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Indoor ritual scene in a temple-style hall with dark stone walls and hanging brass oil lamps. A man seated on an ornate golden throne with a leopard-print cushion and golden lion-shaped armrest sits with palms pressed together in greeting, wearing a gold crown, a white-and-pink flower garland, a red-orange cloth, and an orange wrist band; he has a white forehead mark. Several women in white saris with red borders kneel at a table holding small oil lamps and brass plates with flowers and offerings. A silver staff stands beside the throne and a hand holds a lamp at the lower left.

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A photograph inside a ritual hall with a gilded throne carved with a lion figure and a leopard-print cushion. A seated man in a red-maroon robe with a gold crown, white flower garland, red wrist threads and a white forehead mark holds his palms together in namaste. Around a low table of silver plates with flower petals, several women in white saris and red blouses and a shaved-headed man hold small brass oil lamps and kumkum-marked hands in aarti. Hanging brass bells and oil lamps are visible on the black wall. Probable Swamiji (crown, maroon robe, garland and red wrist threads on the throne), seated and performing a puja.2017-07-07July 07 20172017-07-07July 07 20172017-07-07A photograph of a ceremony inside a temple-style hall with black stone walls and hanging brass oil lamps and bells. A man seated on a gilded throne with leopard-print cushions and a gold lion carving, wearing a golden crown, a white-and-pink flower garland, rust-red robes and an orange bracelet, holds his palms together in namaskar. Before him, several women in white saris with gold borders and a seated man in saffron cloth hold lit oil lamps and offer on silver plates of flowers and lamps. A silver staff stands in the foreground. A wall-mounted air conditioner is visible at right.2017-07-07A photograph of a seated man on a gilded throne with leopard-print cushions and a gold lion armrest, wearing a gold turban, rust-red robe and a pink-and-white flower garland, with bare shoulders and a bracelet, his hands raised in a teaching gesture. In front of him a long wooden table holds silver bowls of flowers, petals and offerings, and seated devotees in white saris and orange or saffron clothing, several with tilak, pay attention. Hanging brass oil lamps and bells hang above, and an air conditioner is on the wall. Swamiji (probable): the seated speaker wears a gold turban, saffron-red robe and flower garland on a throne, a distinctive ceremonial presentation.2017-07-07A seated figure on a gold ornate throne with leopard-print cushions and golden lion armrests, hands raised in namaskar, wearing a gold crown, pink-and-white flower garland and a saffron-brown cloth. Before the throne, a line of women and men sit at a yellow-draped table holding lit oil lamps and aarti flames, with silver thali trays of flowers, coconuts and offerings. Hanging brass bells and oil lamps frame the scene, and a wall-mounted air conditioner and a fan are visible at right. A ritual puja or padapuja setting with several participants.2017-08-16A photograph of a seated man in a rust-red robe and white floral garland, wearing a gold crown and white forehead marks, seated on a leopard-print cushioned throne beside a gold lion sculpture. Before him, a row of women and a shaved-headed woman in orange and white saris kneel with hands folded beside silver plates of flowers and offerings on a low wooden table, while a person in the foreground pours or offers from a silver vessel. Brass bells and oil lamps hang from the ceiling; a wall-mounted air conditioner and a dark tiled wall sit behind. A puja offering ritual is in progress.2017-07-07A golden throne with a leopard-print cushion and a gold lion figure at left holds a bearded man in a red-brown robe, a gold crown, and a pink-and-white flower garland, holding a silver staff. Before him a low wooden table is laid with silver thalis of flower petals and offerings. Women in white saris with saffron and kumkum markings sit cross-legged, one holding an incense or lamp. Brass bells and hanging oil lamps are above. The mood is ritual puja and satsang. Watermarked archive image.2017-07-07August 16 20172017-08-16July 07 20172017-07-07Indoor puja in a temple-like room. A man seated on a golden throne with leopard-print cushions and a golden lion figure wears a golden crown, a red-orange robe, a pink and white flower garland and a white tilak, holding a silver staff. Around him, several devotees sit at a low table in white and red-orange clothes, holding silver bowls of flowers and offerings. Hanging brass bells and oil lamps and a gold-framed deity image sit behind the throne. The wall is dark with a wall-mounted air conditioner.2017-07-07A seated man in a maroon-red robe and a golden crown, wearing a pink and white flower garland and a rudraksha-style orange-beaded wrist band, sits on an ornate golden throne with gilded lion heads and a leopard-print cushion. He faces a row of women seated on the floor before silver thali trays heaped with flowers, fruit and lit oil lamps. Several women wear white and saffron saris, and one holds a small object. Hanging brass oil lamps and bells decorate the top left, with a black wall and wall-mounted air conditioner behind. This appears to be a puja ritual in progress, with a person seated on the throne receiving the offerings, though his appearance is only partly visible.2017-07-07