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A temple-style ceremony on a covered outdoor stage with white drapery and a gold-framed ornate throne. In the centre, a priest in a white dhoti and sacred thread stands beside a large seated deity murti decorated with garlands, holding a bowl. To the right, a seated man in a saffron-orange robe sits on a gold throne with a red cushion and a gold canopy with yellow and red flower garlands, his head bowed and hands folded. A tall brass multi-tiered lamp stands in front, with brass ritual poles and umbrellas around. Seated devotees, mostly women and children in saris and salwar, watch from the lower foreground.

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October 19 20152015-10-19A decorated indoor hall with a ceiling of hanging draped fabric and fans. At center left, two priests stand before a fire pit with a brick-and-tile border, smoke rising; one wears a pink dhoti and bare chest with sacred threads, the other a white dhoti with a red-orange shawl and rudraksha-style beads. Behind them, a deity murti is dressed and garlanded in red and gold. On the right, a seated figure in saffron-red robes, with a red head covering and beaded mala, sits with palms joined in namaskar on an ornate gold-and-red throne canopied by a gilded umbrella, garlanded with orange and yellow flowers. Two white-clad attendants sit nearby, and ceremonial umbrellas, a trident and a gold ceremonial staff surround the throne.2015-10-19October 19 20152015-10-19A photograph of an outdoor pavilion ceremony in Bengaluru. In the centre, a gold-framed throne with a green backdrop holds a deity murti adorned with red and gold garments and flower garlands, flanked by golden ceremonial umbrellas and tall silver standards. On the right, a seated figure on a gold and red dais wears an orange-red shawl and a crown-like headpiece, with a gold parasol above and a tree with green lighting behind. Foreground devotees in white and saffron-red clothing sit facing the dais, and a large brass oil lamp stands before the throne. The a person candidate's presentation is uncertain at this distance, so the figure is described by role as a seated presiding figure.2015-10-19October 19 20152015-10-19A photograph of a stage ceremony in front of a painted sunset backdrop with palm trees. Centre-left stands a deity murti with a tall crown and green-gold garment, flanked by two smaller figures, set on a gilded throne with a red cloth. At right, a seated person in an orange-red turban and orange-brown robe with a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace sits on an ornate gold throne under a golden canopy, hands folded in greeting. At left foreground, a person in white and yellow dhoti, shoulder bare, extends a lit oil lamp toward the seated figure, flames visible. A woman in a dark sari is partly visible at the bottom edge. Swamiji (probable) is the seated figure, described by turban, saffron-orange robe, rudraksha mala and gold necklace.2015-10-22 +1 copiesOctober 19 20152015-10-19October 19 20152015-10-19December 05 20162016-12-05 +1 copiesOctober 19 20152015-10-19January 03 20162016-01-03November 07 20132013-11-07