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A stage with red velvet curtains and a backdrop photo of a tall gopuram temple tower at dusk. A man stands at left in a deep red-brown dhoti and wide gold-and-bead necklaces, wearing a red-brown tilak on his forehead, raising both hands in greeting. Beside him is a flower-decked ornate silver throne with a matching parasol. At right, a deity murti sits in a garlanded pink-and-white canopied shrine with a parasol above, a figure in a silver crown and lamps placed before it. Two people in orange and saffron cloth sit at lower right, facing the shrine, with brass oil lamps and offering bowls arranged in front. Pink stage lights hang overhead.

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A seated man in a red-and-maroon robe, with long swept-back hair, a rudraksha-style white garland and a leopard-print seat, sits with palms pressed together before a large ornate silver throne. Beside him stands a devotee in orange with a tall black head wrap and white body markings, holding a lit aarti lamp. A seated attendant in white behind a brass and copper tray of offerings and a deity murti in red and gold draped with pink and white garlands occupy the centre, with a silver trishul leaning on the right. A pale orange backdrop frames the stage. Swamiji (probable) is the seated figure: long swept-back hair, ochre-red robe and garland, with the rudraksha and gold-necklace cues not clearly visible.2018-05-19May 19 20182018-05-19 +2 copiesPhotograph of a stage set with a large silver ornate throne draped in garlands of white, pink, yellow and purple flowers, with leopard-print cushions and a silver parasol above. A man stands at left in a maroon dhoti-style garment with a long flower garland and gold necklaces, one hand raised in greeting, with long hair swept back. Two seated figures at right wear saffron-orange cloths, one with long dreadlocked hair and bare upper body, the other with shaved head. Behind them a backdrop shows an illuminated temple gopuram at dusk, with a white stone figure of a devotee with joined palms. Red velvet curtains frame the stage.2018-04-25 +1 copiesApril 25 20182018-04-25 +1 copiesApril 19 20182018-04-19April 25 20182018-04-25 +1 copiesNovember 11 20172017-11-11April 25 20182018-04-25 +1 copiesStage photograph of a ritual darshan. A bearded man in saffron robes and a long white and red garland sits on an ornate silver throne with a trident beside him, rudraksha beads on his chest. On the right, a murti of a deity, decorated with a colourful multi-coloured garland and a golden crown, sits on a golden throne draped with orange and pink cloth. A young attendant in orange robes stands beside it, holding a small vessel and offering to the deity, with brass bowls of offerings on a stage platform. Two people in white dhotis are visible at the far right edge. Background shows a painted night sky over snowy mountains and red stage carpeting.2018-05-21May 21 20182018-05-21A photograph inside a hall before a silver throne-like seat (peetha) heavily decorated with garlands in red, white, yellow, purple and pink flowers, with a leopard-print cushion and a silver umbrella overhead. A man with long dark hair, in a maroon wrap and gold waist belt, stands with palms pressed together in namaskar facing the throne. To the left, a person in orange robes with a bare upper body and a beaded necklace holds a small vessel, and a figure in orange with a shawl stands at right. Behind the throne a backdrop shows a glowing illuminated temple gopuram against a starry red sky. A silver trident stands at the side and a flower arrangement sits near the base. a person: the standing man in maroon has long swept-back hair and a gold waist belt before the throne, consistent with the page's account of a puja.2018-04-25 +1 copiesDecember 01 20172017-12-01