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A photograph of a ritual in a temple-style room with dark walls and red carpet. On the left, a seated figure in a red-orange garment and a garland of beads sits on an ornate gold throne, holding up a brass oil lamp and bell; the figure's appearance is not clear enough to confirm identity. Around a silver plate-laden table, several women in white and orange robes kneel and hold lit lamps, and a bald man in white and red shawl lifts a hand over the offerings. On the right, a canopied palanquin with red drapes and a white deity murti sits in an adjoining shrine, with another seated devotee in white nearby. Brass lamps and bells hang from the ceiling, and a red-and-gold tray of offerings sits in front of the throne.

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A photograph inside a temple-like room showing a seated figure on an ornate gilded throne with a carved lion-form base and mythical beast armrest. The seated figure wears a rust-red and orange garment, has long hair in a braid, and holds hands in lap. In front, a table covered with gold-rimmed silver plates holds flowers, fruit and lit oil lamps, and several devotees sit around it: a woman in a green sari, a woman in white, a man in white shirt holding a lamp, and younger men in green and yellow. A tall painted deity murti stands at right and hanging brass bells and lamps hang above. a person is seated on the throne, identified by long swept hair and saffron-orange clothing with a ceremonial setting.2015-02-01Devotees perform a puja before a golden deity murti in a temple hall. A standing deity figure holds a brass oil lamp aloft on the left, with golden ornaments and a garland. Seated devotees in white and orange clothing sit on a red carpet, hands folded in prayer or holding offerings. Trays of sweets and fruit with a lit flame sit on a golden table. A decorated palanquin-style altar with red drapes and flower garlands stands in the background, along with a few more seated people.2014-08-24February 01 20152015-02-01August 24 20142014-08-24August 24 20142014-08-24A photograph of a satsang inside an ornate golden temple room. A figure seated on a gold-carved throne with a lion-faced armrest wears an orange-red saffron wrap, an orange turban and a white flower garland, and has a dark rudraksha-style necklace visible. Golden oil lamps hang above and sit beside the throne, and brass bells hang from chains. In front, a group of devotees in white and orange-red shawls sit on the floor with brass trays of small lamps, flower offerings and red blossoms. A few people wear white clothes with orange-red shawls; one older man in white wears a beaded necklace. A large carved wooden door stands at right. The seated figure on the throne may match a person's appearance through the saffron and turban cues, but identity is uncertain.2014-09-07A seated figure in a golden ornate throne with a carved lion-head armrest sits on the left, wearing a red-orange garment with a matching shawl and a long rudraksha-style garland, with a white forehead mark and swept-back hair; the figure has distinctive ceremonial cues, so this is Swamiji (probable) receiving devotion. In front, a gold table holds steel thalis with flowers, yellow marigolds, kumkum and offering plates. Around it, a woman in a green sari with grey hair, a woman in white, a younger woman in red, and two men, one in a yellow-checked shirt and one in green, sit with palms pressed together in namaskar. Behind, a woman in white stands near a tray of fruit, and a brass hanging lamp and bells hang from the ceiling beside a pink-painted door.2015-02-01A photograph inside a gilded temple-style hall. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange robe and a dark rudraksha mala, sits on an ornate gold throne with a cobra-headed armrest and a cushion. A gold oil lamp and hanging brass bells stand nearby. Seated devotees on the right and lower centre, a woman in a green sari and a woman in white, offer silver thalis of flowers, fruit and lamps arranged on a gold stand. Background has a red curtain, a ceiling fan-style AC unit, a wooden-panelled door and a colourful deity murti on the right. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure on the throne matches visible cues of long swept-back hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala.2015-02-01February 01 20152015-02-01A padapuja at an ornate gold throne in a dark-walled room. A figure seated on a gilded throne with a tiger-head armrest wears an orange-red turban and an orange-red wrap, with a multicoloured flower garland, gold armbands and a feathered headpiece. Its features are not clearly distinct enough to confirm an identity, so this is treated as a seated spiritual leader, uncertain. Before the throne, a bald man in a white shirt and trousers sits facing it on a black chair. Women in saris and a man in a green kurta sit nearby holding brass plates of flowers and offerings. Brass oil lamps, hanging bells and a wooden door with a studded pattern are visible.2014-08-17A photograph of a padapuja ceremony in a shrine room with a gold-painted throne and golden lion-head ornaments on the right. A seated man in orange and red robes with a rudraksha mala has his bare feet washed over a brass tray of offerings, while a devotee's hands hold a plate of flowers. Brass oil lamps and hanging bells hang above, a Ganesha statue stands at left, and several people sit in white and orange clothing around the tray, including a woman in white, a woman in orange and a young boy in white.2014-08-24A photograph of a ritual gathering in an ornate hall with dark wood panelling and chandeliers. A figure with long dark hair in a sleeveless red-and-gold garment sits on a gold throne with a red cushion, palms pressed together in greeting. Around the throne, seated devotees in white and orange-red shawls hold brass plates and lamps. Behind them, two deity murti sit under a gold canopy adorned with garlands and flowers. Tiered brass oil lamps glow at the right. Greenery and a flower arrangement stand beside the throne.2014-12-30