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January 06 20132013-01-06January 06 20132013-01-06 +1 copiesJanuary 06 20132013-01-06Photograph of a seated figure on an ornate gold throne in a temple-style hall with a jungle-and-temple backdrop. The seated person wears an orange-saffron dhoti and a rudraksha mala with a red and white garland, a gold crown and gold bangles, with palms joined in greeting. Flower garlands in yellow, red and white frame the throne. In the foreground, a priest with bare upper back and a saffron-gold shawl holds a silver aarti lamp with burning flames toward the throne. Two silver oil lamps stand beside the throne, and a figure in orange robes sits at the far left edge.2013-01-06January 06 20132013-01-06Stage event in a temple-style hall. A man in an ornate gold throne with a golden cobra-hood backrest sits cross-legged on a leopard-print cushion, wearing an orange-red turban, saffron robes, a gold ceremonial necklace and a mala, with palms pressed together and a microphone stand before him. To the right, a priest in orange robes holds a lit oil lamp beside a gold deity murti of a bull-mounted form decorated with a red, yellow and white flower garland and a gold crown, under a multicoloured canopy. A devotee in white dhoti stands with folded hands at the back, in front of a painted jungle backdrop with figures.2016-02-21 +1 copiesA photograph of a ceremonial stage with a golden throne on the left, carved with a cobra hood and lion figures and draped with leopard-print and tiger-striped cloth. A figure in a rust-orange and red robe, with a red turban, gold necklace and hands folded in prayer, sits on the throne in front of a microphone stand. On the right, a deity murti or image is adorned with red, yellow and white garlands and a golden crown beneath a multicoloured canopy. A man in an orange robe stands at right holding a lit lamp beside the murti, with brass oil lamps flanking the altar. The painted jungle backdrop shows a river, lotus flowers and figures in white dhotis. Robe colours and garlands are the main visual details. Probable Swamiji seated on the throne with hands folded in greeting, wearing rust-orange and red robes, a red turban and a gold necklace.2016-02-21 +1 copiesJune 02 20152015-06-02A photograph of a temple puja in a decorated hall. On the left, a man with an orange turban and saffron-orange robes sits with palms pressed together in namaskar on an ornate gilded throne with red cushions, a white cup on a small side table nearby. Before him stands a gold-and-red murti of a deity on a golden vahana, garlanded with white and yellow flower garlands, flanked by gold trident standards and red-and-gold canopies. A shirtless man in an orange dhoti with a rudraksha mala offers a lamp and flowers at the deity, with brass lamps and fruit offerings on the floor. The scene reflects a worship ceremony such as an abhishekam or puja.2016-10-31 +1 copiesFebruary 21 20162016-02-21 +2 copiesOctober 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated figure in an ornate gold and red throne draped with marigold and white flower garlands, hands pressed together in namaste, with a long orange-red wrap and a red turban, and a long rudraksha-style red and orange garland around the neck and gold armbands. Beside the throne, a priest in an orange-brown dhoti and shawl stands holding a multi-flamed brass aarti lamp toward a decorated deity murti with a floral garland and a flower-covered pink-draped altar. Smoke drifts in the foreground.2015-04-30