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A photograph of a ceremonial hall decorated with painted guardian figures flanking a doorway. A seated figure sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, wearing saffron/orange robes, rudraksha mala beads, and a gold necklace, with long hair and a painted forehead mark. Before the throne, a man in an orange-brown robe holds up a tiered brass aarti lamp lit with many flames, while other devotees in orange and white sit on the floor nearby with brass oil lamps on stands. Hanging lamps and draped cloth frame the throne.

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February 21 20132013-02-21A photograph inside a brightly painted temple hall with turquoise and pink walls. In the foreground a bald priest in orange robes raises a multi-tiered brass aarti lamp with burning flames. Behind him, a figure seated on an ornate gold throne draped with a zebra-striped cloth wears orange robes, a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace. Two painted dvarapala guardian figures with raised clubs stand on either side of the doorway, and brass oil lamps stand on the floor, with attendants seated near the throne. This appears to be an aarti ritual before a seated figure, with a probable Swamiji cue from the throne-seated figure's long hair, rudraksha mala and gold necklace.2013-02-25February 21 20132013-02-21A photograph of a temple shrine during a ritual. In the foreground a shaven-headed devotee in saffron robes, with white markings on his arms and rudraksha beads, sits facing a tiered brass lamp with multiple lit wicks. Behind him a figure in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits on an ornate gold throne with a canopy, surrounded by a small fairy-light display and hanging lamps. Two large painted guardian figures stand on either side of the doorway, each holding a trident-like staff, in orange and green tones against blue and pink pillars. Several other saffron-clad attendants are seated nearby, and brass lamps stand on the floor.2013-02-25A photograph inside a temple-like hall with painted pastel walls and two large painted guardian figures with raised swords and tridents, each with multiple arms and flame-like crowns. At the centre, a man with long dark hair and a saffron-orange robe sits on an ornate gilded throne with red cushions, hands raised in a blessing gesture, with a rudraksha-style mala visible. Strings of small golden bells hang behind him. In the foreground, a tiered cluster of lit oil lamps blurs near a figure in a saffron garment. Brass lamps and a seated attendant in white are at the lower right. Appearance suggests a person seated in the centre on the throne, in saffron clothing and a mala, with his hair long and swept back, but identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2013-02-01A photograph inside a temple hall decorated with painted guardian figures in red and orange with raised arms holding weapons, flanked by colourful pillars with pink and green patterns. A seated figure in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace sits on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion, centred within a doorway hung with brass lamps. In the foreground, a bald priest in saffron and a man in white ritual dress sit near a tiered lit oil lamp, with other saffron-clad people seated near the throne. Brass oil lamps stand on the floor.2013-02-21A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a gold neck ornament sits on an ornate golden throne with red cushions, framed by a colourful temple hall with painted guardian figures holding tridents and maces. Lit oil lamps and hanging lamps glow in the foreground. A seated priest in white dhoti and shawl holds a lit lamp and papers at left, while a figure in orange robes sits at lower right near the lamps. The setting suggests a satsang or ritual gathering.2013-02-01April 04 20142014-04-04March 05 20132013-03-05A seated man in an ornate golden throne (peetha) with red cushions sits centrally before a colourful temple-style backdrop with painted dvarapala guardian figures holding tridents and swords. He wears an orange-saffron shawl, a rudraksha mala and gold necklaces, with long hair swept back. Brass oil lamps (diyas) with lit flames stand around the throne, and hanging lamp-stands with dark beads frame it. At lower left a woman in white and a man in saffron clothes kneel near a lit lamp tray, performing a lamp ritual (aarti). A pink kneeling figurine sits at lower right.2013-01-28March 13 20132013-03-13A temple-style hall with painted blue walls and two large painted guardian statues with flaming crowns holding clubs. In the centre, a seated figure in orange robes and a red-orange shawl, with a beaded necklace, sits on an ornate gold throne draped with a zebra-striped cloth, hands raised in a blessing gesture. In the foreground, a man with white ash markings on his bare chest and arms, wearing an orange cloth, holds up a lit multi-tiered oil lamp (aarti). Other orange-robed attendants sit nearby, and brass lamps stand on the floor.2013-02-25