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May 05 20152015-05-05May 05 20122012-05-05November 24 20172017-11-24November 24 20172017-11-24A seated man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair, a white tilak on his forehead, and a rudraksha mala over his chest sits cross-legged on a red-cushioned seat before a microphone, hands folded in his lap. Behind him, a large floral arrangement of yellow marigolds, red and white flowers and green leaves frames a golden statue of a standing female figure with hands in anjali mudra. To the right, a richly adorned deity murti stands in an arched gold niche, wearing a tall jeweled crown, layered gold necklaces, a green and gold sari and a bright floral garland, holding a green parrot. A silver elephant-shaped vessel and a silver staff sit near the front. Probable Swamiji (saffron robes, long hair, rudraksha mala) is seated giving a discourse at a satsang-style initiation setting. The scene is a discourse with a deity murti and flower decorations.2017-11-24November 24 20172017-11-24November 11 20172017-11-11 +1 copiesA temple shrine photograph showing an abhishekam being performed at a black lingam set in a stone yoni-peetha base. Two bronze-coloured deity murtis are seated behind it, wearing green and orange silk, crowns, and heavy garlands of yellow, red and purple flowers. A shaven-headed priest in an orange dhoti and shawl, with a sacred thread and a tilak, pours liquid over the lingam with a long ladle-like vessel. A second priest in white dhoti with an orange border stands at the left edge. A small white marble statue of a seated sage sits in front of the base, with brass lamp stands on either side and a carved stone arch behind.2011-12-01November 24 20172017-11-24December 16 20092009-12-16A photograph of a stage with a seated man in saffron-orange robes, a rust-coloured turban and rudraksha mala, sitting on a red-cushioned silver-framed platform with hands pressed together in namaskar. Behind him a throne-like seat is heavily garlanded with yellow, orange and purple flowers and holds a deity murti decorated with jewellery. To the right stands a golden female deity murti under a golden arch with garlands, and a standing attendant in orange dhoti on the far right gestures toward a sacred vessel. Red curtains and a microphone stand complete the setting. Candidate identity is uncertain from appearance.2017-11-24July 13 20152015-07-13 +2 copies