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A seated man with long dark hair, a gold crown and gold ornate throne with leopard-print cushions and gold lion-head armrests, wearing a pink and white garland, holds his hands in namaste. Around a low wooden table, devotees hold lit oil lamps and stand near silver thalis with flowers and offerings during a puja. A woman in white with a red shawl holds a lamp at the centre; a man with a shaved head and rudraksha mala on the right holds a lamp over the thali.

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August 16 20172017-08-16August 16 20172017-08-16August 16 20172017-08-16August 16 20172017-08-16July 07 20172017-07-07Indoor ritual scene in a small shrine room with black walls and a gold-framed throne. A man with long hair, wearing a pink-and-white floral garland and gold bangles, sits on the leopard-print-covered gilded throne with his palms joined in greeting. Before him a group of about nine people, mostly women in white and pink saris, sit on the floor around a yellow cloth laden with brass plates of offerings, flowers and lit oil lamps, several of them holding lamps or plates. Hanging brass oil lamps and bells hang from the ceiling, a grey cabinet and wall air conditioner are behind them. A bald man in rust-coloured and white attire with rudraksha beads stands at the lower right holding a plate, while a golden lion-figured seat and deity murti are visible at left.2017-08-16A 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.2017-07-07A 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 figure seated on an ornate gilded throne with leopard-print cushions and carved lion-head armrests sits with palms joined in namaskar, wearing a red garment and a multicoloured flower garland, with a red-and-gold turban-style headwear. Before the throne a long golden table holds silver and brass plates of flowers, petals and small oil lamps, and seated devotees in red and white clothing, some with palms folded, face the throne. Brass bells and a hanging lamp hang in the background beside a wall-mounted air conditioner.2017-06-21August 16 20172017-08-16Inside a dim room with dark walls and hanging brass oil lamps, a figure seated on an ornate gold throne with leopard-print cushions and gilded lion-head armrests presses palms together in namaskar. He wears a gold crown, a pink and white flower garland, gold bangles and a saffron shawl over bare shoulders. Before the throne, a long low table holds silver thalis of flowers, pink petals and offerings. Seated devotees in white clothes, a woman in a red blouse and a woman in a pink sari, fold their hands in prayer beside a metal door and a wall air conditioner. A padapuja style offering is taking place. The figure's appearance is consistent with the a person candidate, so the description is labelled accordingly.2017-08-16June 21 20172017-06-21