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Interior of a temple-style hall with a pastel blue back wall decorated with pink and gold arches and two painted guardian figures holding staffs. In the centre, a seated figure in a golden throne with a dark red garment and rudraksha-style beads sits before a gold-framed shrine doorway, with devotees in red seated on the floor in front. To the left, a deity murti is garlanded with purple and red flower garlands on a gold pedestal, and to the right, a pair of deity murtis in green and orange silk with garlands sit under a gold canopy. A priest in white dhoti kneels at the front, tending a puja tray and brass lamps on a glossy floor. Brass oil lamps stand along the platform.

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April 22 20132013-04-22March 20 20132013-03-20April 06 20132013-04-06 +3 copiesA stage inside a hall with a painted blue backdrop featuring ornate pink and green arches and a painted multi-armed deity figure holding weapons. At centre sits a seated figure in saffron-orange robes on a gold ornate throne with a tall gold canopy behind it. Two large decorated deity murti figures in green and gold garments, garlanded with marigolds, flank the stage. At left, a bald priest in orange-red cloth holds a large brass lamp stand with lit oil lamps while other robed attendants in orange stand near the throne. Ceiling fans and black drapes frame the scene. A partly visible head of a seated audience member appears at the lower edge.2013-04-24March 26 20132013-03-26March 04 20132013-03-04March 18 20132013-03-18Photo of a temple hall interior with a golden throne-like seat (peetha) at centre, draped in red cloth with a white cushion, where a figure in red robes and a rudraksha mala sits. Two large painted dvarapala guardian figures with multiple arms and weapons flank the entrance, and small brass oil lamps stand on the floor. A shaved-headed priest in a red-brown robe kneels before the seat holding a lit lamp or ritual item, while two seated attendants in white dhoti sit at lower left near a brass vessel and a small lamp. The floor is glossy white marble with red rugs.2013-03-27Photograph of a satsang or puja inside a temple-style hall with painted pink, green and blue walls and two large red-skinned dvarapala guardian figures holding maces and tridents. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits on an ornate gold throne draped with a tiger-stripe cloth, hands folded in greeting, with lit oil lamps and hanging brass lamps around the throne. In front, a woman in white with a yellow border and two other devotees sit on the floor, one holding a lamp, while a shaved-headed man in orange robes sits with palms joined.2013-03-02Photograph inside a temple-style hall with brightly painted blue and pink walls. Two large painted dvarapala guardian figures with multiple arms, crowns and tridents flank a doorway. Within the doorway, a figure in saffron-orange robes and a long rudraksha mala sits on an ornate gold throne with a crown-like canopy, with string lights hanging behind. Foreground: a seated priest in white dhoti and shawl with folded hands before a microphone, a seated assistant in orange, a woman in white sitting at the gold platform, brass oil lamps and a red mat on the marble floor. The seated figure on the throne has long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and saffron clothing, a probable Swamiji (probable) appearance, seated as a teacher giving a discourse on the throne.2013-02-28June 09 20132013-06-09A photograph of a temple-like hall with painted guardian figures flanking an open doorway. Two large multi-armed dvarapala guardian figures in green and gold loincloths, one holding a trident, stand on each side. In the centre, a seated figure in orange-and-saffron robes with a red-and-white flower garland sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, flanked by hanging string lights and brass oil lamps. Below, a young man in red-orange cloth sits cross-legged at a floor tray with a lamp, a woman in white sits near the throne, and devotees in red and white kneel at the right. The seated figure has long swept-back hair and ornate gold necklaces, consistent with a person depiction presented as the teacher on the throne, though the face is small and the appearance is uncertain.2013-01-31