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A 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.

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Devotees 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 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.2014-12-29October 26 20152015-10-26Indoor ritual gathering in a red-draped hall where a large crowd of devotees sits on the floor holding lit oil lamps and small brass dishes. In the upper right, a figure in a saffron-orange robe and orange turban sits on an ornate gold throne with a carved gold backrest, wearing a long beaded necklace with gold ornaments. Around him, men in white dhotis with gold-bordered shawls and women in saris and salwar kameez sit closely together, many wearing red and orange shawls. A brass oil lamp stands on the left, and a camera on a tripod is visible at the top left. The scene reads as a satsang or puja with lamps held by devotees.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 padapuja-style ritual in an ornate wooden hall. A man with long dark hair sits on a golden throne wearing a red-maroon robe with an orange shawl and rudraksha-style neck beads, smiling as he is honoured. Around him, a large seated crowd of devotees in white, cream and red-orange shawls hold brass oil lamps and offering plates, lit with flames. Behind them stands a decorated altar with garlanded deity murti under a golden canopy, potted plants and a tall ceremonial trident-like stand. Many seated devotees in the foreground, with more people visible at the back. Roughly 20 to 30 people are visible.2014-12-29October 23 20152015-10-23A 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.2014-12-29October 26 20152015-10-26A photograph of a seated devotee gathering in a red-draped hall with a golden ornate throne on the right. A man in a maroon turban and saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklace sits on the golden throne, with a lit oil lamp in front of him. Around him, devotees in white, red and sari clothing sit on the floor holding small lit oil lamps, with a bald man in white and a man in a white dhoti with yellow border in the foreground. A golden lamp stand stands at the left edge. a person is the central figure on the throne, presiding over the lamp ceremony.2015-10-26A seated group of devotees gathers around a raised golden throne in a red-draped hall for a ritual session. A figure seated on the ornate gold throne wears an orange-red turban and orange-red robes with gold necklaces, and a candidate for a person by appearance; a lit brass oil lamp stands at left. Around them about two dozen devotees sit cross-legged on the floor, many in white kurtas and orange-red shawls, holding brass plates with flowers and small lamps, while bald priests in white dhotis with orange-red shawls sit in the foreground near the throne.2015-10-26October 26 20152015-10-26