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A golden ornate throne with a crimson cushion is occupied by a woman with long dark hair wearing a red and black patterned blouse and an orange shawl, her hands raised in gesture as she speaks. Seated on the floor before the throne, several devotees in white dhotis or white clothes with orange shawls hold lit oil lamps and plates while performing an aarti-style offering. Behind them an altar displays a deity murti adorned with gold-colored garlands and a gilded arch, with flower arrangements and green plants nearby. The setting is a decorated hall with bamboo-like poles and tropical foliage.

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May 27 20152015-05-27A photo of a group ritual in a red-draped hall with a golden throne. A seated figure on the gilded throne wears an orange turban and saffron robes with a golden necklace; the figure's appearance is consistent with a person (in_person cues: orange turban, saffron robes, ceremonial gold necklace), though the face is too small to confirm. Around him, roughly two dozen seated devotees in white and red clothing hold lit oil lamps (diyas) in a puja setting; some wear red shawls and lanyards. A tall brass oil lamp stands at left and a camera on a tripod is visible behind. A bald man in white and orange garments kneels at lower center and another in white with an orange shawl sits at right. The scene reads as a lamp-lit satsang or puja gathering.2015-10-26A seated figure on an ornate gold throne with a deep red cushion receives a padapuja from devotees kneeling on the floor in front. The seated figure wears a red-orange garment with a matching shawl over the shoulder and a dark mala. Devotees in white garments with saffron-orange shawls hold brass plates and trays, and some have hands pressed together. Behind the throne, three gold-adorned deity murti are dressed with garlands on a red-draped platform. Flowers, potted plants and a studio light surround the hall. The setting suggests a darshan and padapuja. a person is seated on the throne, identified by the saffron-red robe, shawl and dark mala with the visible throne setting.2014-12-30A 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.2014-05-11A photograph of a ceremonial puja at an outdoor pandal decorated with marigold garlands and a blue backdrop. A figure seated on an ornate silver throne wears a golden crown, a red and orange striped garment, and a red-and-yellow flower garland; the figure's appearance is consistent with a candidate for the depicted a person but is not clearly distinctive enough to confirm. Around the throne, devotees sit on black cloth holding brass plates and oil lamps, including women in red, white and orange saris, a shaved-headed child in orange, and a man in an orange shirt. A cameraman on a tripod stands at upper right. Brass vessels and lamps are arranged before the throne.2013-12-27A photo of a padapuja ceremony in a wood-panelled hall. A man with long dark hair and bare upper body, wearing an orange-red wrap and ornate gold necklaces, sits on an ornate golden throne holding a tall silver staff while a devotee in white kneels before him with a brass plate of fruit and flowers, which the seated man appears to receive. Several devotees in white clothes with red-orange shawls sit on the floor around him holding brass plates of fruit, flowers and offerings, and a bald man in red robes sits in the background. A deity murti draped in garlands stands in the background beside a palm plant, and a projection screen shows a white figure. Seated man is a probable Swamiji by the long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklaces and orange-red clothing on a throne.2014-12-29A photograph of a ceremonial puja in a gilded hall. A woman with long dark hair, wearing an orange-red garment with a leopard-print blouse and a rudraksha-style mala, sits on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion, hands raised in greeting. Around her, devotees in red and white garments hold lit oil lamps and aarti lamps, while a golden arch frames a deity murti adorned with garlands. Flower arrangements in yellow and purple sit beside the throne, and a brass kalasha-like vessel stands on a pink-draped table. A bald man in white and saffron sits in the foreground.2014-12-30A photograph of a ritual gathering in a wood-panelled hall with chandeliers. A long-haired figure in a saffron-red wrap sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne, hands folded in greeting, with a leafy green backdrop behind. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, saffron-red clothing, seated on a gold throne). Before him, a semicircle of devotees in white and red-bordered shawls holds small oil lamps and brass plates; several women wear saris and green-and-red garments. Behind the throne, a deity murti with gold garlands is set on a peetha beneath a gold parasol, and a television screen shows another scene at right. Dozens of people are visible.2014-12-29Devotees sit on the floor of a red-draped hall in a seated puja gathering around a gilded throne. A person in an orange-red turban and orange robe, with a long garland and gold necklace, sits on the ornate golden throne at the upper right, while seated devotees in white dhotis, saffron shawls and rudraksha malas face them. Several women in saris and salwars hold brass thalis of offerings, and a tall brass oil lamp stands at left beside a tripod-mounted camera. A gold-trimmed peetha table lies in front of the throne, with ritual plates and flames in the foreground.2015-10-26A photograph of a seated ritual gathering in a red-draped hall with a gilded throne at left. A figure in an orange robe and a red-and-gold turban sits on the ornate golden seat, hands together, with a gold deity murti partly visible beside it. Around the front, many devotees sit on the floor in white and red-bordered shawls, with some holding brass plates and others in folded-hands greeting. Ornate brass lamps stand near the back.2015-10-26A photograph of a seated satsang in an indoor hall. A man in an ornate silver and gold throne with leopard-print cushions and a silver lion figure sits at left, wearing a saffron-orange shawl over a bare chest and a gold crown, with a probable Swamiji appearance (long dark hair, gold crown, saffron shawl, ceremonial throne). Around him, devotees sit on colourful striped mats: women in white saris with rudraksha malas, a woman in an orange headscarf, and men in saffron or white dhotis. Several devotees hold brass thalis with oil lamps and offerings. A gold-framed pillar stands at left, a standing air conditioner and a brass figure appear at right, and red drapes hang behind.2017-10-12December 29 20142014-12-29