture, an older woman in a red top and a pale yellow-green sari with palms joined, and a woman in a gold-bordered sari with long hair at right. A silver ceremonial staff stands at centre. Strings of multicoloured lights and a deep red and purple drape fill the background, indicating a festive stage setting.2017-10-18A stage with red velvet curtains and a backdrop photo of a tall gopuram temple tower at dusk. A man stands at left in a deep red-brown dhoti and wide gold-and-bead necklaces, wearing a red-brown tilak on his forehead, raising both hands in greeting. Beside him is a flower-decked ornate silver throne with a matching parasol. At right, a deity murti sits in a garlanded pink-and-white canopied shrine with a parasol above, a figure in a silver crown and lamps placed before it. Two people in orange and saffron cloth sit at lower right, facing the shrine, with brass oil lamps and offering bowls arranged in front. Pink stage lights hang overhead.2018-04-25A photograph of a ceremonial initiation at a stage with red draped curtains. A seated man in a central silver throne with a leopard-print cushion wears a red-brown robe, a white flower garland, and a tilak, and smiles. A standing figure with cropped light hair wears orange robes with bare shoulders and a rudraksha mala, holding an offering tray. Kneeling devotees in orange, blue and white saris and dhotis surround the throne, with a seated figure in a yellow-orange robe bowing. A kneeling person in white dhoti offers a tray. A shaved-headed elder in orange stands with palms pressed together at left.2017-11-17May 19 20182018-05-19 +2 copiesA photograph of a temple stage set before red curtains, with a golden Nandi bull and a large gilded shrine. At centre, a framed portrait of a man with a red turban, rudraksha mala and orange robe sits on a red cushioned chair, labelled as a portrait. To the right, a gilded deity murti in green draped clothing is garlanded with marigolds. Two men in orange dhotis with bare upper bodies stand at left, one holding a flower or offering toward the Nandi. Oil lamps and flower garlands decorate the stage, and a microphone stands in front of the portrait.2017-11-11