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December 28 2012

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A festive golu display arranged on sand in a hall, showing small painted clay and wooden figurines. In the foreground, an orange-skinned monkey figure in green-and-saffron garments stands beside a green-clad figure and a dark stone-like figure. Centre stage, a decorated arch with a peacock motif frames two small figures standing on a patterned floor mat with a toy elephant nearby. Behind, a miniature wooden temple chariot with a red-and-gold canopy and a small red house model appear on the sand. A row of pink-covered offering trays sits on a blue mat at right, and a tiered altar with golden drapes and many figurines and deity images stands along the back wall beneath umbrellas. No physical people are visible.2016-10-08 +1 copiesA seated man in a gold-embossed throne with a bare chest, rudraksha mala and ornate gold necklace, holding a trident, smiles as a kneeling monk in saffron robes and brown cap offers something in his hands; other figures in orange and white stand at left and an attendant in orange at right holds a pink tray. Ornate gold chair, orange drapery and a red footstool surround the scene. Appearance-based candidate: a person, seated on the throne with rudraksha and gold adornments.2013-02-06A photograph of a Navaratri golu display arranged on sand inside a plain room with pink walls. Small painted clay and wooden figures stand among miniature temples, a golden chariot with a tiered canopy, a small pink shrine, and a decorated gateway with a peacock motif. A figure of a dancing deity stands near the chariot, and a mini elephant sits on the sand. On the right, a raised altar draped in gold cloth displays many small deity dolls. Umbrellas and brass lamps frame the scene, and in the foreground carved stone figures and a pair of painted figures in orange and green garments stand beside small pink oil lamps on a blue cloth. No living people are visible.2016-10-08A seated guru on an ornate gold throne with a tiger-skin cushion, wearing a maroon turban, saffron-orange dhoti and a beaded mala with a pendant. A man in a blue shirt and dark trousers sits on a white sofa at right holding a microphone and speaking. At left, an elderly bearded sadhu in saffron-orange robes sits on a white sofa, and another person in orange is partly visible behind him. A large golden lamp hangs above the throne; a trident stands beside it and brass oil lamps are on the stage. The backdrop is a painted image of Lord Shiva holding a trident, with rudraksha beads and a snake, against a red and pink mountain scene. Marigold garlands rest on a small table. The scene suggests a satsang question-and-answer session on stage.2015-10-26April 01 20162016-04-01 +1 copiesOctober 09 20132013-10-09A photograph of a formal dining room with a long white-clothed table set with plates, bowls of chutney, glasses, water bottles and a yellow tulip vase. A bald elderly sannyasi in saffron robes sits at left with palms pressed together in namaste, a tilak on his forehead. At right, a man with long swept-back dark hair, a rudraksha mala and ornate gold necklaces, wearing an orange-saffron garment, sits in a red and gold throne-style chair with palms joined, probable Swamiji by his distinctive ceremonial adornments and swept hair. Behind the table a standing man in a red and orange shawl with a rudraksha mala stands near two seated men in white and saffron, with gold throne chairs and curtains in the background.2014-03-14 +1 copiesOctober 08 20162016-10-08October 26 20152015-10-26A stage event with a seated man in a gold ornate throne beneath a golden umbrella-shaped canopy, wearing a red-brown turban, a rudraksha-style mala and a gold necklace, with hands folded in his lap. Several saffron-robed sadhus sit on white sofas to the left, and a man in a blue shirt and dark trousers sits to the right. A standing man in a white dhoti with gold border, bare upper body and a shawl, holds his hand up and speaks toward the throne. A gold trident stands beside the throne, and a backdrop shows red temple spires against a pink sky. Visible2015-10-26A photograph of a devotional padapuja-style gathering in a carpeted hall. A man seated on a gold-and-red throne wears an orange-red turban and a flower garland, holding a staff and a plate of rose petals while people sit cross-legged on a blue mat before him. Several women in saffron-orange shawls and white or purple saris, and men in orange robes, kneel or sit around brass plates of flowers and offerings. a person candidate is seated on the throne, identifiable by the turban, garland and ornate golden seat, though the appearance is only partly distinctive.2014-05-11November 12 20152015-11-12